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CARTOON 06-15-2018
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Source: CARTOON 06-15-2018
Jun 15, 2018
Braun to be inducted into Sask. Baseball Hall of Fame
A local baseball legend is set to be inducted into the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame. Bye Braun has been playing baseball nearly his entire life, but his Saskatchewan baseball career was highligh...
Jun 14, 2018
Local Pride celebration planned for August
The Battlefords community will come together once again this year to celebrate Pride Week. This marks the second year of the local LGBTQ celebration t in the Battlefords, and the region joins hundreds...
Jun 14, 2018
Saskatchewan Highway Patrol to replace Commercial Vehicle Enforcement
The Commercial Vehicle Enforcement unit in Saskatchewan has announced its new name and a newly-expanded mandate. The Saskatchewan Highway Patrol will replace Commercial Vehicle Enforcement starting in...
Jun 14, 2018
Sunco Drywall makes donation to local women's shelter
Local women and families receiving support from Battlefords Interval House will now have a little extra help when they move out. Sunco Drywall Ltd. donated a large quantity of lightly-used furnit...
Jun 14, 2018
NBCHS class learns ins and outs of beeswax business
The Entrepreneurship 30 class at North Battleford Comprehensive High School took a different approach to their project this year. The students set up a business called "NBeezWax," which offers beeswax...
Jun 14, 2018
Local student wins bronze medal at national skills competition
For Cam Taylor the opportunity to represent his home province at a prestigious event like the 2018 Skills Canada National Competition was pretty special, and it became even more so when he stood on th...
Jun 14, 2018
Oh, Rats! History Was Wrong About The Plague!
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Or Not In today's world many misconceptions have been perpetuated-becoming modern day "facts"-when, in reality, myths and hearsay have taken over. Sorry to...
Jun 14, 2018
The Collyer Brothers: Hermit Hoarders Of Harlem
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Collyer Brothers New York City police in the early 1900s dreaded calls about a particular house. Located at 2807 Fifth Avenue in Harlem, the home of the Co...
Jun 14, 2018
Battlefords Humane Society on track for new building
A new home for the animals at Battlefords Humane Society isn't so far away. Two years ago, the structural integrity of the current building came under question. The 27-year-old building on 1...
Jun 14, 2018