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Therese Ernestine Davis, With heavy hearts we say goodbye to our beautiful mother who passed away on Saturday, May 28, 2016.

Coming off their 9-5 win at home versus the Midwest Expos, the North Battleford Beavers looked to extend their winning ways against the Standard Hill Lakers.

Battleford RCMP are investigating a report of an attempted abduction of a child from a school yard in Battleford. The alleged incident was reported to have occurred some time between 2 p.m. and 2:15 p.m. on Thursday.

The Dixie Chicks are coming to Saskatoon but consumers should be careful before they pay a lot of money for tickets.

Seeding of the 2016 crop is almost complete. Ninety four per cent of the crop is now seeded, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s Weekly Crop Report.

William Brock Whale, July 22, 1925 – April 7, 2016. It is with sadness that we announce the passing of William Brock Whale on April 07, 2016 at the Royal University Hospital. He is survived by his wife Bertha E.

It's back to the past for the Battleford parade. This year's parade will return to its former route, last used in 2012. Since 2013, the parade has been forming up at Fort Battleford, but this summer it will move back to the track by St.

A reception for the McKitrick Community School Creative Kids art show was a busy place Tuesday afternoon of last week as students and parents gathered at the ARC gallery in downtown North Battleford.

Sometimes it makes sense to refinance a mortgage – and it’s tempting if your rate is higher than prevailing rates – but mostly it doesn’t.

The best place to live in all of Canada is still not North Battleford. So says MoneySense magazine, who issued their annual rankings of Canada’s Best Places to Live 2016 this past week. According to them, Ottawa, Ont.