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Battlefords RCMP are thanking members of the public for quickly responding to and reporting a motor vehicle collision Sunday. According to a news release, on April 28, at 7:35 p.m.

Last year's swaths make great pickings for the white geese after their long flight north. Photo by Louise Lundberg of Turtleford.

Canadian canola is facing a crisis and Saskatchewan’s farmers are at ground zero, says the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities.

OTTAWA, May 2, 2019 /CNW/ - Update - This notice has been updated to include three additional cases of illness that have been reported in the ongoing outbreak investigation. In total, there are 76 cases reported across seven provinces.

Thursday at 3 p.m., North Battleford Fire Department responded to the intersection of Territorial Drive and Carlton Trail for a two-vehicle collision. RCMP, EMS and city bylaw personnel were also on scene.

MELFORT — A new second stage shelter will give domestic violence survivors a place to stay for a longer period of time after they’ve spent the maximum amount of time at the emergency shelter.

Drug laws have enticed cannabis users toward legal products, although the laws of economics continue to affect prices regardless of legality. The News-Optimist recently asked local legal cannabis retailers some pricing questions.

The Battlefords Wildlife Federation says it is excited about a new program it is establishing. BWF members are going to be raising and releasing pheasants into the wild with the help of 10 schools. The program will begin with 360 pheasant eggs.

Every year on April 28, Canada marks the National Day of Mourning to honour workers killed or injured on the job.

TISDALE — If community members see more RCMP officers sitting out by stop signs, it’s not by chance. In mid-April the Tisdale detachment spent a week focused on stop signs in particular.