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A Prince Albert man has pled guilty to eight counts of indecent assault on students at the Moosomin Day School on Moosomin First Nation. Morris Hryniuk entered the guilty pleas and was sentenced Monday in North Battleford provincial court.

From the first tale told by our ancestors sitting around a fire somewhere in Africa millions of years ago to the plot behind a summer blockbuster movie, we - the human race - have always been superb storytellers. And our stories matter.

MARSH: 1918 - 2014. Leaving her family many precious memories, Emma Marsh passed away on Thursday the 10th day of July, 2014 at the age of 95. She was born to Samuel and Justina Jabusch on December 23rd, 1918 in Bergheim, Saskatchewan.

Preliminary hearing dates have been set for two individuals accused of second-degree murder on Moosomin First Nation. Taryn Cote and Troy Swiftwolfe will return to North Battleford Provincial Court Dec. 8 and 9.

Wadena RCMP received a complaint May 11, 2014 from a health care worker of a female youth under the age of 16 who was the victim of a sexual assault.

The shoulder lane of Highway 16 is closed at the site of a tractor-trailer accident. Maidstone RCMP responded to a semi tractor-trailer unit towing two trailers that had rolled over at 1:36 p.m.

New Horizons had 30 golfers show up for their July 14 round on a warm, sunny day. The team of John Chomyn, Hank Nickel and Gordon Johnson finished first with a 1-under-par 35.

A man wanted for second-degree murder in the Yukon may be evading police in British Columbia, Alberta or Saskatchewan.

PAWLIW: In Loving Memory Of George Pawliw who was born July 21, 1930 at Edam, SK and passed away July 6, 2014 at North Battleford, SK.

A toe-tapping ditty was popular a few years back: "So let the sunshine in, face it with a grin. Smilers never lose and frowners never win open up your heart and let the sunshine in." This week two occasions gave me cause to contemplate these words.