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Homestead Aerial Photos Ltd. of Calgary may have a piece of history for you.

Organizers of a pilot program to feature in local schools hope to help some young special needs students.

MELFORT — Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, the driver of a semi-truck who ran a stop sign, which resulted in an accident involving the Humboldt Broncos team bus, has been sentenced to eight years in jail.

The following is from an RCMP press release: Thursday evening, police responded to a complaint of an erratic driver on Highway 4 south of Battleford. The driver of the vehicle was wanted on a Canada Wide Warrant.

JAMES SMITH CREE NATION — The Melfort RCMP is investigating the deaths of two James Smith Cree Nation residents.

A proposed new policy on naming rights and sponsorship for city facilities was up for discussion Monday night at City Hall.

UPDATE: The Highway Hotline says: 42 km north of Cando to 2 km south of Battleford - one lane traffic, no passing, reduced speed, police on site. No word yet from the RCMP. BACKGROUND 10 P.M.

Battlefords MLA Herb Cox was happy to see the province hand down a balanced budget on Wednesday. “Two budgets ago, we said we would get to this point today,” said Cox from Regina.

HUMBOLDT — The bulk of the planning to improve Highway 5 between the junction of Highway 2 and Saskatoon will take place this year, with construction starting in 2020.

“Invasion of the Emerald Ash Beetles” sounds like a title for a bad drive-in movie. But for North Battleford’s urban forest the threat is all too real.