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CNW - The CRTC Monday took further steps to combat caller ID spoofing and determine the origins of nuisance calls. The CRTC expects telecommunications service providers will implement a new framework called STIR/SHAKEN* by Sept. 30, 2020.

GUERNSEY — A train derailed west of Guernsey, sparking a fire. Highway #16 between Guernsey and Plunket has been closed because of a complete lack of visibility due to smoke. Humboldt-Lanigan RCMP are on the scene with CP Rail and Fire.

A group of 10 North Battleford residents, plus one from Gronlid, made the long trip to the Operation Christmas Child warehouse in Calgary to help inspect gift-filled shoeboxes before they are sent to children in Central America and west Africa.

The longstanding service of the reeve of the Rural Municipality of Battle River No. 438 has been recognized with a road named in his honour. Joseph Beckman Road was dedicated at 9 a.m. Thursday morning in the rural municipality.

On the afternoon of Wednesday, Dec. 34, Prince Albert RCMP discovered human remains while conducting a ground search in a rural area outside of Prince Albert. A forensic autopsy must be completed to identify the remains and the cause of death.

CARROT RIVER — The Carrot River RCMP is asking for public assistance after the local co-op had their doors broken into and power tools stolen. The theft occurred at 5:44 a.m. on Dec. 1, and took a total of two minutes.

EAST CENTRAL — SaskTel will be increasing its 4G LTE bandwidth capacity for two towers in Melfort, one in Tisdale, one in Lanigan and one in Englefeld.

New combined cycle natural gas plant fires up as Saskatchewan turns its eye to possible nuclear power

The epidemic of suicides in the province’s northwest was a focus in the provincial auditor’s 2019 report released Thursday.

The draft budget has been released for the Town of Battleford and it calls for a small tax increase of one per cent. The budget was presented by Director of Finance David Gillan at a special meeting of council Dec. 5.