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Former Saskatchewan music teacher convicted of sexually assaulting students will be sentenced Jan. 21, 2021. Gerard Loehr, 57, was found guilty in Wynyard Provincial Court Nov.

The City of North Battleford has reached a collective bargaining agreement with the International Association of Firefighters, Local 1756. Council has approved the four-year agreement, which covers the term Jan. 1, 2019 to Dec. 31, 2022.

An 18-year-old Prince Albert woman accused of shooting and killing an 18-year-old man was released on bail. Lynessa Highway was arrested in October after a man was shot and killed Oct. 10, 2020, during an incident in the 1700 block of 14 Street West.

A North Battleford man accused of attempted murder was denied bail in Prince Albert Provincial Court. Trent Fox, 19, had a show cause hearing on Nov. 19.

Indigenous hockey pioneer Fred Sasakamoose died Tuesday afternoon. Sasakamoose was long considered the first Indigenous player to suit up for a National Hockey League squad.

Despite a last-ditch pledge by the owner to make repairs, council has turned down an appeal of a demolition order for the property on 1461-101st Street. The demolition order was issued on the property by the city on Oct. 5 and has a Nov. 30 deadline.

Budget deliberations are coming soon for North Battleford, and at Monday night’s council meeting some dates were agreed to. Four nights have set aside for budget discussions. The first would be Dec.

A restaurant location on 100th Street that has stood vacant for several years should soon be back in use.

North Battleford council meetings have officially made their move to the Chapel Gallery, for at least the time being. Monday was the first meeting for council from Chapel Gallery, which had closed to the public during the pandemic.

First power generation test planned for springtime 2021