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Woman doesn't show for sentencing on charges of illegally importing tobacco, weapons and drug offences

Woman doesn't show for sentencing on charges of illegally importing tobacco, weapons and drug offences

Larissa Montana didn't appear for sentencing Monday and her lawyer told the court, “I don’t have an explanation for her non-attendance"
Letter: We don't walk in any shoes but our own

Letter: We don't walk in any shoes but our own

Do we only go all out to help people in another country when they are like us?
Forty-year correspondent caps her pen

Forty-year correspondent caps her pen

At age 96, Dorothy Schwartz hands reins of promotion to a new generation.
Farmers market back in action May 6

Farmers market back in action May 6

Borden and District News: Vendors offer extra hour of shopping.
Missing Persons Week. Let’s bring them HOME

Missing Persons Week. Let’s bring them HOME

See their faces. Remember their names. Report information if you have it.
Ishita Mann youngest ever recipient of Sask. Volunteer Medal

Ishita Mann youngest ever recipient of Sask. Volunteer Medal

Graduate of North Battleford Comp was one of nine recipients to receive the 2021 Saskatchewan Volunteer Medal on April 26.
Commentary: The world is on the brink of a food shortage

Commentary: The world is on the brink of a food shortage

It’s likely that more than 100 million additional people will experience either famine or acute hunger, something we've never seen before.
Weekend community garage sale planned for June

Weekend community garage sale planned for June

Meota News: Volunteer removes unsightly stumps, has permission to replant boulevard trees.
Battlefords chorus member wins barbershop spirit award

Battlefords chorus member wins barbershop spirit award

Sandra Halseth drives an hour and a half each way to attend rehearsals with a women's barbershop chorus in the Battlefords on Tuesday nights.
Updated: Show us your crocuses! Here's even more!

Updated: Show us your crocuses! Here's even more!

Whether you call them Pasque flowers, April Fools, or Ears of the Earth, we all love crocuses.
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