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A jury trial has been set for September in Prince Alberta Court of Queen's Bench for a Sturgeon Lake woman facing organized crime charges. Shania Yooya, 25, was arrested in April 2020 after RCMP conducted an investigation into organized crime.

Change is coming to the top of the board of the Battlefords Housing Authority. Amber Stewart confirmed in a post on Facebook that she is joining the board of directors of Battlefords Housing Authority as chair.

Highway 4 North and Territorial Drive costs keep rising

A North Battleford resident is one of 16 students across Canada to receive the Terry Fox Humanitarian Award. Hailey Rose is a recipient of the award, valued at up to $28,000.

One new death is being reported Wednesday in the North West in the provincial government’s COVID-19 report. The death was on a person in the 60-69 age group from the North West zone.

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Vaccines Reported An additional 8,617 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 1,136,300.

The City of North Battleford’s installation of new AMI smart meters throughout the city is moving ahead at a slow pace.

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Gorst wins dash for cash