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Josephine Wood (Zubiak), born April 27, 1918, passed away November 22, 2016 at Villa Pascal with her family at her bedside.

Planning a winter holiday? Somewhere warm, I hope.

By Blair Stonechild Published by University of Regina Press $32.95 ISBN 978-0-88977-417-9 What is your purpose in life? This is one of the questions Blair Stonechild explores in The Knowledge Seeker: Embracing Indigenous Spirituality.

The moon begins the month just past new phase, so is visible low in the west, but challenging. Saturn will likely be lost in the sun’s glare, but Mercury and Venus will be in the same part of the moon’s sky at sunset. By Dec.

“There’s no doubt about the fact that my faith is basically who I am as a person and to be able to have been blessed to [do] my work in a faith-filled environment for the last 25 years has been an absolute blessing.

Dear Editor Dec. 1 marks World AIDS Day. This day is to honour those living with HIV and those who have died as a result of having HIV, as well as to bring awareness about the HIV virus.

Ombudsman Saskatchewan, the independent watchdog promoting fairness in provincial government services, ministries and agencies and municipal governments, was in North Battleford Thursday as part of an initiative to be accessible to Saskatchewan resid

It has been nearly a year since the Battlefords Sharks picked up a win in front of their home fans.

After losing by a score of 10-4 in their season opener to the Shellbrook Silvertips on Nov. 19, the Meota Combines were hoping for a much better showing in their first game of the year at the Civic Centre Saturday.

Doris "Jean" Ayre passed away at Lady Minto Health Care Centre, Edam, Saskatchewan on Saturday, November 12, 2016, at the age of 96 years.