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One victim required treatment at Battlefords Union Hospital after an attempted robbery at about 4:30 a.m. Sunday.

The Federal Court of Canada ruled the Conservative government's 2012 cuts to healthcare for refugees were unconstitutional, going against Section 12 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms which forbids "cruel and unusual punishment.

Sonia, who has a neighbouring community garden plot to mine, remarked something was attacking her beet leaves upsetting her plans to include some in her bread.

The Doukhobor Dugout House located south of Blaine Lake officially opened for the season July 5.

Congratulations graduate, you've done it. You've earned your degree or diploma and now it's time to get on with the rest of your life. Here are the five important financial steps you should take. 1.

Canada's anti-spam law came into force July 1. Everyone calls it "CASL" since its real name is an unwieldy 52 words long. Proponents have touted CASL as a giant leap for economic efficiency in e-commerce by making spam illegal.

A Northwest producer has turned to a Scottish breed so that his two sons can learn the cattle producing business.

Minimum wages are increasing steadily right across Canada. Nova Scotia, for example, recently boosted its hourly wage floor to $10.40. In June, Ontario's will increase to $11 per hour. Since 2008, Manitoba's minimum wage has increased 30 per cent.

Campground upgrades at Battlefords Provincial Park have been completed after an approximately $1.5 million investment by the provincial government.

Between the evening of Wednesday, July 9 and morning of Thursday, July 10 two locations in Marsden were victims of break and enters and thefts. The culprit(s) targeted an enclosed utility trailer as well as a nearby garage.