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Kinsmen Band holds first spring concert in two years

Kinsmen Band holds first spring concert in two years

Concert music returns to the Battleford.
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Opinion: What we can expect from an online regulator

Opinion: What we can expect from an online regulator

The federal government is on the verge of further empowering the CRTC as our regulator of internet content.
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Former prosecutor who was combat officer takes on military's forced COVID shot

Former prosecutor who was combat officer takes on military's forced COVID shot

Well-known trial lawyer, former prosecutor and Combat Officer Phillip Millar, is representing military members who say they are being forced out of the military for refusing the COVID shot. Millar has already successfully sued the Department of National Defence in the past.
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Vaccine walk in clinics scheduled for June

Vaccine walk in clinics scheduled for June

No appointments necessary.
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Witness fails to show, is arrested & brought to court in handcuffs

Witness fails to show, is arrested & brought to court in handcuffs

Witness wouldn't testify in same room with defendant.
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Cockrill promoted to cabinet as minister of Highways

Cockrill promoted to cabinet as minister of Highways

New duties for Battlefords MLA will also include responsibility for Water Security Agency.
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Carbon capture a ticket out of poverty for Indigenous communities

Carbon capture a ticket out of poverty for Indigenous communities

What is becoming clear is that the energy economy and the carbon tech sector have also become a 'new buffalo' for Indigenous communities.
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Plant sale draws buyers from far and wide

Plant sale draws buyers from far and wide

Mayfair News: Blue Mountain Adventure Park offers up a wide range of exciting outdoor activities.
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Opinion: Teachers must stop undermining parental values

Opinion: Teachers must stop undermining parental values

Teachers are hired to educate students, not to indoctrinate them.
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Cabin owners evicted from Suffern Lake Regional Park

Cabin owners evicted from Suffern Lake Regional Park

John Danilak - who owned his cabin at Suffern Lake Regional Park for 32 years - is now forced to leave. Another cabin owner who purchased her cabin nine years ago for $59,000 and spent $30,000 in renovations was also evicted.
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