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Deadline to pay city 2020 property taxes now end of September
North Battleford residents will soon receive their new tax notices. The deadline to pay 2020 taxes without penalty this year will be Wednesday, September 30.Mayor Ryan Bater said the city changed the ...
Aug 31, 2020

Sask. wildfire season only a third of five-year average
A mix of cool weather, precipitation and coronavirus restrictions have resulted in only a third of the wildfires that occur on average in Saskatchewan. That's according to Executive Director of Wildfi...
Aug 31, 2020

AP source: 7 US Open players put in 'bubble in the bubble'
NEW YORK - As the U.S. Open got underway amid the pandemic Monday, seven players were put in what one described as a "bubble in the bubble" because they were in contact with Benoit Paire, the Frenchma...
Aug 31, 2020

Iglesias' hit, throw help Orioles to 4-3 win over Blue Jays
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Jos Iglesias and Bryan Holaday had RBI doubles in the 11th inning for Baltimore, and Iglesias threw out the potential tying run at home plate as the Orioles salvaged a 4-3 win against ...
Aug 31, 2020

Green Party expects eight candidates on final leadership ballot
OTTAWA - Green Party officials said Monday they anticipate eight people will be able to hit Tuesday's deadline to submit another $20,000 and make it onto the ballot for the party's leadership vote in ...
Aug 31, 2020

Walking With Our Angels plans rally outside provincial MLA offices
Founders from the Walking With Our Angels camp in Regina will hold a province-wide rally later this week outside 44 MLA offices across Saskatchewan municipalities.The rally is to protest the rejection...
Aug 31, 2020

Canucks, down 3-1 to Vegas, prep for first win-or-go-home game of NHL playoffs
EDMONTON - The Vancouver Canucks, coming off their first playoff series win in almost a decade, face a new challenge Tuesday: their first win-or-go-home game of the NHL post-season. And they...
Aug 31, 2020

Coaching great John Thompson of Georgetown dead at 78
WASHINGTON - John Thompson, the imposing Hall of Famer who turned Georgetown into a "Hoya Paranoia" powerhouse and became the first Black coach to lead a team to the NCAA men's basketball championship...
Aug 31, 2020

Former Edmonton nightclub employee appeals sex assault conviction
EDMONTON - A former Edmonton nightclub employee who was found guilty of sexually assaulting five women is appealing the convictions. Matthew McKnight, who is 33, was sentenced last month to eight...
Aug 31, 2020
City plans drive-in movie night with COVID-19 precautions
The City of North Battleford's drive-in movie night is coming up soon.The city will follow the province's COVID-19 precautions, with cars parked two metres apart, for the September 11 showing of the f...
Aug 31, 2020