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Proposed budget continues city's aim to reduce costs
The City of North Battleford's proposed 2020 budget may reflect a two per cent increase each in taxes and utility rates but Finance Director Steve Brown said it could have been worse, without the city...
Dec 03, 2019 City of North Battleford Finance Director Steve Brown presented the 2020 proposed budget at the deliberation meeting Monday. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Saskatchewan's plan for small nuclear reactors sees local fallout
Environmental advocates are railing against plans announced by the Saskatchewan, Ontario and New Brunswick governments to further explore the development of small modular nuclear reactors or SMRs. Whi...
Dec 03, 2019 The federal government is engaging with interested provinces on small modular reactors (SMRs) for possible development and deployment across Canada. This image shows the Pickering Nuclear Generating Plant as seen from Lake Ontario.(ID 146384282 © Anjelagr/Dreamstime)
JPII senior girls open season with silver medal on home court
The John Paul II Collegiate (JPII) senior girls basketball team kicked off their schedule with a bang over the weekend, taking home a silver medal on their home court to open the new basketball season...
Dec 03, 2019 The JPII senior girls basketball team came out of the gates flying, taking home a silver medal at their home tournament to open the season. (submitted photo/Bruce Yockey)
New Stars to make debut in showdown with Hounds
Less than a week since their first showdown of the season series, the Battlefords North Stars will travel to Wilcox for the second time in six days to battle it out with the division-rival, Notre Dame...
Dec 03, 2019 North Stars’ forward, Quintin Loon-Stewardson (#22), has picked up four points over his last three games and leads the team with 20 goals, 35 points heading into play against the Hounds Tuesday. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Police, fire, and non-profits focus of first deliberation meeting
It was an evening of many asks at North Battleford City Hall's first deliberation meeting Monday for the 2020 budget.Council heard about police and fire services' needs as well as eight non-profit org...
Dec 03, 2019 North Battleford City Hall heard from several non-profit groups and well as police and fire services needs during the first night of 2020 budget deliberations Monday. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Correction: Plane Crash-South Dakota story
In a story Dec. 1 about a South Dakota plane crash that killed nine people, The Associated Press reported the wrong last name for one of the victims. He is Kyle Naylor, not Kyle Taylor. A corrected ve...
Dec 03, 2019
‘Thanksgiving antics’ NC elk gets tangled up in red hammock
MAGGIE VALLEY, N.C. - An elk is running around western North Carolina with a shredded hammock on its head, and apparently a love of apples is to blame. News outlets report Jim Beaver told the Haywood ...
Dec 03, 2019
Jimmy Carter hospitalized for urinary tract infection
AMERICUS, Ga. - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter was admitted to a south Georgia hospital over the weekend for treatment of a urinary tract infection, a spokeswoman said Monday. Deanna Congileo, a s...
Dec 03, 2019
Prince Andrew’s accuser asks UK public for support
LONDON - Prince Andrew suffered fresh scrutiny Monday night when the woman who says she was a trafficking victim made to have sex with him when she was 17 asked the British public to support her quest...
Dec 03, 2019
Finland’s prime minister resigns over postal service dispute
HELSINKI - Finland's prime minister resigned Tuesday after a key coalition partner withdrew its support from his five-party government following a strike at the country's postal service that spread to...
Dec 03, 2019