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Income assistance clients seeing increases starting May 1
Starting Wednesday, clients using Saskatchewan Income Support (SIS) and Saskatchewan Assured Income for Disability (SAID) are set to get a three per cent rise in income assistance benefits. "Depending...
May 01, 2024

Remembering Ray Mitsuing: A CPCA legend on and off the track
With the news of Ray Mitsuing's recent passing, local drivers from the Canadian Professional Chuckwagon Association (CPCA) are sharing their memories and stories remembering Loon Lake's legendary Chuc...
May 01, 2024

Mustangs capture 2024 SJHL Championship
The Melfort Mustangs are this year's Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) champions.A hard-fought series with the Flin Flon Bombers ended on Tuesday night, as a 4-1 victory gave the Mustangs a 4-2...
May 01, 2024

Police and families across province share ‘Stories, not Statistics’ as part of Missing Persons Week
Kristopher Billette of Buffalo River Dene Nation, Byran Watson of Maple Creek and William 'Michael' Neuman of Canora have one tragic thing in common; they were all reported missing in 2023 and so far,...
May 01, 2024

Breaking down systemic racism involves long-term work
Change won't happen overnight. That's one of the messages people heard who took part in an anti-racism workshop in North Battleford today, April 30. The event called the Anti-Racism Collective Project...
Apr 30, 2024

Poilievre kicked out of Commons after calling Prime Minister Justin Trudeau "wacko"
Testy exchanges between the prime minister and his chief opponent ended with the Opposition leader and one of his MPs being ejected from the House of Commons on Tuesday - and the rest of Conservative ...
Apr 30, 2024

North Stars’ Blake commits to Royal Military College of Canada
Battlefords North Stars forward, Brad Blake has announced his commitment to the Royal Military College of Canada Paladins for the next chapter in his hockey career, this fall. For Blake, the commitmen...
Apr 30, 2024

Despite more funding, advocates want more done to prevent domestic violence
Earlier this week, the Government of Saskatchewan announced a funding boost to organizations dealing with interpersonal violence but is it enough to tackle a growing issue in the province? The governm...
Apr 30, 2024

Update: Rollover near Witchekan Lake First Nation
Update: Late Tuesday afternoon, battlefordsNOW received an email from RCMP clarifying that the driver of the vehicle was not deceased as previously reported. They added "Saskatchewan RCMP media relati...
Apr 30, 2024

North Stars’ Olsen nominated for CJHL Rookie of the Year
Already the first defenceman in over 20 years to take home SJHL Rookie of the Year honours, Carson Olsen of the Battlefords North Stars is now also up for some national recognition, as one of five nom...
Apr 29, 2024