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Forecast predicts El Niño conditions throughout the winter months
The parkas may be stuck in the closet for a little longer. It looks like the Battlefords is in for a mild winter, according to AccuWeather's latest winter forecast for the 2018-19 season. A developing...
Oct 31, 2018
Emergency Shelter Upgrades Benefit Victims Of Domestic Violence
The Government of Canada, the Province of Saskatchewan and Southwest Crisis Services Inc. have partnered together to rejuvenate five units in an emergency shelter for victims of domestic violence in s...
Oct 31, 2018
CPTED gathers for problem walkway in Deanscroft
A problem pathway was the focus for a gathering of residents in the city's Deanscroft neighbourhood, as the Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) Committee hosted a block party for the...
Oct 31, 2018
Lots of healthy alternatives this Halloween, says nutritionist
With obesity rates on the rise in Saskatchewan, parents face the tough task this Halloween of balancing fun and keeping their children healthy. Catheryn Abrametz, a public health nutritionist wit...
Oct 31, 2018
Atoskewin Success Centre Activities
Atoskewin Success Centre has Recreation, Movie Night and Cultural Activities planned for next 14 weeks. Contact Kristen for additional information.
Oct 31, 2018
One Cruel And Sinister Way To Catch A Witch
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Witch Catchers And Man Catchers One of the most curious instruments of torture ever developed, this spiked collar polearm was used to catch criminals by pu...
Oct 31, 2018
Melting Ice In The Himalayas Exposes Skeleton-Filled Lake
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Skeleton Lake Deep in the snow-covered mountains of the Himalayas, the skeletal remains of hundreds of people populate a small lake in Roopkund, India, sev...
Oct 31, 2018
The Real Story That Inspired The Beauty And The Beast
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! The Real Beauty and the Beast Believe it or not, the beast from a tale as old as time was based on a real story. He was indeed covered in hair and regarded...
Oct 31, 2018
Business and Craft Sale
There will be a business and craft sale on November 3rd from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. at the Wildlife Federation building hosted by Battlefords Girl Guides. Come check out our great vendors, concess...
Oct 31, 2018
Tuesday's Scoreboard
Tuesday’s Games SJHL La Ronge 3, Battlefords 8 Nipawin 7, Yorkton 2 Melville 2, Notre Dame 3 WHL Kootenay 2, Swift Current 1 Brandon 5, Prince George 4 NHL Cal...
Oct 31, 2018