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The Krivoshein Oscar Lake Bohdan school heritage committee organized and hosted the fifth annual heritage day and school reunion July 23 at the original Oscar Lake school site located northeast of Hafford.

"Canada is the place to be." It was with those exact words in mind that Camille Nachtegaele returned home to Belgium from a season in Canada in the first years of the 1900s.

Doctor recruitment continues to challenge the board of North Saskatchewan River Health Holdings, but there was one item of good news to report at the board's meeting July 17. Dr. Shoaib has agreed to extend his contract to June 30, 2012.

An 18-year-old man was transported to Battlefords Union Hospital with life threatening injuries after being struck by a car at 2:30 a.m. Thursday.

Canada seems to be an economically prosperous country but a largely hidden crisis needs to be reevaluated - and that crisis is poverty, according to Elaine Power, an associate professor at Queen's University in Kingston, Ont.

Meggan Hougham is a young woman who is not afraid to speak up for what she believes.

The Prince Albert Parkland Health Region will be opening four additional long-term care beds at the Hafford Special Care Centre and Primary Care Centre, as part of a pilot project to relieve pressure on acute care beds.

In trying to preserve one piece of history, another was uncovered. A time capsule was recently discovered when maintenance crews were removing the cornerstone from the old Humboldt District Hospital (HDH) building, formerly known as St.

North Battleford will soon have five new RCMP officers, according to a press release Tuesday from the Government of Saskatchewan. Three of the five officers will be funded by the government and the other two by the City of North Battleford.

A man accused of assaulting a woman on Humboldt's Main Street has been ordered to undergo a psychiatric assessment.