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RCMP detachments across Saskatchewan have been busy responding to multiple minor collisions on the province’s roads and highways today. The weather has been a factor in many of them with a number of vehicles sliding off slippery roads, police say.

Ed, my old neighbour from Saskatchewan, has a saying that no one gets any farther in life than the good, the bad and the ugly. For farmers, if the harvest is good, the price of grain may be bad, or just plain ugly.

Home court advantage proved to be beneficial for the John Paul II Crusaders junior volleyball teams Saturday.

There were a number of takeaways that the John Paul II Crusaders and North Battleford Comprehensive High School Vikings girls’ soccer teams are looking to build off of after this past weekend’s tournament at Crusaders Field.

Battlefords RCMP responded to 69 calls for service between 6 a.m. Monday, Oct. 3 and 6 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4. 12:15 p.m. - Complaint of break and enter to residence on Sweetgrass First Nation, investigation ongoing. 1:40 p.m.

Battlefords RCMP responded to more than 50 calls for service between 6 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4 and 6 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 5. Tuesday, Oct. 4 7:28 a.m. - Report of a theft of a licence plate taken off a pick up truck. Stolen plate is a B.C.

Dear Editor While there is no use crying over spilled oil, the river has to be cleaned up. Recently, hydrogeologist Ricardo Segovia presented his primary assessment of the Husky oil spill in the North Saskatchewan River.

Dear Editor Although I am not directly affected by the Husky Oil Spill on the North Saskatchewan River, I attended the meeting in North Battleford on Sept.

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