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North Battleford’s newest hotel has earned a national award. Choice Hotels Canada announced the national winners of the APEX awards (Awards for Property Excellence) at the 2018 Choice Hotels Canada fall conference in Niagara Falls, Ont.

The Safety Acceptance Guidance Empowerment committee has received what North Battleford Community Safety Co-ordinator Herb Sutton describes as “initial confirmation” of $51,000 in funding from Indigenous Services Canada towards “multi-government stee

An election has been made with respect to the charges against Tristan Pinder in connection to a shootout with RCMP near Highway 16 in April. Pinder has consented to committal of all of his charges to Queen’s Bench Court in Battleford.

NORTHEAST —The federal government will enact a carbon tax in Saskatchewan – despite the provincial government’s objections. Fred Bradshaw, MLA for Carrot River Valley, said he’s not seeing how the federal government’s announcement made on Oct.

The Saskatchewan Federation of Labour has elected a LeRoy resident who works at the Humboldt and District Hospital as its next president. Lori Johb was given the nod for the job Oct. 27 during the federation’s convention.

While the public might or might not have noticed, Battlefords RCMP have changed the way they report incidents to local media over the past couple years.

Successful entrepreneur Kendal Netmaker can now add “book author” to his list of accomplishments. Netmaker, who is from Sweetgrass First Nation, has a new book out called From Poverty to Podium, a First Nation success story.

Crime statistics and perceptions of crime were two of many topics that came up at a recent RCMP town hall meeting in North Battleford. RCMP lay a number of charges against suspects for certain incidents, Sgt.

Battlefords Union Hospital (BUH) Foundation ha announced Gold Eagle Casino is once again as the diamond sponsor for BUH Foundation’s 2018 Festival of Trees. Oct.

Great-West Life, London Life and Canada Life saw a need and generously supported the Saskatchewan Hospital New Beginnings campaign with a donation of $150,000, according to a New Beginnings press release.