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Koepka shatters 36-hole record and builds 7-shot lead at PGA
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. - What felt like a battle for Brooks Koepka looked like a runaway Friday in the PGA Championship. Koepka backed up his record-tying 63 with a round that put him in a league of his ow...
May 17, 2019
Family of missing woman whose disappearance considered suspicious pleads for help
Carol Laverdiere wants to bring her daughter home.She is the mother of Tiki Laverdiere, who was last seen in North Battleford and last made contact with her family on May 1.The 25-year-old's mother, s...
May 17, 2019 Carol Laverdiere holds a picture of her daughter Tiki Laverdiere, 25, who has been missing since May 1. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Ottawa set to award contract to build two ferries to Quebec's Davie shipyard
MONTREAL - Quebec's Davie shipyard is in line to receive a contract for the construction of two East Coast ferries, the federal government announced Friday. Ottawa will issue an Advance Contract Award...
May 17, 2019
Jackson plays for record 14th team, Blue Jays lose to Giants
SAN FRANCISCO - Edwin Jackson thinks his new place in baseball history has as much to do with his reputation as it does his repertoire. Nearly 16 years after Jackson made his big league debut, both ar...
May 17, 2019
Kim Kardashian West reveals Psalm as new baby's name
NEW YORK - To messages of support and puzzlement, Kim Kardashian West has, seemingly, revealed her newborn's name: Psalm West. The beauty mogul, reality star, law student and wife of Kanye West took t...
May 17, 2019
Bender Bar & Grill in Goodsoil hosts grand opening Saturday
The Bender Bar & Grill in Goodsoil will have its grand opening Saturday and will be celebrating with a pig roast."It's something that not everybody gets to go to all the time so it's something dif...
May 17, 2019 Mike and Jody Bender, owners of the Bender Bar & Grill, will have a pig roast for the grand opening on May 18. (Nikita Ganovicheff/meadowlakeNOW)
‘A symbol of the community:’ Restored Locomotive 1158 unveiled
In 1913, Locomotive 1158 was one of 50 engines rolled off the line Montreal. That same year, North Battleford became a city.The grand old lady was operated by Canadian Northern Railway - a predecessor...
May 17, 2019 A restored Locomotive 1158 was unveiled Friday at the Western Development Museum in North Battleford. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)
North West Hockey, making a difference in the community
Since first established in 1972, the North West Hockey Development Association (NWHDA) has left their mark on the Battlefords community time and time again. A proud supporter of the Battlefords North ...
May 17, 2019 North West Hockey Development Association secretary treasurer, Hugh Martin, left, and president, Don Hydukewich, right, present a donation for $20,000 to Battlefords North Stars’ President/Governor, Shandon Reichert May 17. (submitted photo/Jennifer Whyte)
Dickson eager to erase pain of Calgary Roughnecks' NLL final loss in 2014
The Calgary Roughnecks' disappointing loss in the 2014 National Lacrosse League championship still haunts Curtis Dickson. But he and his teammates have an opportunity to erase the heartbreak...
May 17, 2019
Officials: PG&E equipment sparked deadly California wildfire
SAN FRANCISCO - Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. power lines sparked a Northern California blaze that killed 85 people last year, making it the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century, state fire officia...
May 17, 2019