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Traps, pelts, skinning and boarding - where else will you hear those terms all together than at a convention for trappers? The Saskatchewan Trappers Association (STA) held their 43rd annual convention and meeting at the Bella Vista Inn in Humboldt Fe

A Turtleford RCMP member faces a court date after a complaint about excessive force. Cst. Kelly Brennan, 42, of St. Walburg has been charged with assault and assault causing bodily harm. He has been served a summons and will appear in St.

The new ban on recyclables at the city landfill, as well as the 50 per cent increase in fees, has caught some businesses by surprise.

It's a new facility for adult learners. Carlton Trail Regional College (CTRC) started moving into their new facility, connected to both the new Humboldt Collegiate Institute (HCI) and Humboldt Uniplex, on February 10.

The Battlefords' Best Business Showcase is a go for the fall of 2013. The Battlefords Chamber of Commerce, who is organizing the event, officially announced it is going ahead from Thursday, Oct. 24 to Saturday, Oct. 26 at the CUPlex field house.

Town council was full of surprises Tuesday, with only four councillors, no Mayor Chris Odishaw, a gallery full of guests and one special, silent visitor. Odishaw had announced that he would miss the meeting at the last town council meeting Feb.

The Battlefords Chamber of Commerce is looking forward to hosting another dynamic motivational speaker March 13. Eddie LeMoine is the featured attraction that day from 1 to 4:30 p.m.

Over two dozen cats are now in the care of the Saskatoon SPCA after they were seized from a North Battleford home Feb. 15.

North West Terminal Ltd. has announced a 22 cent per share dividend to shareholders from business conducted in 2011.

Battlefords residents were treated to a strange lightshow Tuesday night, after a meteor lit up the sky briefly around 9:40 p.m.