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Nominations now open for Citizen of the Year, Junior Citizen of the Year and Citizen of the Decade awards
It's time to shine a light on the citizens who do their best to make the Battlefords a better place to live.The North Battleford Lion's Club with community partners Discovery Coop, Q98, CJNB, and 93.3...
Jan 16, 2020 Nic Fransoo, morning show host for Q98 and program director for the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group in North Battleford, is encouraging people to submit their nominations for the Citizen of the Year, Junior Citizen of the Year and Citizen of the Decade awards. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Extreme cold weather means no garbage pickup for second day in Battleford
The Town of Battleford announced there will not be any garbage pickup in the community again today due to inclement weather.With that announcement comes the request for residents to remove garbage con...
Jan 16, 2020 (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Experts see holes in international flight security rules, oversight
MONTREAL - Questions about how and when planes are permitted to fly have been raised in the aftermath of the deadly crash of a Ukrainian airliner near Tehran last week that killed all 176 people&...
Jan 16, 2020
Flames' Tkachuk attempting to distance himself from feud with Kassian, Oilers
TORONTO - Matthew Tkachuk tried to pour cold water on his feud with Zack Kassian. It didn't really work. After not speaking to reporters following Wednesday's practice, the Ca...
Jan 16, 2020
Marc Gasol expects to return from hamstring injury for Raptors' next game
TORONTO - Marc Gasol's return to health has been an around-the-clock group effort. After sitting out 12 games with a hamstring injury, the Raptors centre is expected to play on Wednesday when Toronto ...
Jan 16, 2020
Climate is changing. Investing needs to, too, says BlackRock
NEW YORK - A changing climate means dramatic risks for the world - and for investments too, the chief of the world's largest investment manager said Tuesday. To prepare for and protect against those r...
Jan 16, 2020
Federal government to spend hundred of millions more to keep CF-18s fighting fit
OTTAWA - The federal government is planning to invest hundreds of millions of dollars more to ensure Canada's aging CF-18s can still fight while the country waits for replacement jets, which were...
Jan 16, 2020
Canada's nuclear watchdog eyes lessons from Boeing 737 Max air crashes
OTTAWA - Canada's nuclear safety regulator is looking to draw valuable lessons from an unexpected source - the recent Boeing 737 Max airplane accidents. A working group set up by the Canadian Nuc...
Jan 16, 2020
Creatures of Prince Albert National Park find fascinating ways to endure bitter temperatures
Animals of the Prince Albert National Park may not be able to run inside and warm up with a cup of hot chocolate, but they have found ways to stay warm during the colder parts of winter.According to A...
Jan 16, 2020 Black-capped chickadees have evolved to increase their memory during the winter to remember where stored food is hidden. (Photo 141901672 © Marilyn Gould - Dreamstime.com)
Prolific Canadian goal-scorer Evelyne Viens goes fifth overall in NWSL draft
BALTIMORE - Canadian forward Evelyne Viens went fifth overall to Sky Blue FC in Thursday's National Women's Soccer League draft. A prolific sniper at the University of South Florida, the native of&nbs...
Jan 16, 2020