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Polling stations for the City of North Battleford municipal and school elections have been established. An advance poll must be open at least three days but not more than 15 days before election day.

Canadian households are paying more for a nutritious basket of food and rising prices hit low-income households hardest, especially those receiving government assistance.

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Every so often, the financial services industry takes a run at automated portfolio solutions – black boxes where the investor puts money in and takes returns out. Today’s iteration of this is the so-called “robo-advisor” or “robo-portfolio.

The Battlefords Business Excellence committee has announced a record number of application kits submitted for its 2016 BBEX Awards program. More than 40 application kits were counted in the submissions received to date.

What better way to spend a summer day or weekend than to head out on a picturesque drive down country roads, past lush forests, glimmering lakes and streams, refreshing coulees, imposing canyons and rolling parkland for the annual Northern Horizons J

The waters are getting a bit murky about just exactly when Husky Energy detected the rupture of their pipeline beside the North Saskatchewan River south of Paradise Hill.

The Wilkie Brewers now know who they will be matched up against in the North Saskatchewan River Baseball League semifinals as they look to win their first championship since 2008.

The latest report from the Water Security Agency is indicating North Battleford's water supply is "in good condition," however, it's only in good condition because of the water conservation that has been observed.