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Now the registration window for the Battlefords Music Festival is over, it is possible to introduce the adjudicators. Opening the festival are the vocal solo, duets, ensembles and choirs entries.

Denis Gregoire of Gregoire Seed Farms, North Battleford, had earned an Outstanding Service Award from the Saskatchewan Seed Growers Association.

The Civic Centre was the locale Friday for another of the high-scoring and high-fighting affairs that the Saskatchewan Prairie league has become famous for.

Ed, my old neighbour from Saskatchewan, saw my face by way of Skype yesterday. He said, “If I knew you were looking that bad, I would have phoned instead." My face does look red, raw and burned in spots.

Having lost five straight Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League games, the Battlefords AAA Stars were desperate to stop the bleeding and keep pace in the race for the league’s final playoff spot.

Here we go again. At least once every ski season some semi-evolved quad jockey feels the need to trespass on Finlayson Island and destroy the ski trails. This was the scene that greeted one enthusiastic skier Sunday. What a letdown.

Two people onboard a CT-156 Harvard II training aircraft that crashed southwest of Moose Jaw were able to eject from the aircraft before it crashed. They ejected around 10:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 27.

People who have conversations about their end-of-life preferences are much more likely to be satisfied with the care received

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