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A hidden gem in Arcola Saskatchewan goes by the name on Buddy's Pub. Buddy's Pub is one of the three opera houses left in Saskatchewan. It was built in 1906 and features one of the longest bars in western Canada.

North West Territorial Days are upon us again in the Battlefords, with a week of exciting activities planned. Festivities begin Tuesday, Aug. 13 with the 128th annual parade through the streets of North Battleford at 7 p.m.

A judge has found Onion Lake Cree Nation in contempt of court regarding the First Nations Financial Transparency Act, in another legal development among the parties involved.

Dean Karcha says that he did what anybody would have done if they found themselves in a similar situation to what he encountered Monday on Boundary Dam. But that hasn’t stopped people from hailing him as a hero for what he did.

HUMBOLDT — The city is moving ahead with a plan to require storefront business to have business licences. At its July 22 meeting, council passed a first reading of a bylaw that would charge $100 per year for the licences.

EAST CENTRAL — Walk-in counselling is now open for anyone that needs it who lives in the northern part of the east central region.

HUMBOLDT — Paving crews will be coming to Humboldt within “about a week or two,” said director of public works and utilities Peter Bergquist.

The case against Cameron Froese has been adjourned again, this time to Aug. 26. Froese, of North Battleford, faces an accessing child pornography charge.

As the search for murder suspects Kam Mcleod and Bryer Schmelgsky continues, RCMP are saying that on Aug.

Back in early July, the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) co-authored a report which revealed that almost half of First Nations children (47 per cent) in this country fall below the poverty line.