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Because of Remembrance Day, thoughts of past wars fought are on everyone’s minds.

It may be a life-saving skill, but a recent Canadian Red Cross poll discovered a majority of Canadians are more scared of causing harm than good while performing Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).

To combat Saskatchewan’s high violence rates, the province declared Oct. 27 to 31 as the first Violence Prevention Week in Saskatchewan.

This year’s General Proficiency Award winners have been announced and 21 students from Horizon School Division have been selected for their outstanding grades.

With cases of Ebola popping up in North America, some people are overreacting to the threat. North Korea has banned foreign tourists. A seven-year-old student was not allowed in school for a few days after she came back from Ebola-free Nigeria.

For the fifth year in a row, Safe Communities Humboldt and Area is shining a spotlight on rail safety for the November Safe Crossings month.

The latest addition to the increasingly busy operations of the Battlefords and District Co-op held a grand opening Thursday.

The Mervin 4-H Beef Club held their annual organizational meeting Oct. 20. The club has eight members, one Cloverbud, two juniors, four intermediates and one senior. The club is pleased to have three new members this year.

North Battleford RCMP responded to 43 calls for service between 6 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 8 and 6 a.m. Monday, Nov. 10. Those incidents included several calls in relation to alcohol offences in the downtown area of 101st Street.

North Battleford RCMP responded to more 30 calls for service between 6 a.m. Friday, Nov. 7 and 6 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 8. RCMP made 10 arrests relating to alcohol offences.