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Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission lawyer Meghan Scherger was the guest speaker at the annual Living Sky School Division Student Hall of Fame dinner and awards celebration held in Battleford Arena June 11.

North Battleford Fire has reported responding to a couple of dumpster fires on Friday morning. The first incident took place at around 4:56 a.m. in the area of the 11000 block of Railway Avenue.

A stunning gaffe on Facebook by candidate Ray Fox means the Liberals are in need of a new candidate in Battlefords-Lloydminster.

Home schooling grew by 29% while government school enrollment fell by 2.5%

In Loving Memory of Joseph Gabruch born April 8, 1931 -35-44-18-W3 North Battleford, SK was promoted to glory June 8, 2015 at Battlefords Union Hospital, North Battleford, SK.

Friedrich (Fred) Robert, May 19, 1922 - June 12, 2015. Fred passed away peacefully at the Central Okanagan Hospice House at the age of 93, to be with the Lord, after a short struggle with lymphomic cancer. Fred was born in Königsberg, East Prussia.

Fixing a spending problem with higher taxes that erode competitiveness is not a solution

Life as I Know It

The City of North Battleford's new base tax to address needed underground pipe and asphalt replacement has local school divisions concerned.