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The Government of Saskatchewan is working to develop new provincial legislation to prevent human trafficking. “Human trafficking is an issue of increasing concern across Canada,” Justice Minister and Attorney General Don Morgan said.

North Battleford is getting an outdoor drive-in movie on Tuesday, Aug. 25 thanks to Prairie Toyota Dealers.

The City of North Battleford presented its Drinking Water Quality annual report at its council meeting Monday. While the report itself is comprehensive, Director of Utilities Stewart Schafer’s remarks to council about it were brief.

EAST CENTRAL — A letter sent out by an Alberta city called for all Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba municipalities to stand together against federal changes to gun laws.

The signatories to last year’s Sacichawasihc Relationship Agreement are moving ahead with the next step in the development of the Battlefords Regional Community Coalition.

Cameco is planning to restart its Cigar Lake mine in northern Saskatchewan in early September, a move greeted with anticipation by employees who have been off work since March.

Northern Saskatchewan has seen a lot of precipitation since April. High water flows and lake levels across the Churchill River and Lower Saskatchewan River basins has threatened property and infrastructure across the region.

One of the nine people charged in connection to the brutal 2019 murder of Tiki Brook-Lyn Laverediere, 25, from Edmonton had another court appearance on first-degree murder and kidnapping charges.

Possible COVID-19 exposure advisory for Turtleford expanded

The year 2019 was one where Destination Battlefords laid out big plans to grow tourism in the area. Then came the COVID-19 pandemic, and all those plans were washed away.