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North Stars fly into Weyburn for dual with Red Wings
As the Battlefords North Stars return to action Friday night to cap off their three-in-three road swing this week, the night's action will also mark the midway checkpoint of the season. Friday's conte...
Nov 29, 2019 Pictured here: Stars’ forward, Brett Gammer (#9) tangles with the Wings’ Nikolas Sombrowski (#81) in a prior season-series matchup. Friday night should be another hotly-contested game against two competitive clubs. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Riders sign Melfort’s Logan Ferland to its main roster
Logan Ferland has been on the Saskatchewan Roughriders' practice roster for over a full calendar year.The 22-year-old offensive lineman and Melfort and Unit Comprehensive Collegiate alumni concluded h...
Nov 29, 2019 Logan Ferland's head shot with the Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL).
WATCH: Melfort area man's video of close brush with deer goes viral
It's not every day you experience a close encounter with a deer. It's even more rare to have one close enough to reach out and grab it by the horns.But that's exactly how close Glen Fredin got as he w...
Nov 29, 2019 (submitted photo/Glen Fredin)
Close call for two firefighters battling garage fire
Two firefighters had a close call when helping put out a garage fire in North Battleford.North Battleford Fire and Emergency Services responded to a fire at a single detached garage at the 1000 block ...
Nov 29, 2019 Firefighters responded to a garage fire on 109 Street in North Battleford Wednesday. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
First Nations communities calling for government support for suicide problems
Chiefs and council members from Saskatchewan First Nations communities gathered for a media conference at the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) office in Saskatoon on Thursday.Among th...
Nov 29, 2019 Makwa Sahgaiehcan Chief Ron Mitsuing (left), FSIN Vice-Chief David Pratt (middle) and Fond du Lac Chief Louis Mercredi (right) gathered at the FSIN office in Saskatoon to address the growing suicide concerns in Saskatchewan First Nations communities on Nov. 28, 2019. (Harrison Brooks/650 CKOM)
It’s a time to be Jolly
With Christmas fast approaching it is time to ensure your holiday is not affected by tragedy. Ensuring the safety of loved ones and guests is important at any time of year but Christmas brings added h...
Nov 29, 2019
'It was getting terrifying:' students attend hearing for alleged feces-thrower
TORONTO - Dozens of university students crowded a Toronto courthouse Wednesday as a man accused of dumping liquefied feces on strangers at two campus libraries and a downtown sidewalk had his bai...
Nov 29, 2019
Edmonton mayor says he could help Trudeau deal with angry western premiers
OTTAWA - Mayors in western Canada could help smooth relations between the federal Liberal government and angry western premiers, Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson said Friday after meeting Prime Minister Just...
Nov 29, 2019
Coroner's office says post-mortem for plane crash victims could take days
KINGSTON, Ont. - The Ontario chief coroner's office says it will perform post-mortem examinations in the coming days on the four adults and three children who died in&nbs...
Nov 29, 2019
Ontario court dismisses Subway's lawsuit against CBC over chicken report
An Ontario court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Subway against the CBC over a report on the content of its chicken sandwiches, but says legal action against the lab that tested the&nb...
Nov 29, 2019