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Man shot; RCMP asking for public's help in locating suspect
The general investigation and forensic identification sections of the Battlefords RCMP are working with Loon Lake RCMP to investigate a shooting incident over the weekend near Meadow Lake. Polic...
Dec 24, 2018
One of BATC founding members passes away
One of the Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs (BATC) founding fathers passed away last week. BATC Senator and Elder Don Pooyak, from Sweetgrass First Nation, died from comp...
Dec 24, 2018
Empty Stocking Fund helps 1,600 over the holidays
Over 1,600 people in the Battlefords will have a better Christmas thanks to the Empty Stocking Fund. Around 450 food hampers were stuffed and handed out Sunday. Toys were also matched with over 750 ki...
Dec 24, 2018
Year in Review: Viel lifted on cannabis prohibition in Canada
As the year draws to a close, battlefordsNOW is taking a look back at some of the most impactful stories of 2018, as selected by our reporters and editorial staff. — Canada made history in 2018,...
Dec 24, 2018
Year in Review: The Gerald Stanley trial
As 2018 draws to a close, paNOW is taking a look back on the most important and impactful stories of the year, as selected by our reporters and editorial staff. The acquittal of Saskatchewan farmer Ge...
Dec 23, 2018
CARTOON 12-23-2018
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Dec 23, 2018
The Good, the Bad, the Ugly as CFL winds up 2018
As 2018 winds to its conclusion, the CFL has been doing a better job of staying in the headlines, for mostly good reasons, but then again, there are signs this is a league that tends to operate off th...
Dec 22, 2018
‘No beautiful smile’: family still looking for Ashley Morin
The family of an Indigenous woman who went missing in July is renewing their call for information on her whereabouts. Ashley Morin, 31, was last seen on July 10 in North Battleford. "164 days without ...
Dec 22, 2018
CARTOON 12-22-2018
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Dec 22, 2018
The Rock’s Ball Breaker smashes hunger, raises over $20K
For two weeks, listeners to 93.3 The Rock have been asked to drop off donations of cash or soup to help the Battleford District Food and Resource Centre as part of the annual Ball Breaker fundraiser. ...
Dec 21, 2018