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The City of North Battleford and Battlefords Early Childhood Intervention Program have partnered to provide a space in the Battlefords where children can explore and play in a natural space.

Five individuals were arrested Tuesday evening after Battlefords RCMP, on patrol in the city of North Battleford, identified a stolen vehicle. According to police, a pursuit ensued at about 10:25 p.m.

A Canadian rock legend has been honoured by his hometown. Nokomis officially unveiled a pair of signs welcoming visitors to the home of Kenny Shields on Sept. 1. “I know how much this day would have meant to Kenny.

THUNDER RAPIDS — A work trailer near the E.B. Campbell Dam on Highway #123 was broken into and $12,000 worth of items were stolen.

TISDALE — The RECplex roof will take longer and cost more than expected. The $1.3 million project began a month later than planned, in April.

A coroner’s inquest into the death of Brydon Whitstone is expected to take place in Battleford in December. Whitstone was shot by police on the evening of Oct. 21 at the 15th Avenue and 105 Street intersection in North Battleford.

It was a brief court appearance for Joshua Tucker Friday. Tucker, charged with the second-degree murder of Gordon Ernest Tucker near Cochin in June, appeared by closed-circuit TV in provincial court in North Battleford.

How best to preserve the history of the old Saskatchewan Hospital site continues to be a top priority for members of the Battlefords North West Historical Society. At an open house Aug.

Radouga Distilleries Inc. of Blaine Lake is one of five finalists for the 2018 Saskatchewan Trade and Export Partnership Export Award. The winner of the award will be unveiled at the STEP annual general meeting on Oct.18 in Regina.

Appointments to housing authority boards in Maidstone, Meota and Spiritwood have been announced by the Saskatchewan Housing Corporation.