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Business entrepreneur shares her story of success during Holly and Heels event
A drive to succeed led Valerie Sluth to embark on her career as a business leader. The founder and CEO of Praxis Consulting Ltd. shared her story with other women at the Battlefords Chamber of Commerc...
Nov 27, 2019 Guest speaker Valerie Sluth (Praxis Consulting Ltd.), right, with friend Sheila Parker, head coach for the North Battleford Water Doves Synchronized Swim Club, as well as Sluth's former swimming teammate at one time, left, at the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce Holly and Heels - A Celebration of Women in Business luncheon on Tuesday. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Former staff initiates Christmas cards for kids in despair
A former Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation School staff member is responding to youth who are in crisis. Linda Johnson, former admin staff at the school, now working at the University of Saskatchewan beg...
Nov 27, 2019 Linda Johnson and her children Janessa,18, Jayda,5, and Jayvin,12.(Submitted/Linda Johnson)
Riders’ GM Jeremy O’Day evaluating roster, looking ahead to 2020
After getting within one game of playing for the 2019 Grey Cup, Saskatchewan Roughriders general manager Jeremy O'Day now will begin to determine what the 2020 team will look like."It's not something ...
Nov 27, 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders general manager Jeremy O'Day discusses the 2019 season with the media on Nov. 27, 2019. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Saskatoon mom now a millionaire after big win at N.B. Gold Eagle Casino
A Saskatoon mother is now a whole lot richer after a big win while visiting the Gold Eagle Casino in North Battleford Monday afternoon.Debbie Vidal won $1,333,974 on the SIGA Smoke Signals top tier pr...
Nov 27, 2019 Winner Debbie Vidal, centre, with Gold Eagle Casino General Manager Kelly Atcheynum, left, and SIGA president and CEO Zane Hansen, right. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
North Stars tangle with Terriers in showdown in Yorkton
The Battlefords North Stars return to action Wednesday night, as the team will embark on a three-games in three-nights road swing to cap off the workweek. The road trip will begin with a showdown with...
Nov 27, 2019 Stars’ forward, Matthias Urbanski is coming off a three-point effort Saturday against Weyburn and has scored five points over his last two games heading into Wednesday. The 20-year-old has collected 12 goals, 28 points in 24 games this year. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Holiday Twinkle tour celebrating the holiday spirit in the Battlefords
A colourful display of the holiday spirit is back for another year in the Battlefords.This will mark the second year for the Holiday Twinkle Tour, brought to you by CJNB and the City of North Battlefo...
Nov 27, 2019 Registration for the Twinkle Tour ends December 13. (submitted photo/CJNB)
Taxi bylaw parked as council awaits more information
North Battleford lawmakers gave first reading to a modernized taxi bylaw at council's meeting this week.Mayor Ryan Bater says council wants more details about rates before making any final decisions p...
Nov 27, 2019 Coun. Len Taylor at council's recent meeting. City lawmakers took part in a discussion on the new bylaw for taxis and vehicles for hire that received first reading. Second reading has been tabled. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Riders re-sign Loucheiz Purifoy through 2021
Facing a lengthy list of possible free agents, the Saskatchewan Roughriders have announced their first extension of the CFL off-season.Defensive back and returner Loucheiz Purifoy has signed an extens...
Nov 27, 2019 Loucheiz Purifoy (28). (submitted photo/Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Stabbed, headbutted, feces thrown; CUPE reports violence in Sask schools
Schools are a place to learn and grow, but they can also be violent for education support workers in Saskatchewan.CUPE did a confidential survey involving more than 1,000 education support workers, hi...
Nov 27, 2019 (file photo/CKOM News Staff)
Samuel Opoku, accused in series of Toronto feces assaults, due in court today
TORONTO - A man accused of tossing fecal matter on five people is due in a Toronto courtroom today. Samuel Opoku is charged with five counts each of assault with a weapon and mischief. The 23-year-old...
Nov 27, 2019