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Truck stolen in Turtleford

Truck stolen in Turtleford

On Monday, May 3, Turtleford RCMP was advised of a theft of truck from a residence in Turtleford. The vehicle was taken during the evening of May 2. The vehicle is described as a 2011 Ford F150, quad cab, red in color.
Fatal single vehicle rollover on the Big River First Nation

Fatal single vehicle rollover on the Big River First Nation

Just after 1:30 p.m. on April 30, Big River and Spritwood RCMP responded to a complaint of a single vehicle rollover. On grid road 793, just west of Leoville, a vehicle was located near an abandoned railroad track, upside down and submerged in water.
Fatal single vehicle rollover near Pangman

Fatal single vehicle rollover near Pangman

Around 5:30 a.m. on May 1, Weyburn RCMP responded to a complaint of a single vehicle rollover seven miles East of Pangman along Highway 13. There was one occupant in the vehicle and he was deceased at the scene. He was a 29-year-old man of Ceylon.
Métis Nation nominations are in

Métis Nation nominations are in

Nominations have now closed for the Métis Nation of Saskatchewan election on May 29.
Book online for a tee-time at the golf course

Book online for a tee-time at the golf course

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Public alerting tests to be conducted in Canada on May 5

Public alerting tests to be conducted in Canada on May 5

According to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), on May 5, all provincial and territorial emergency management organizations will conduct public alerting tests in Canada, except for Ontario, Quebec, Nova-Scotia and
Swiftwolfe gets 8 years for crime spree from Onion Lake, Lloydminster to North Battleford

Swiftwolfe gets 8 years for crime spree from Onion Lake, Lloydminster to North Battleford

A man was sentenced to eight years in prison for a crime spree that went from Onion Lake to Lloydminster and then to North Battleford. Garth Swiftwolfe, 24, appeared by CCTV in Lloydminster Provincial Court April 29.
Macklin School moves to off-campus learning due to COVID-19 cases

Macklin School moves to off-campus learning due to COVID-19 cases

The following is a release from Living Sky School Division: A case of COVID-19 was diagnosed in an individual in the following schools between April 23 and 30: - North Battleford Comprehensive High School (two cases) - Battleford Central School (one
May 2 COVID-19 update: One death, 443,669 vaccines administered, 238 new cases, 253 recoveries

May 2 COVID-19 update: One death, 443,669 vaccines administered, 238 new cases, 253 recoveries

Vaccines Reported An additional 8,527 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 443,669.
Time to go green with early spring lawn care

Time to go green with early spring lawn care

Spring is wonderful, as the sun rises earlier each day and the birds welcome us to the day even before the sun comes up. However, the spring weather is far from stable so we need to choose our outdoor garden chores by what the current weather is.
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