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Extreme winter cold was part of the reason for another power demand record broken, says Jordan Jackle with SaskPower. “At 5:42 p.m.

Two vehicles were stolen on New Year’s Day by what Tisdale RCMP suspect is the same person. The first, a white Chevrolet Tahoe, was stolen from a Tisdale residence. That was reported to Tisdale RCMP at around 9 a.m. Jan 1.

Below is a release from the city about waste and recycling pickup: A new year sometimes means change. For the City’s waste and recycling collection, the change comes with Loraas Environmental Services Ltd.

For a second day in a row extreme windchills have grounded school buses in Living Sky School Division.

The Battlefords and much of the province continues to be in the midst of a brutal deep freeze.

Both the Nipawin Hawks and Melfort Mustangs made last-minute roster changes before the deadline. The Mustangs only made one move Jan. 10, with most of their action happening the days before, while the Hawks made two trades on the day.

North Battleford Senior Citizen Action Now Inc. has once again made its annual donation to the Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation. The donation of $5,500 to the foundation's fund was the same as in the past several years.

The deadline to run for the Saskatchewan Party nomination for Melfort has passed and there’s no surprises. Todd Goudy , Tim Hoenmans , Scott Lessmeister and Louise Schweitzer are officially running for the position.

Both North Battleford and Battleford have big decisions to make soon on retailing cannabis in the community.

The City of North Battleford will be holding a City Employee Awards Luncheon on Jan. 17, which means some of their facilities will be closed during that time. Below is a list of city facilities that will be closed from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.