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WATROUS — An entire community opened its arms as nearly 1,000 student leaders came to town to attend a provincial convention.

CNW - Unifor members at four more Crown corporations have voted overwhelmingly to strike if necessary, bringing the province-wide total to seven.

Human Rights Tribunal calls alleged threats to home, health speculative

BRUNO — The Bruno Post Office was broken into and items stolen. Humboldt RCMP said they received a complaint about the crime for a local business on Sept. 10. Canada Post confirmed they were the ones affected.

The end of a long regulatory process is finally in sight for North Battleford-based Envirosafe Chemicals Canada.

EAST CENTRAL — The North East School Division found the number of Grade 3 students in the division who are reading at or above grade level improved by four per cent last year.

Christine Wahobin loved her grandmother, but the relationship wasn’t typical. Mary Wahoben, who passed away in 2008, was hereditary chief of Lean Man band, one part of Mosquito-Grizzly Bear’s Head-Lean Man First Nation.

Battleford’s postponed downtown street festival is taking place this weekend, on the afternoon of Saturday, Sept. 21. The Fall Festival and Street Fair is hosted by the Battleford Community Spirit Group.

The completion of the new Holiday Inn Express and Suites Hotel in North Battleford has already attracted plenty of interest from visitors and local residents alike. People are dropping by to look inside the hotel, said hotel owner Gary Brar.

EAST CENTRAL — Warm weather and wind has allowed combining to resume, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s Weekly Crop Report. From Sept.