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Maidstone celebrates Canada Day

Maidstone celebrates Canada Day

From pancake breakfast to fireworks.
Maidstone and District News: 4-H winds up with Saskatoon adventures

Maidstone and District News: 4-H winds up with Saskatoon adventures

Bowling alley available for cool summer fun.
Fun at Centennial Park today until 3 p.m.

Fun at Centennial Park today until 3 p.m.

North Battleford fire department hosts pop-up spray parks.
Commentary: Six things to know about primary progressive aphasia

Commentary: Six things to know about primary progressive aphasia

Bruce Willis’s diagnosis put a spotlight on frontotemporal degeneration and aphasia, but the facts are getting muddled.
Opinion: Alberta and Saskatchewan deserve a summer gas tax cut

Opinion: Alberta and Saskatchewan deserve a summer gas tax cut

How do Alberta and Saskatchewan gas taxes compare to other provinces?
Opinion: You'll soon be eating cloned meat without knowing it

Opinion: You'll soon be eating cloned meat without knowing it

Cloned food is entering Canadian markets without mandatory labelling.
Fire dept. running pop up spray parks in NB to help beat the heat

Fire dept. running pop up spray parks in NB to help beat the heat

Meteorologist Terri Lang says there should be some respite over the weekend.
Opinion: Why likeability matters more than skills in job interviews

Opinion: Why likeability matters more than skills in job interviews

Your chances of getting hired increase if you focus on your attitude rather than solely on your qualifications during the job interview.
Commentary: Strategies to improve your decision-making skills

Commentary: Strategies to improve your decision-making skills

How to avoid common decision-making traps and increase the likelihood of making good decisions.
N. Battleford man pleads guilty to manslaughter in mother's death

N. Battleford man pleads guilty to manslaughter in mother's death

Walter Geering, 47, who is in custody, was originally charged with second-degree murder in the case.