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It's not over yet. Though the move has been made, and 10 former residents of the enriched housing units at St.

Former Humboldt Mountie goes on trial for murder in Ottawa

The Canadian National Institute of the Blind (CNIB) in Maidstone is celebrating another successful campaign of fundraising in 2011. More than $4,000 was raised for the CNIB in Maidstone district during their fall canvass in 2011.

Things aren't quite as rosy in Saskatchewan as the government makes them out to be, says the province's opposition leader.

March is National Nutrition Month in Canada, and the Prairie North Health Region is celebrating it with a full slate of events throughout the Battlefords.

The Battlefords will once again be well-represented at the Saskatchewan Weekly Newspaper Association awards.

Concern was raised at city council last Monday about drivers not obeying school bus stop arms in school zones. The issue was raised by Councillor Brad Pattinson, who expressed concerns that "a lot of people ignore the stop arm.

The Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation received a generous bequest for over $100,000 from a well-known resident of the Battlefords, the late Victor Pearsall.

When it comes to celebrating their culture in Canada, the Filipinos like to do it together. That's one reason why the immigrant population that began to arrive in Humboldt area three years ago has formed an informal association in the city.

Battlefords MLA Herb Cox is buoyant about strong economic numbers for Saskatchewan. "It's a continuing on of the growth we've been experiencing over the past several months," said Cox, who called it "good news.