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OTTAWA, Ont. — Twelve governments, including Canada's newly elected Liberal government, will gather in New Zealand on February 4th to sign the Trans Pacific Partnership, the TPP.

1923 ~ 2016. Mrs. Olive Pearl Walker (formerly McGaughey), beloved wife of Gordon Walker, passed away peacefully at the Riverview Care Centre in Medicine Hat on Thursday, January 28, 2016, at the age of 92 years.

If you were in Battleford last Thursday and Friday you might have seen a bright orange vehicle with the words Tornado Hunter written across it.

James Albert, April 11, 1931 – January 16, 2016. It is with great sadness that the family announces the passing of Jim at the age of 84. He was born to Albert and Florence Forsyth in Waseca, Sk.

When stock markets start sliding and fear becomes the overwhelming emotion driving investor sentiment, it’s almost impossible not to want to do something – anything.

Dear Editor It must be spring and the flowers are in bloom, because everything just looks pretty at the Civic Centre with the Battlefords North Stars displaying some awesome looking tick-tack-toe passing leading to breathtaking goals.

Even in bad times, Alberta benefits significantly from its natural resources

Battlefords RCMP will be in a number of school zones in the Battlefords area to bring awareness to parents and the motoring public about school zone safety when school buses are present.

The second year Sharks goalie has had a solid campaign in between the pipes, which is now capped off by a Division III opportunity to play in Wisconsin, where she will be majoring in Biology.

The Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association convention was held in Regina this past week and the biggest news to come out of it was confirmation by Premier Brad Wall that the provincial government would run a deficit.