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Pedestrian hit crossing 100th Street

Police are still on the lookout for the person responsible for hitting a pedestrian crossing 100th Street with his vehicle Sunday night.

RCMP officer impaired case to go to trial

The Battlefords RCMP officer accused of impaired driving will see his case go to trial next spring. Tyson Drabinasty entered not guilty pleas to impaired driving and driving over .

Crush happy with dropping crime numbers

Councillor Ron Crush expressed encouragement over statistics released for July by Battlefords RCMP City Detachment showing drops in several categories. According to the July report filed by Staff Sgt.
North Stars prepare for camp

North Stars prepare for camp

New head coach and general manager Kevin Hasselberg has been in the Battlefords for a couple weeks now and this week his family joined him, with school for his son beginning this week.
Touch football standings take shape

Touch football standings take shape

It was a known fact after the fourth games of the North Battleford Touch Football League, two teams who be undefeated, two would be winless and the other four would be somewhere in between.

Why such a struggle for Canada's working people

Dear Editor On Labour Day we ask: what has gone so wrong in Canada for working people? There was a time in Canada - not that very long ago - when a working person could expect to have a family-supporting job throughout their life.

Stabbing at BridgeFest 2011

A 15-year old male youth has been arrested and charged with aggravated assault following a stabbing incident at BridgeFest Saturday night.

Mosquito chief says toddler's death hits community hard

The chief of Mosquito First Nation has issued a statement thanking everyone who called to offer their prayers, condolences and assistance following the death of a toddler mauled in a dog attack on the reserve.

Taylor pays tribute to Jack Layton

It was a week of mourning for Canadians across the country - and locally - for federal NDP leader Jack Layton.

Conditional discharge for Gold Eagle cheating accused

One of the individuals accused in a Gold Eagle Casino card game cheating scandal has received a conditional discharge following a guilty plea Monday.