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Understaffing is causing problems in seniors care homes and hospitals across Saskatchewan, says the official opposition.

Violence against women and children exists in everyday life in all societies. It takes many forms in our communities. Canada has some of the most thorough and advanced laws in the world to protect women and children.

Flin Flon brothers Lucas, 3, and Evan Reid, 8, collected food for the needy while trick-or-treating this Halloween. Through the We Scare Hunger campaign, spearheaded by Free the Children, they gathered more than 20 food and household items.

When people hear that MaryAnn Mihychuk now spends her days toiling away in northern Manitoba, they may wonder where her career took a wrong turn.

A 19-year-old man has been arrested after police say he strangled his aunt to death in Pelican Narrows. John Bob Glen Custer has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of Heather Ballantyne, 40. Last Tuesday, Oct.

There was no denying that winter has officially arrived as residents woke up to a thick blanket of snow Monday morning. Felix Flynn of Phelan Ave. wasted little time moving mounds of the white stuff off his property. photo by JONATHON NAYLOR

Reed mine continues to progress toward full production. VMS Ventures, which owns 30 per cent of the mine, reports that partner Hudbay completed a total of 1,505 metres of lateral development to the end of September.

The Reminder and the Flin Flon Fire Dept. would like to thank Chelsi Peever (left) and Carla Watson of The Mane Frame. The ladies volunteered to shave the beards and mustaches of men participating in the Movember cancer-fighting fundraiser.

Residents are invited to offer their feedback on how the Flin Flon General Hospital is treating emergency room patients. An independent external review of the ER includes an online survey for area adults available at http://surveymonkey.

Cellist Christophe Lobel performs this past Sunday evening, Nov. 3 as he and the Yadong Guan Trio visited the R.H. Channing Auditorium.