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Good evening parents, staff, friends, and our fellow graduates. We are truly honoured to be your valedictorians of 2018.

Good evening, teachers, friends and family. It is an honour to be giving this speech, and to be standing before you all today. As we all graduate today, let’s not forget those who got us here. Energy drinks, Google, and definitely not Wikipedia, Mrs.

NORTHEAST — The North East School Division is concerned about absenteeism after a report showed it was on the rise. In the 2017-18 school year, absenteeism was 9.41 per cent for non-First Nations/Métis students, compared to 7.

The carbon tax was front and centre in a presentation from provincial Justice Minister Don Morgan at the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce Thursday morning.

Marty Moccasin has been found guilty of seven out of eight counts stemming from a Jan. 6 robbery on Mosquito First Nation.

The investigation into the April 6 Humboldt Broncos bus accident continues, says the Saskatchewan RCMP.

MELFORT — The Mustangs have acquired 1999 forward Chase Anderson in a three team trade. “We’re really excited to add Anderson to the Mustangs this year.

Saskatchewan Youth Apprenticeship Industry Scholarships have been awarded to 100 graduating high school students in 72 communities across the province this year, including several from the Northwest.

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PAKWAW LAKE — A Pakwaw Lake resident won $1 million in the June 8 Lotto Max draw. Carlton Bear was shocked when he discovered he’d won a million dollars. He purchased his Lotto Max ticket at Downtown Esso, located at 2005 Albert Street in Regina.