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An 18-year-old man was transported to Battlefords Union Hospital with life threatening injuries after being struck by a car at 2:30 a.m. Thursday.

Canada seems to be an economically prosperous country but a largely hidden crisis needs to be reevaluated - and that crisis is poverty, according to Elaine Power, an associate professor at Queen's University in Kingston, Ont.

Meggan Hougham is a young woman who is not afraid to speak up for what she believes.

The Prince Albert Parkland Health Region will be opening four additional long-term care beds at the Hafford Special Care Centre and Primary Care Centre, as part of a pilot project to relieve pressure on acute care beds.

In trying to preserve one piece of history, another was uncovered. A time capsule was recently discovered when maintenance crews were removing the cornerstone from the old Humboldt District Hospital (HDH) building, formerly known as St.

North Battleford will soon have five new RCMP officers, according to a press release Tuesday from the Government of Saskatchewan. Three of the five officers will be funded by the government and the other two by the City of North Battleford.

A man accused of assaulting a woman on Humboldt's Main Street has been ordered to undergo a psychiatric assessment.

A two-vehicle crash at the intersection of 109th Street nad 10th Avenue Wednesday at about 5:30 p.m. sent a child and a woman to hospital in stable condition. WPD Ambulance transported and eight-year-old boy and a 39-year-old women were taken to BUH.

Teaching traditional skills in a healthy atmosphere. That is the fundamental purpose for the organization of the Youth Cultural Workshop that took place near Atton's Lake on the Poundmaker Cree Nation Reserve, from July 23-27.

On October 11, 2008 at the age of 87, Mr.