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If you love McDonald’s burgers, North Battleford is the place to be. North Battleford was named one of McDonald’s “menu capitals” across Canada for two of their popular menu items.

After the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations issued a release suggesting the RCMP’s release of information on the shooting death of a Red Pheasant First Nation man was biased, the RCMP scheduled a meeting with media to release the following:

North Battleford firefighters responded to an outside equipment fire at the Northland Power plant Friday at 8:25 a.m. One pumper and four personnel spent nearly three hours on the scene of a transformer fire. There were no injuries.

Premier Brad Wall confirmed Friday that Battlefords MLA Herb Cox will be leaving the cabinet. Wall said to reporters that Cox is stepping aside due to health reasons. He is undergoing treatment related to cancer again this fall.

RCMP Daily Report

The Husky oil spill into the North Saskatchewan River has continued to be a big headache for a lot of people in North Battleford, including many business owners. Water restrictions went into immediate effect after the spill happened on July 21.

The scammers claiming to represent the Canada Revenue Agency are still on the loose.

Before this Thursday night and Friday morning’s Perseids Meteor Shower, Stan Shadick, a professor of astronomy at the University of Saskatchewan, treated kids from around the Battlefords to an informational session about the upcoming cosmic occurrenc

A man is in custody facing a murder charge in what is described by RCMP as a complex investigation. Gerald Stanley, 54, of the Biggar district, is charged with second degree murder following an incident Aug.

Harvest operations are underway in the province. Thirty-five per cent of winter wheat, 25 per cent of fall rye, four per cent of peas and one per cent of lentils are combined, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s Weekly Crop Report.