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Living Sky School Division sees enrolment decline in several North Battleford schools
Student enrolment has declined in many of Living Sky School Division's schools, particularly in North Battleford.As of Sept. 30, figures show enrolment at 5,392, a drop of 71 students compared to the ...
Oct 24, 2019 Living Sky School Division board trustees and staff shown at Wednesday's board meeting. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Province investigates high copper, lead levels in water at Saskatchewan Hospital
Recent water testing at the Saskatchewan Hospital North Battleford (SHNB) has shown signs of irregularities and inconsistency that "indicate levels of copper or lead may be higher than desirable.""The...
Oct 24, 2019
Onion Lake man charged with murder in death of Makwa Sahgaiehcan man
A man from Onion Lake is charged with second-degree murder in the death of a 32-year-old from the Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation. RCMP in Onion Lake were called to a home on the First Nation early on ...
Oct 24, 2019 (file photo/NOW News Staff)
‘Not going anywhere’ says PPC candidate for Battlefords-Lloydminster
Though his party failed to secure a single seat in the House of Commons in Monday's federal election, Jason MacInnis says the People's Party of Canada (PPC) is not going anywhere."We are still going t...
Oct 24, 2019 Jason MacInnis is running for the People's Party of Canada in the riding of Battlefords-Lloydminster. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Living Sky topping provincial grad rates, still working to shore up Indigenous disparity
Living Sky School Division is seeing continued improvements in its graduation rates among First Nations, Mtis and Inuit (FNMI) students and boasts one of the highest graduation rates in the province.B...
Oct 24, 2019 Living Sky School Division's report shows student graduation rates including Indigenous student rates are higher than the provincial tally. The goal for school divisions across the province has been to reduce the disparity between Indigenous and non Indigenous student graduation rates. (file photo/CKOM Staff)
Victim speaks out for first time about 'Slender Man' attack
MILWAUKEE - A Wisconsin girl who was lured into the woods by two friends and stabbed 19 times in an effort to please a fictional horror character called Slender Man said she's come to terms with aspec...
Oct 24, 2019
'Human error' blamed for long delay reporting results in Ontario riding
OTTAWA - Elections Canada is blaming "human error" for having left federal candidates in one southern Ontario riding waiting the better part of a day to find out who garnered the most votes there in M...
Oct 24, 2019
'Human error' blamed for long delay reporting results in Ontario riding
OTTAWA - Elections Canada is blaming "human error" for having left federal candidates in one southern Ontario riding waiting the better part of a day to find out who garnered the most votes there in M...
Oct 24, 2019
Raptors guard Fred VanVleet day-to-day headed to Boston after tripping on camera
TORONTO - Raptors guard Fred VanVleet says he's day-to-day after tripping over a cameraman in Toronto's 130-122 overtime win against the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday in the NBA's sea...
Oct 24, 2019
Jimmy Carter out of hospital after treatment for fall
ATLANTA - Former President Jimmy Carter is out of the hospital where he was treated after fracturing his pelvis in a recent fall at his home, a spokeswoman said Thursday. Carter Center spokeswoman Dea...
Oct 24, 2019