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North Battleford Fire Department spent 20 minutes putting out a brush and grass fire at the McMillan gravel pit area Friday. The alarm came in at 8:42 p.m., and five firefighters with responded with one pumper and one brush truck.

The MS Society of Canada, Saskatchewan Division officially kicked off the Saskatchewan Blue Cross MS Walk in the Battlefords May 29 While participants still have until June 13 to collect donations and submit their pledges, the amount raised as of Jun

Endangered piping plovers count

There were a few unwelcome surprises in the June 1 provincial budget and one of them was a funding cut to the Battlefords River Valley.

As if all the usual annoying phone scams are bad enough, now you have to deal with calls from people claiming they represent Brad Wall.

The actual 2016 budget presentation in the legislature by Kevin Doherty on Wednesday was relatively calm, but Question Period beforehand was anything but.

Fire conditions at several parks have improved due to recent precipitation. Fire restrictions at Bronson Forest Recreation Site, Good Spirit Lake Provincial Park, Makwa Lake Provincial Park and Meadow Lake Provincial Park have been lifted.

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Crop Report for the Period May 24 to 30, 2016

With the release of the 2016-2017 provincial budget, the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce has reiterated its messages to the premier and minister of — Saskatchewan needs a solid plan to get out of its deficit situation.