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The Northeast did not share the growth seen in the province as a whole. The 2016 census says the region has a population of 42,164, a loss of 1,161 people since 2011. Most of the region's towns, villages, reserves and RMs lost people.

Battlefords RCMP have arrested and charged Dylan James Larose, 24, of Saskatoon, in connection with three business robberies in the Battlefords and a gas station holdup in Saskatoon.

As the new mayor of Battleford, Ames Leslie had something in common with many elected officials at SUMA this year. Some 30 per cent of the mayors and councillors attending the convention were newly elected.

There were many new faces on hand at the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association convention in Saskatoon. Mayors and councils had just come through the 2016 election cycle.

The SUMA convention wrapped up its four-day convention in Saskatoon on Wednesday. The 112th annual convention saw Gordon Barnhart, councillor in the Town of Saltcoats, elected as the new president.

Two provincial party leaders and a former leadership contender are among the candidates in Saskatoon Meewasin as a byelection race gets under way.

The latest census numbers are in and the population of North Battleford has gone up, but not by too much.

Unity’s pilot project wastewater system now operational By Helena Long UNITY — With the new wastewater treatment system fired up in Unity Jan. 11, Mayor Ben Weber, town council members and other town staff went to the treatment site Feb.

A fundraiser for a sick child needs a bit more community support. Mason Gariepy has been battling a rare form of leukaemia since August. Sweethearts Cabaret, set to entertain guests Feb. 11, has sold about 100 tickets out of a possible 350.

More than $24,000 in fines have been levied after Ministry of Environment investigations in the Northwest area revealed illegal outfitting and hunting activities.