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A local strip mall has been approved as the site of Humboldt’s first legal cannabis retail store. Council voted in favour of allowing Canopy Growth Corporation to locate their store at Humboldt Commons at their meeting Nov. 13.

Luke Keller (Tilter) started a Smash Bros. group when he was a student at North Battleford Comprehensive High School where his friends Noah Cooke (Nidgy) and Nathan Perry (Jazz) met to play the various Smash Bros. video games.

RM OF TORCH RIVER — The Rural Municipality of Torch River’s landfill permit is running out in July, and with it they are preparing a new landfill plan.

Humboldt-Lanigan RCMP are looking for the public's help after a gas and dash incident in Lanigan. On the morning of Oct.

After a presentation about installing seatbelts on school buses, the Horizon School Division will be looking towards a upcoming review on the issue by Transport Canada. The division’s board of education was told at its Nov.

Conservative Party of Canada leader Andrew Scheer announced his policy plank last week to crack down on gangs throughout the country. The policy is described as part one of a three-part platform titled A Safer Canada – Cracking Down on Gangs.

There were approximately 70 in attendance at the last Remembrance Day Service to be held by Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 349 at the old Saskatchewan Hospital building.

Light snow showers were taking place when the Remembrance Day procession left the Legion on Battleford’s main street Sunday. Because of the wind and cold it was decided not to go to the Cenotaph after the service.

A fire in Battleford Monday afternoon has gutted the home belonging to a former mayor and long time town councillor, as confirmed to the News-Optimist by homeowner Derek Mahon. Battleford Fire Chief Larry Gabruch says the home was a total loss.

One of two individuals charged in connection to a shooting incident with police near Delmas from earlier this year is heading to a lengthy prison sentence.