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An Onion Lake man involved in a police pursuit where an RCMP officer was injured had court appearances this week in both Alberta and Saskatchewan. Michael Patrick Hill, 23, appeared in Alberta’s Sherwood Park Provincial Court Jan.

Light of Christ School Division reports on Feb. 1 that officials from the Saskatchewan Health Authority have informed them of a positive COVID-19 case in an individual at St. Mary School.

SGI is launching a new impaired driving awareness campaign that asks the question “Could you live with yourself?” The campaign, set to run throughout February, features a 60-second video that uses that tag line.

Submitted Mitchell Bros. Excavating moved into action in early December to give the Livelong Cemetery a huge boost. Volunteers have been working on the clearing of heavy overgrowth that has been encroaching on the cemetery for the past two years.

Ray Beck has seen the damage wild pigs can do when left unchecked. Beck, a roughly 20-year rural municipality pest control veteran, says he’s seen wild boars ruin a nine-hole golf course “basically overnight” on a visit to Texas.

The availability of COVID-19 vaccines across Canada was a big issue raised in Parliament this week by Battlefords-Lloydminster MP Rosemarie Falk.

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Despite all the challenges, the 45th edition of Telemiracle is a go and is just a month away.

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.