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"We know students without hope aren't going to come to school," was the message of a presentation to John Paul II Collegiate staff Monday. The kids were out of school, but the teachers were busy learning.

A warning to aggressive drivers - you may find yourself on the wrong end of a traffic ticket in October. "Aggressive driving is quite common for us to see," said Sgt. Colin Glas with the Regina Police Service.

Fuel was stolen from the underground tanks at the Maidstone Husky Gas Station sometime between 11:00 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 1 and 5 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 2. The suspects proceeded to break the locks on the tanks.

Cocaine was seized during the search of a house on the 2100 block of 102nd Crescent in North Battleford Wednesday.

The man affectionately known as "Rocket Man" was part of a fundraising event in Lloydminster, benefitting Habitat for Humanity, Sept. 17.

The North Battleford RCMP detachment responded to approximately 29 calls for service between 6 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 2 and 6 a.m. Friday, Oct. 3.

The man accused of knowingly uttering a threat to the City of North Battleford regarding the Battlefords Bridge will be back in court Thursday. Arthur Knudsen faces that count in connection to the incident in September.

This weekend marks the seventh year that the Battlefords Quarter Horse Club hosts an old fashioned equestrian parade to raise awareness and support for the almost 800 children in the Battlefords who rely on the food bank in North Battleford on a mont

Update (10:31 a.m.) The semi truck and debris have now been removed from the roadway. Both lanes of traffic on Hwy. 4 are now opened.

The Saskatchewan Band Association has tapped Kelvin Colliar, superintendent of learning for the Light of Christ Catholic School Division, for an award to be presented at the upcoming Saskatchewan Music Conference.