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October is Autism Awareness Month and to mark this occasion the Battlefords Autism Parent Support Group held its Walk for Autism Awareness Oct. 15 at the Centennial Park track in North Battleford.

Romeo Saganash wants to make Canadian history and become the first Indigenous person to lead one of the major political parties.

No inquest. That's the ruling from the Office of the Chief Coroner in regard to the death of a woman at the Humboldt airport last summer, reported CBC News.

It was a busy week for Battlefords United Way Executive Director Jane Zielke, as the United Way received two major donations.. Tuesday, the RBC Foundation gave its annual $3,000 donation.

A vehicle and a horse unsuccessfully attempted to share the road Thursday evening 40 kilometres south of Battleford on Highway 4. WPD ambulance responded to a collision between the vehicle and the horse at about 10:20 p.m.

The crowd was much larger than usual in the gallery at city hall Monday night. City workers represented by CUPE Local 287 attended the meeting.

"Really? Are you kidding me?" was Huguette Johnson's wary response when she was called at her work to notify her that she, her husband Dale and his son Don's ticket had been drawn and they had won the $20,000 Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation Cas

The Northland Power plant outside of North Battleford has erupted as an election issue on the campaign trail.

Including 90 home-schooled students, a total of 5,675 students were enrolled in the Living Sky School Division by Sept. 30, according to the enrolment report presented at a recent meeting of the school board.

Thursday night around 11 p.m. a food retail business on 100th Street in North Battleford was the victim of an armed robbery. A man entered the business, stated he had a weapon and demanded cash.