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Club 70 swings back into their 2022-23 season

Club 70 swings back into their 2022-23 season

Want to try something new in the Battlefords? Club 70 is foxtrotting, waltzing and swinging back into its 2022-23 dance season with music, friends and good times.
Premier Moe to release policy paper in Battlefords

Premier Moe to release policy paper in Battlefords

Focus will be on federal-provincial jurisdiction
Metherell family celebrates 120th harvest

Metherell family celebrates 120th harvest

120 years of Metherell family harvest: what will the next 120 years bring?
BDFRC is struggling and Canada's inflation problem is to blame

BDFRC is struggling and Canada's inflation problem is to blame

Battlefords District Food & Resource Centre is in dire need of donations. Why? Erin Katerynych, the executive director, believes that inflation and the rising cost of living are to blame.
Column: Many types of grapes thrive in Northern climates

Column: Many types of grapes thrive in Northern climates

Hanbidge on Horticulture: Growing Grapes Part I
Column: Really, mom?

Column: Really, mom?

Prairie Wool: Impatience leads to memorable scrapes.
Crime Stoppers: Battlefords RCMP looking for info on August theft

Crime Stoppers: Battlefords RCMP looking for info on August theft

If your tip leads to an arrest or charge, you may be eligible for a reward of up to $2,000.
RCMP seek info in Big River suspicious death

RCMP seek info in Big River suspicious death

Anyone with information about Lionel Whitehead or the white truck should call Saskatchewan RCMP by calling 310-RCMP or their local police service.
Man charged with murder of Ted Geddes hires high profile lawyer

Man charged with murder of Ted Geddes hires high profile lawyer

When police went to Ted Geddes home in Baldwinton in 2011 with an arrest warrant in an unrelated incident, they found his dog dead in the entranceway. Police say the dog’s death wasn’t from natural causes.
Opinion: Why so many people are considering quitting their jobs

Opinion: Why so many people are considering quitting their jobs

What’s behind this predicted mass exodus of talent? What’s triggering people to want to leave their jobs in such vast numbers?
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