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The drive didn't take long, no more than 10 minutes. The landscape was a vast plain of frozen white. Suddenly, the car came to a halt.

Battlefords RCMP attended 25 calls between 6 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19 and 6 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20. According to Sgt. Darcy Woolfitt, the calls ranged from 911 to alarms, intoxicated persons, property damage and vehicle collisions Tuesday 6:10 a.m.

It's not goodbye, it's see you later. No, really. After nine successful years at Misty Gardens nursery, the Carlton Trail Farmers Market is making a big move, right into downtown Humboldt. Starting Dec.

When Typhoon Haiyan slammed into the Philippines on Nov. 8, killing at least 4,500 people and displacing at least four million, the reverberations were felt thousands of miles away here in Humboldt.

In response to recent requests from the public for more information on crime statistics in North Battleford, the Battlefords RCMP detachment has released numbers spanning the past five years.

With just over four minutes remaining in Sunday's Western Final, Calgary's Larry Taylor muffed a punt from Saskatchewan's Ricky Schmitt. The ball hit the frozen turf, bounced off Taylor's foot and was touched by a Rider before it slid out of bounds.

On the icy and treacherous roads of Humboldt, winter tires are often the only things standing between drivers and snow banks. Oddly enough, the majority of Saskatchewan drivers don't have them.

Four men have been assessed fines of $7,570 after pleading guilty in Spiritwood to 12 charges under Saskatchewan Fisheries Regulations. Their offences: angling with too many lines. Two of the four also pled guilty to over-possession of fish.

The 1500 block of 106th street will be closed for most of today for a curb valve replacement.

Between 6 a.m. Monday, Nov. 18 and 6 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19, Battlefords RCMP responded to 20 calls for service. Monday 2:25 p.m. - Wallet located on ground outside Boston Pizza was turned into the detachment. 1:59 p.m.