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A legal cannabis grow-op has an extra year to get up and running. A building permit was issued to Cannadabis Medical on Feb. 14, 2018, to build a 5,650 square foot facility located at 1720 3rd Avenue.

Alberta began curtailment this January and its rig count dropped 90 rigs

MELFORT — A statement of facts released at the sentencing hearing of the truck driver that collided with the Humboldt Broncos bus says the driver didn’t stop at the stop sign.

According to RCMP, a house in Battleford was shot at over the weekend. Battlefords RCMP received a complaint Sunday regarding property damage to a residence on the 300 block of 33rd Street in Battleford.

Among the many horses Brianne Focht of Unity has trained and shown over the years is Empres++++//, an Arabian stallion that has competed in five different countries and won championships all over the world.

After losing the last two provincial finals, Team Silvernagle finally has the green jackets in their grasp. The team won the 2019 Viterra Scotties Women's Provincials, defeating Team Anderson 6-5.

Submitted North West College will offer a Psychiatric Nursing program starting in the fall of 2019. Psychiatric Nursing is a two-and-a-half-year diploma program delivered through blended learning via classes, labs and practicums.

There aren’t many notes on the Battleford crime front, apart from the fact that things are generally stable. Battlefords RCMP Sgt. Jason Teniuk gave a presentation to Battleford town council Monday evening.

MELFORT — The Melfort Fire Hall was the victim of a break, enter and theft resulting in around $700 worth of equipment stolen.

Pleas have been entered in Queen’s Bench court in connection to the series of events that culminated in a standoff with RCMP near Delmas last April. Tristan Pinder of Elk Point, Alta, has entered guilty pleas to four counts.