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Calgary – Seeking to broaden its membership and voice, the Canadian Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors (CAODC) announced on Jan. 26 the introduction of a new Directional Drilling Division.

Warning: Some may find the details in this story disturbing A Dangerous Offender Hearing has been postponed for a man convicted of attempted murder and charged with sexual assault, and choking to overcome resistance in two separate incidents.

Social media companies can’t be trusted to moderate themselves, so it falls to the government to enforce new restrictions to protect Canadians from harmful content online, according to a report currently under review by the federal heritage minister.

It was an eventful evening for Battleford Fire Chief Larry Gabruch last Monday. Gabruch presented the annual report for the Battleford fire department to town council, complete with numbers from 2020.

There were 429 administered doses of COVID-19 vaccine reported yesterday in Saskatchewan – this brings the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 34,615. As of January 27, 106 per cent of the doses received have been administered.

The RCMP detachment crime statistics for the Town of Battleford for 2020 show numbers holding steady for the town overall, with a few crime categories showing declines. Sgt.

Colin Ratushniak is happy to see a new batch of vaccines coming into his town of La Ronge the past week. The first batch of first dose Moderna vaccines was delivered on Jan.

HUMBOLDT — A $897,000 contract for consulting services has been awarded for the City’s wastewater treatment upgrade project. Catterall and Wright Consulting Engineers was chosen from among seven bidders for the contract.

NIPAWIN — Construction has begun in Nipawin on a new wine, spirits and beer store connected to the Nipawin co-op food store. According to Keisha Mohr, marketing and community relations with Lake Country Co-op, the project is a $2 million investment.

HUMBOLDT — The groomed trails of the Naicam SnowBlasters are not for ATV and 4x4 trucks to travel on, the Humboldt RCMP would like to remind the public.