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Toto’s Africa Played On Loop In African Desert By Solar-Powered Speakers
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! This Week [January 13-9th, 2019] Squirrels attack a nuclear base, the North Pole goes missing, Africa eternal, and the rest of the week’s weird news ...
Jan 19, 2019
Stars aim for fourth-straight win in captain’s homecoming
The Battlefords North Stars have won three-straight games heading into Saturday as the team travels to Gull Lake to take on the Division-rival Notre Dame Hounds. Although not technically a "home game,...
Jan 19, 2019
Pius Pfeifer named Citizen of the Year
Whether it's his routine philanthropy, offering his hotel venues to community clubs for fundraising efforts, or simply bringing chocolates to crews working on a plumbing contract, it is Pius Pfeifer's...
Jan 19, 2019
Hard working Indigenous pilot has her eye in the sky
For Meadow Lake resident Daniella Petitti, becoming a pilot was something she imagined she could do, but didn’t have the confidence or resources to get there. While in her teens, Petitti fi...
Jan 19, 2019
CARTOON 01-19-2019
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Source: CARTOON 01-19-2019
Jan 19, 2019
North Stars defeat Kilppers to win third straight
The Battlefords North Stars beat the division-rival Kindersley Klippers 3-1 Friday at West Central Events Centre in Kindersley. Entering action three points behind the Klippers, the North Stars are no...
Jan 18, 2019
'It's new beginnings': Special ceremony marks Dene High School grand reopening
The phrase 'Dene Strong' was repeated over and over again at a grand reopening and memorial ceremony Jan. 18 at La Loche's Dene High School. While cameras and audio recording equipment weren't permitt...
Jan 18, 2019
Alberta man arrested following counterfeit bill purchases
RCMP have charged an Alberta man after several businesses in Maidstone and North Battleford reported someone paying with counterfeit $100 bills. A 29-year old man has been charged and released and wil...
Jan 18, 2019
New Highway Patrol officers join special teams on rural crime
Lloydminster is getting one of the six new Saskatchewan Highway Patrol recruits who graduated last month and more are expected in future. They are an additional element to help combat rural crime...
Jan 18, 2019
R.M. ‘can’t justify’ new cost request for fire services agreement with city
The Rural Municipality of North Battleford says it cannot justify the new costs the city is presenting for a fire services agreement between the two jurisdictions. A five-year agreement to supply the ...
Jan 18, 2019