Author Archives:
City planning work on new cinema parking lot and improved lighting
Film buffs heading to the new Capital Annex shouldn't have to worry about finding a parking spot now that the city is getting started with its plans to develop a new parking lot.Planning and Developme...
Apr 09, 2019 The city has plans to create a new parking lot this summer in this space beside the new Capitol Annex cinema. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Homeland Security Sec. Nielsen resigns amid border turmoil
WASHINGTON - Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen resigned on Sunday amid President Donald Trump's growing frustration and bitterness over the number of Central American families crossing the ...
Apr 09, 2019
Retailers try to lure customers with free Uber rides
NEW YORK - While shoppers are getting everything from morning coffee to complete work wardrobes delivered to their homes, some businesses are working with ride-hailing company Uber to entice customers...
Apr 09, 2019
Dairy safety net program expected in June
MONTPELIER, Vt. - An insurance program to help hard-pressed dairy farmers is expected to be ready for enrolment in June, the U.S. Farm Service Agency says, but farmers say it won't tackle the underlyi...
Apr 09, 2019
Maryland House Speaker Busch dies, a Chesapeake Bay defender
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Michael Busch, a champion of the Chesapeake Bay and progressive causes during his record-tenure as Maryland's Democratic House speaker, battled for the environment up until the end of...
Apr 09, 2019
Border chaos forces truckers to wait hours, sometimes days
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico - To deal with a surge of migrating Central American families, the Trump administration has reassigned so many inspectors from U.S.-Mexico border crossings that truckers are wait...
Apr 09, 2019
Retired Regina priest faces sex assault charges in Scotland
A long-time Regina priest is being extradited to Scotland to face historic physical and sexual assault charges stemming from his work at schools.The Archdiocese of Regina has confirmed the charges aga...
Apr 09, 2019 Father Robert MacKenzie is being extradited from Regina to Scotland to face historic physical and sexual assault charges stemming from his work at schools. (Regina Archdiocese)
City gathering feedback on idea of property owners holding renters' water utilities accounts
North Battleford city hall is planning to start discussions with landlords on having them manage renters' utility accounts for easier management - particularly when it comes to shutting the water off....
Apr 09, 2019 North Battleford Mayor Ryan Bater seen at a recent council meeting. The city will be meeting with landlords to discuss a proposal to put all renters' water utility accounts onto the property owners' accounts names directly instead. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
BMHA discusses future of AA program
A new name, travelling concerns, competition level and zone sizes are top of discussion when it comes to the future of the AA hockey program for the Battlefords Minor Hockey Association (BMHA).Roughly...
Apr 09, 2019 (Brady Lang/battlefordsNOW Staff)
NYC orders mandatory vaccines for some amid measles outbreak
New York City declared a public health emergency Tuesday over a measles outbreak centred in an ultra-Orthodox Jewish community and ordered mandatory vaccinations in the neighbourhood. Mayor Bill de Bl...
Apr 09, 2019