Local News

BRUNO — The Bruno Post Office was broken into and items stolen. Humboldt RCMP said they received a complaint about the crime for a local business on Sept. 10. Canada Post confirmed they were the ones affected.

The end of a long regulatory process is finally in sight for North Battleford-based Envirosafe Chemicals Canada.

EAST CENTRAL — The North East School Division found the number of Grade 3 students in the division who are reading at or above grade level improved by four per cent last year.

Christine Wahobin loved her grandmother, but the relationship wasn’t typical. Mary Wahoben, who passed away in 2008, was hereditary chief of Lean Man band, one part of Mosquito-Grizzly Bear’s Head-Lean Man First Nation.

Battleford’s postponed downtown street festival is taking place this weekend, on the afternoon of Saturday, Sept. 21. The Fall Festival and Street Fair is hosted by the Battleford Community Spirit Group.

The completion of the new Holiday Inn Express and Suites Hotel in North Battleford has already attracted plenty of interest from visitors and local residents alike. People are dropping by to look inside the hotel, said hotel owner Gary Brar.

EAST CENTRAL — Warm weather and wind has allowed combining to resume, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s Weekly Crop Report. From Sept.

The victim of an attempted robbery in downtown North Battleford had to be treated at hospital early this morning, Thursday. At approximately 6:20 a.m. on Sept.

The Canadian Union of Public Employees says it is appalled, and deeply disappointed, by the images of Justin Trudeau wearing brownface and blackface.

The City of North Battleford has received the draft of a report that proposes managing downtown parking by setting time limits – perhaps tiered from two up to five hours – and may include dedicated courier parking zones.