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Battlefords RCMP have released a suspect photo from Saturday morning’s armed robbery on the 1700 block of 100th Street in North Battleford.

Submitted It’s the time of year when communities are buzzing with holiday cheer, people begin to decorate their homes and consider getting a Christmas tree.

Submitted Ionic Lodge No. 31 open installation of the 2020 officers and the ceremonial supper that followed was conducted on the afternoon of Saturday, Dec. 14 at the North Battleford Masonic Temple.

The investigation goes on by Turtleford and Onion Lake RCMP as well as RCMP specialized units into a death in the RM of Frenchman Butte on Jan. 1. The identity of the individual is now known.

Nikita Cook is scheduled for trial in January, 2021

TISDALE — Tisdale council approved a location for a Kinsmen dog park on the north west area of town, along Heritage Road, west of Mount Tisdale. “It’s in the planning stages at this point,” said Carol Lawrence, Tisdale’s director of finance.

According to the Saskatchewan Health Authority, at 4:49 p.m. on Jan. 1, 2020, Benjamin Conrad Lavallee was born to Shelby Stapley and Jordan Lavallee at Lloydminster Hospital, officially making him Lloydminster’s first baby of 2020.

According to the Saskatchewan Health Authority, at 5:43 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2020, Dayanna Delisha Deshaye Stone was born to Daelene Moosomin and Desmond Stone at Battlefords Union Hospital, officially making her Battlefords’ first baby of 2020.

La Ronge – Prisoner escapes from courthouse escort – do not approach On Jan. 2 at approximately 12 p.m., La Ronge RCMP was informed that John Riley Sanderson, a 32-year-old male, had escaped custody.

MELFORT — Melfort RCMP are asking for the public's help to identify a man they say is connected to a credit card theft. The theft took place Oct. 20 in the Melfort area.