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With a score of 11-3, Team Casey defeated what was considered the favourite to win the SaskTel Men’s Tankard, Team Laycock. Team Casey had managed to score three points for the first, third and fourth ends in the championship game Feb.

32-year-old man charged with one count of first degree murder

Prairie Women on Snowmobiles capped off a week of riding with a banquet in Star City. Ten riders from across the province took part in a six-day trek to promote awareness of breast cancer and fundraise for research for the disease.

After an unexpected delay, the operator of a private liquor store has been selected in Carrot River. The Carrot River Co-op was the successful bidder, beating out three other applications.

Battlefords RCMP responded to approximately 40 calls for service from 6 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 2 to 6 a.m. Friday, Feb. 3 including: 9: 58 a.m. - Report of a two-vehicle collision at 11th Avenue and 107th Street.

The City of North Battleford continues to bask in the glow of the successful Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling event held in early January.

An interfaith gathering and prayer has been announced for the Battlefords Mosque on Friday, Feb. 3 between the hours of 6 and 8 pm.

The organization representing rural municipalities in the province is calling on the government to keep its current revenue sharing model in place.

Video submissions are now in for SGI’s Save a Life Challenge, and SGI is now seeking the public’s input in choosing a winner.

Community events are not only part of the glue that bring Nipawin residents together, they also attract visitors to the town to spend money, said a Nipawin business organization.