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Final numbers for 2016 show North Battleford up in overall permits, but down in permit values for the year. The grand total for the year was 140 permits issued for $17,784,400, compared to 126 permits for $29,512,155 the previous year.

Cherry plums are hybrids of our native western sandcherry (Prunus pumila var. besseyi) and the Japanese plum (Prunus salicina).

Spencer, 9, came home and told me he needed the computer to do his homework. I was busy at the time, so I told him I would get to it later.

University of Saskatchewan's official choir, the Greystone Singers, and the U of S Jazz Ensemble is hitting the road for a stop in North Battleford.

A chemical described as toxic and dangerous has been identified in counterfeit Oxycodone tablets seized by the RCMP south of Kindersley.

Sixty people attended the official release for He Perceives It on Saturday, a song inspired by the works and life of artist Allen Sapp.

Any economic strategy needs to focus on helping all Albertans over the long term, and counting on a volatile energy industry is not the answer

Adding another level of bureaucracy is no answer for too many families left for too long without support

Unlike a year ago, Andrew Albers knows where he will be heading to start off Spring Training.

It will go down as one of the most bizarre finishes to a Battlefords North Stars game in Civic Centre history.