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This past week has seen a flurry of news coinciding with the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association convention in Regina.

North West Regional College and Mistawasis First Nation have announced plans to enter into an agreement that will strengthen their partnership for the benefit of the First Nation community, according to a NWRC press release.

The Marsden/Neilburg Pastoral Charge held their annual meeting Feb. 2 in the lower hall of the church. The meeting was chaired by Lois Johnston. In her ministry report, Rev.

When the Sochi Olympics officially open in two days, Canada will be sending 221 athletes, its largest team ever, and two of them can trace their roots back to Humboldt.

One of three individuals charged in connection with a violent beating in North Battleford Nov. 13 was back in court Wednesday. The youth, who cannot be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, faces an aggravated assault charge.

Battlefords RCMP have laid charges of second degree murder against two men in connection to an incident Sunday at Moosomin First Nation. Charged are Troy Andrew Swiftwolfe, 18, and Taryn Lee Cote, 19.

It was a sold out event on the night of Feb. 1, an evening filled with a snappy jokes, emotional tears, awards presentations, great music, delicious food and lots of drinking and dancing.

High-profile crime incidents in the Battlefords have prompted a new debate among many North Battleford residents. The debate is whether to end the city's contract with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and go with a city police force instead.

Raising cattle just got a little less risky. Unlike their crop-growing counterparts, cattle and hog producers have long had to make do without the benefit of a comprehensive insurance program in case of price declines.

As a massive farm bill makes its way through the U.S.