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Suicide prevention initiative expands to NB and PA

Suicide prevention initiative expands to NB and PA

$400,000 in funding announced as province recognizes World Suicide Prevention Day.
Opinion: Solidarity key to school cellphone bans

Opinion: Solidarity key to school cellphone bans

School administrators and parents need to support teachers.
Two Battleford residents honoured with the King Charles III Coronation Medal

Two Battleford residents honoured with the King Charles III Coronation Medal

Among the recipients were Darcy Woolfitt and Tim Popp, who are both retired RCMP officers.
SIRT investigating fatal officer-involved shooting on Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation

SIRT investigating fatal officer-involved shooting on Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation

One member of the RCMP's Emergency Response Team discharged a single round from a service firearm, striking the man.
Makwa man sentenced to 10 years over death at Waterhen Lake

Makwa man sentenced to 10 years over death at Waterhen Lake

Jeremy Ernest, 36, died on Waterhen Lake First Nation on Nov. 12, 2022. Trevor Alexander has been sentenced.
Provincial leaders react after incident of student set on fire

Provincial leaders react after incident of student set on fire

Minister Jeremy Cockrill relieved situation wasn’t worse than it was; NDP Leader Carla Beck calls for more school supports.
Joint use elementary and high schools to go ahead in east Regina

Joint use elementary and high schools to go ahead in east Regina

New schools to be built in the Towns neighbourhood to accommodate bursting populations
Battleford District Care Centre project moves to business-case phase

Battleford District Care Centre project moves to business-case phase

The business-case phase will prepare the project team to move into the pre-design and design of the new facility.
Man dead, officer injured in shooting on Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation

Man dead, officer injured in shooting on Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation

Officers initiated life-saving efforts until paramedics arrived, but the resident of the First Nation was later pronounced dead at the scene
Battlefords aquatic centre numbers up significantly

Battlefords aquatic centre numbers up significantly

End of lake season will see another influx.
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