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A local artist has been awarded a $1,100 Independent Artists grant from the Saskatchewan Arts Board.

The Saskatchewan Midget AA champion North Battleford Beavers finally met their match at the Western Canadian Midget AA Championships, held Friday to Sunday in St. Albert. Alta.

Premier Brad Wall has made a statement on the controversy surrounding the shooting death of Colten Boushie near Biggar last week. The accused, Gerald Stanley, has since been charged with second-degree murder in the case.

A group of Ahmadiyya Muslims were passing through North Battleford on Friday to spread a message of peace. Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama`at Canada have organized a cross-Canada mobile exhibition using the Twitter hashtag #MobileMuslims.

Narrated by Lillooet Elders, transcribed and translated by Jan van Eijk, Illustrated by Marie Abraham Published by University of Regina Press $24.

For reports from the Battlefords RCMP on their daily calls, check out our Follow the Sirens section under the News tab.

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The North Battleford Fire Department was able to control a residential four-plex fire Saturday morning without drawing on the city’s water supply.

If you love McDonald’s burgers, North Battleford is the place to be. North Battleford was named one of McDonald’s “menu capitals” across Canada for two of their popular menu items.

After the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations issued a release suggesting the RCMP’s release of information on the shooting death of a Red Pheasant First Nation man was biased, the RCMP scheduled a meeting with media to release the following: