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North Battleford RCMP responded to over 70 calls for service between 6 a.m. Wednesday, May 20 and 6 a.m. Thursday, May 21. Wednesday • Several complaints received of vehicles entered and gone through from the previous night.

CALGARY, Alta. — Provincial cries for more federal money are as old as Confederation, and rarely have any substance to them.

WINNIPEG, Man. — -I like Stephen Fletcher. Our brief encounters, typically in airports or the occasional public event, are always friendly and cordial. It is hard not to admire him.

The April crime statistics report for the Battlefords RCMP detachment was more of the same — with numbers still slowly creeping up for most crime categories in the city.

The STARS air ambulance service in Saskatchewan is raising money — and awareness — with the launch of their 2015 STARS Lottery. Two new homes — one in Saskatoon and the other in Regina — are being offered as grand prizes. Each home is valued at $1.

The Battlefords AAA Stars have shown they can compete with the best over the past two seasons, reaching the SMAAAHL final each year.

Battlefords RCMP responded to more than 140 calls for between 6 a.m. Sunday, May 17 and 6 a.m. Wednesday, May 18. Sunday • A 25-year-old man is facing charges of impaired driving and driving while over .

A Calgary native is coming to Medstead Saturday to help raise money for those less fortunate.