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NB Historic Archives offer look back to 1930s
The City of North Battleford Historic Archives are offering a glimpse back in time to the 1930s later this month at the Discovery Co-op Mall.Looking Back at the 30s will be the 13th annual Archives We...
Feb 01, 2021
SJHL Virtual Showcase sees north young guns win Sask Milk Cup
The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) wrapped up their Virtual Showcase on the weekend.Four teams comprised of some of the best players in the SJHL battled in a tournament for the Sask Milk Cup...
Feb 01, 2021
Investigation underway into suspicious fire, vandalism at supported housing project
The Battlefords RCMP is asking for the public's help following a report of a fire and vandalism at the supported housing project under construction on Kramer Place in North Battleford on the weekend.B...
Feb 01, 2021
Global pandemic creating no shortage of challenges for CFL teams entering free agency
The harsh reality of CFL economics helped John Hufnagel pull the trigger. On Saturday, the Calgary Stampeders president/GM dealt receiver Eric Rogers, defensive end Cordarro Law and defensive back Rob...
Feb 01, 2021
Trudeau, U.S. vice-president Kamala Harris talk COVID-19, Buy American and Montreal
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke by phone today with U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris, her first call with a foreign leader since taking office. The Prime Minister's Office says the t...
Feb 01, 2021
NDP calls for SHA board member’s removal after travel to California
The provincial NDP is criticizing a Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) board member who has spent more than two months in California.980 CJME broke the news Monday that Judy Davis was still out of co...
Feb 01, 2021
Canadian flyweight Gillian (The Savage) Robertson faces Miranda Maverick at UFC 258
TORONTO - Canadian flyweight Gillian (The Savage) Robertson will look to bounce back from a December loss when she takes on American Miranda (Fear The) Maverick at UFC 258 on Feb. 13 in Las Vegas.The ...
Feb 01, 2021
Q&A: Rebecca Hall makes her directing dreams come true
Rebecca Hall came across Nella Larsen's novel "Passing" at a time when she was grappling with her own family history. She'd become aware that her maternal grandfather was "white passing," and it might...
Feb 01, 2021
Battleford sees consistent surplus in yearly waterworks financial review
The town of Battleford has released its Waterworks financial review for the 2020 calendar year, which shows the community sits in good standing when it comes to utility expenses. Utility revenues, suc...
Feb 01, 2021
Province records 147 new COVID-19 cases, two more deaths
The province administered 88 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine yesterday, bringing the total amount to 35,447.As of Feb. 1, 108 per cent of the doses received were administered in the province. The overag...
Feb 01, 2021