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By John Cairns Staff Reporter Two people have been confirmed dead in a plane crash near North Battleford Thursday morning. The incident happened at Cameron McIntosh Airport around 10:20 Thursday morning.

The strong performance of Battlefords Union Hospital has not gone unnoticed at North Battleford City Hall. City officials who had direct experience with the hospital lately singled it out for recognition at Monday's council meeting.

Blaine Lake Economic Development Co-operative has been an active small business loan association in the Blaine Lake area since its inception in 1989.

Federal Minister Of Agriculture Gerry Ritz has issued his strongest statement yet against U.S. Country of Origin Labeling.

A decision on approving a Holodomor memorial in the city will have to wait for a future council meeting. A resolution was on the agenda at Monday's council meeting in North Battleford with respect to that proposal.

A trial against the remaining individual facing charges in the Treaty Land Entitlement fraud case on Mosquito First Nation is now under way in Saskatoon. Gerald Arthur Bird faces charges of forgery, fraud, theft and criminal breach of trust.

The Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority has announced revenues of $268.5M and a profit of $86.4M for the 2012-13 fiscal year. This represents an increase of six per cent over the previous year's net earnings.

The final step in the budget process for 2013 in North Battleford is now a reality: tax notices have been sent out.

Parks Canada officials met the public at Fort Battleford historic site Thursday to outline the site's activities for the coming year.

It looks like something may happen soon with respect to a couple of rundown houses on 99th Street and 19th Avenue. The houses are located behind the vacant Shell station on 100th Street.