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Cleaning out the insides

Cleaning out the insides

Though my desk is usually less than tidy, I don't neglect my keyboard.

Man charged in disturbances

A North Battleford man has been charged following multiple disturbances in the city Thursday night.

Misleading politicians are mistrusted

Dear Editor It is no wonder the public gets annoyed with politicians who sometimes say the stupidest things, especially those things that are said to mislead.
Budding scientists earn awards

Budding scientists earn awards

Here we are in the last half of June. With school quickly drawing to a close, the students are counting down the days till their summer vacation. Class trips and final exams are pretty much all that is left in the school year. H.

Battlefords championship goalie heads to SAIT

He no longer wears a Battlefords North Stars jersey, something he did at the beginning of his Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League career, but goaltender Adam Bartko is anything but forgotten around the Battlefords.

WESTGARD:

WESTGARD: Melita "Molly" Lucille Westgard entered this world on July 11th, 1956 in the town of Cabri, SK, and after a prolonged fight was overcome by cancer May 26th, 2011 in Biggar, SK.

Cushy pensions endangered species

In this summer of union discontent, we are seeing another chapter in the great class struggle around which socialism defined itself. Yet paradoxically, the class that is ?struggling? is indeed the one with least to worry about.

ICU's new CEO based in Swift Current

Daniel Johnson is the new CEO of Innovation Credit Union. The credit union announced Johnson's appointment Friday.

Stabbing under investigation

Police are investing a stabbing Wednesday afternoon in North Battleford. According to Battlefords RCMP a 19-year-old male was admitted to Battlefords Union Hospital after being stabbed in the neck. It was described as a superficial wound.

Bike collides with vehicle

An investigation continues into what happened Thursday afternoon when a vehicle and a bicycle collided at the intersection of 16th Avenue and 100th Street in North Battleford.