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Basketball tournament back in NB this weekend

Basketball tournament back in NB this weekend

Took 2020 off due to pandemic
Theft of truck and trailer outside North Battleford

Theft of truck and trailer outside North Battleford

Taken from a rural property
Lloyd Mall closed due to flooding

Lloyd Mall closed due to flooding

Restoration companies on site
Aug. 17 COVID-19 update: Additional doses of COVID-19 vaccine available for international travel

Aug. 17 COVID-19 update: Additional doses of COVID-19 vaccine available for international travel

Those who've gotten two doses of different types of vaccines won't be able to travel to many countries. The provincial government is allowing those people to get extra doses of the same type of vaccine to meet travel requirements.
Council approves agreements for Battleford Arena

Council approves agreements for Battleford Arena

Approved as part of Monday's town council meeting
Erik Hansen running for NDP in Battlefords-Lloydminster

Erik Hansen running for NDP in Battlefords-Lloydminster

Challenging incumbent Conservative MP Rosemarie Falk
Return of the Northwest Territorial Days parade

Return of the Northwest Territorial Days parade

Parade didn't happen last year due to pandemic restrictions
Paynton man dies after assault in Lloydminster

Paynton man dies after assault in Lloydminster

Assault victim died in hospital
Located: Two escape custody from Besnard Correctional Centre

Located: Two escape custody from Besnard Correctional Centre

Pinehouse RCMP has received a report that two inmates have left the Besnard Lake Correctional Camp. They have not been located to date.
Increased COVID-19 exposure risk in Lloydminster

Increased COVID-19 exposure risk in Lloydminster

COVID-19 exposure at Original Joe's, Station 51 Bar and Grill
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