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Stars look to sniff out win and bounce-back versus Hounds
The Battlefords North Stars return to action Thursday for part two in their three-games in three-nights gauntlet to close out the workweek. Coming off just their third defeat of the season Wednesday i...
Nov 28, 2019 Stars’ forward Elijah Loon-Stewardson and his North Stars’ teammates will play the division rival Hounds for the first time this season Thursday. Loon-Stewardson has been a force for the team this season with 21 points in 23 games this year. (File photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Shaq Evans, Cameron Judge among 32 possible Roughriders free agents
It's a lengthy list of free agents facing the Saskatchewan Roughriders.According to a list released Thursday by the CFL, the Roughriders have 32 players who could hit the open market Feb. 11.A few of ...
Nov 28, 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders linebacker Cameron Judge (4). (File photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Three adults facing drug-related charges following RCMP investigation
Three adults are facing drug-related charges following an investigation that stemmed from a police traffic stop. Battlefords RCMP report a traffic stop led to a residence search in which the controlle...
Nov 28, 2019 Three adults are facing drug-related charges following an investigation at a residence in North Battleford that stemmed from a police traffic stop. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Winter Clothing Recycling Project
Anyone wishing to donate clean, gently used winter jackets can drop them off at Battlefords District Food and Resource Centre Saturday, November 30th.See the poster for details.
Nov 28, 2019
Gift Wrapping Fundraiser
Everyone is always so busy at this time of year. Save yourself from trying to do it all and support a wonderful fundraiser for Bready School. They are raising money for a natural playground.They will ...
Nov 28, 2019
Congrats to Winnipeg and other Grey Cup Thoughts
It was a perfect weekend weather-wise in Calgary for Grey Cup 2019. For the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, you could say it was heaven.The Bombers 33-12 win over the Tiger-Cats was the cap of the 2019 season,...
Nov 28, 2019 Greg Urbanoski
Stars fall 5-1 to Terriers in Yorkton
For just the third time this season, the Battlefords North Stars found themselves on the wrong end of the scorecard at night's end; and for the third time this season, the team to foil their night was...
Nov 27, 2019 Despite firing 43 shots on goal with traffic in front, the Stars could only sneak a single goal passed Terriers’ goalie, Ryan Ouellette, who stopped 42 of 43 on the night. Ouellette has now posted a 1.80 goals-against average and .953 save percentage through 11 games this season. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Business entrepreneur shares her story of success during Holly and Heels event
A drive to succeed led Valerie Sluth to embark on her career as a business leader. The founder and CEO of Praxis Consulting Ltd. shared her story with other women at the Battlefords Chamber of Commerc...
Nov 27, 2019 Guest speaker Valerie Sluth (Praxis Consulting Ltd.), right, with friend Sheila Parker, head coach for the North Battleford Water Doves Synchronized Swim Club, as well as Sluth's former swimming teammate at one time, left, at the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce Holly and Heels - A Celebration of Women in Business luncheon on Tuesday. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Former staff initiates Christmas cards for kids in despair
A former Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation School staff member is responding to youth who are in crisis. Linda Johnson, former admin staff at the school, now working at the University of Saskatchewan beg...
Nov 27, 2019 Linda Johnson and her children Janessa,18, Jayda,5, and Jayvin,12.(Submitted/Linda Johnson)
Riders’ GM Jeremy O’Day evaluating roster, looking ahead to 2020
After getting within one game of playing for the 2019 Grey Cup, Saskatchewan Roughriders general manager Jeremy O'Day now will begin to determine what the 2020 team will look like."It's not something ...
Nov 27, 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders general manager Jeremy O'Day discusses the 2019 season with the media on Nov. 27, 2019. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)