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With great sadness the family of Pauline (Paula) Bovair (nee: Bruns) announce her passing on July 8th, 2016 at 85 years of age at North Battleford.

The Husky oil spill into the North Saskatchewan River has continued to be a big headache for a lot of people in North Battleford, including many business owners. Water restrictions went into immediate effect after the spill happened on July 21.

The scammers claiming to represent the Canada Revenue Agency are still on the loose.

The Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fameis proud to announce the selection of Harvey Schmidt of Medicine Hat, Alta., the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame, Individual Category, as a player on Aug. 20, 2016, in Battleford.

John Leon Buziak passed away at the Medicine Hat Regional Hospital following a brief illness on Monday, August 8, 2016, at the age of 95. He leaves to cherish his memory his wife of almost 65 years, Florence Buziak.

Pearl Ward (nee Nykiforuk). Born July 11, 1911 - Radisson District, Saskatchewan. Passed away peacefully July 27, 2016 at age 105. Pearl was born on July 11, 1911, the youngest child of a family of 12.

William Hawryluk (1922 - 2016), age 93 of Saskatoon and North Battleford passed away quietly in his sleep on August 2, 2016 at RUH following a short illness. Bill is survived by his loving wife of 69 years, Audrey.

Before this Thursday night and Friday morning’s Perseids Meteor Shower, Stan Shadick, a professor of astronomy at the University of Saskatchewan, treated kids from around the Battlefords to an informational session about the upcoming cosmic occurrenc

A man is in custody facing a murder charge in what is described by RCMP as a complex investigation. Gerald Stanley, 54, of the Biggar district, is charged with second degree murder following an incident Aug.