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City approves care home tax abatement
The City of North Battleford is granting a partial tax abatement for private care homes that are moving into a higher tax rate for the 2021 tax year. City Finance director Brent Nadon raised the issue...
Mar 03, 2022
Canada, six other countries pull back from Arctic Council in protest over Ukraine
Seven countries that ring the North Pole have pulled back from the international body that seeks to build co-operation on the development of the Arctic in protest of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.Canad...
Mar 03, 2022
RCMP Report Pt. 1: Break-in suspects, more vehicle thefts
The Battlefords RCMP are actively investigating multiple break and enters in the service area from last week.One of the 12 calls they received was related to a break-in at a residence in Battleridge E...
Mar 03, 2022
Saskatchewan set to do its part to help Ukrainian people
The Saskatchewan government estimates that around 15 per cent of the province's population can trace its roots back to Ukraine.That number skyrocketed Thursday."Everybody is Ukrainian today in Saskatc...
Mar 03, 2022
As refugee numbers soar, many haunted by terror of war
PRZEMYSL, Poland (AP) - It took Tatyana Pelykh and her 11-year-old son four days of travel and a wait of nearly 48 hours at the border crossing to escape their native Ukraine for Romania. There they f...
Mar 03, 2022
First Nations continue to see COVID-19 cases fall, 27 per cent uptake in boosters
Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu says COVID-19 cases continue to fall in First Nations communities. She says over the past week average daily case counts fell by around 10 per cent compared to...
Mar 03, 2022
NBCHS curling teams take gold, bronze at Battle West Districts
The North Battleford Comprehensive High School (NBCHS) junior girls curling team are Battle West District champions.The Vikings junior girls topped the hosts from Spirtwood this week in two straight g...
Mar 03, 2022
1,102 new cases of COVID-19 in weekly epi report
The province have reported 1,102 new cases of COVID-19 in the new weekly integrated epidemiology report.This week's report contains data recorded from Sunday, Feb. 20 to Saturday Feb. 26 and the hospi...
Mar 03, 2022
Snowfall warning in the Battlefords, regional melt by Monday
More snowfall is on the way for some communities in northwest Saskatchewan and the broader region can expect tough road conditions by next week.Between five to 15 centimetres of snow are expected in t...
Mar 03, 2022
North Stars see masking/vaccine requirements lifted
When the Battlefords North Stars return to action this weekend for a home-and-home with the Kindersley Klippers, there will be a new look in the stands as masks will no longer be required at the games...
Mar 03, 2022