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North Battleford emergency crews respond to 100 Street collision
Traffic was briefly halted and redirected at the intersection of 100 Street and 15 Avenue in North Battleford on Tuesday afternoon, following a multi-vehicle collision.Emergency responders were on the...
Dec 29, 2020
Hope and the Future: Town focused on staying the course despite COVID-19 challenges
The COVID-19 pandemic makes 2020 a year many may prefer to forget, but there is hope for the future. We've decided to make that the focus of our series of end-of-year stories.Similar to other municipa...
Dec 29, 2020
Province records 10 more deaths, 208 new cases of COVID-19
Ten people diagnosed with COVID-19 have died, while 208 more people have been diagnosed with the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.The latest data update includes information from Dec. 28 and 29...
Dec 29, 2020
Top 10 stories from year in local sports (Part 2/2)
The following is Part 2/2 in battlefordsNOW's reflection of the biggest stories in local sports from the last year. To view Part 1/2, click here.#5. Local Post-secondary commitmentsIn late August, Ada...
Dec 29, 2020
Province greenlights local speed reduction plans
The latest list of communities to receive funding from the provincial government for road safety projects includes the Town of Battleford, Meadow Lake, as well as the smaller communities of Unity and ...
Dec 29, 2020
Local communities approved for road safety projects
The latest list of communities to receive funding from the provincial government for road safety projects includes the Rural Municipalities (R.M.s) of Tisdale, Bjorkdale, and Foam Lake.In total, 66 co...
Dec 29, 2020
COVID-19 dominates, disrupts, in trying year for Premier Scott Moe
As the head of the province, Premier Scott Moe has been at the forefront of Saskatchewan's COVID response, but he says that wasn't anywhere near the front of his mind a year ago."There's absolutely no...
Dec 29, 2020
Canada surpasses 15,000 deaths related to COVID-19 with 37 new deaths in Quebec
Canada has surpassed 15,000 deaths related to COVID-19.The grim milestone was reached with the reporting of 37 new deaths in Quebec.A total of 15,001 Canadians have now died from COVID-19 since the pa...
Dec 28, 2020
Top 10 stories from the year in local sports (Part 1/2)
It has been a challenging year for local sports in the Battlefords community.Many leagues and various organizations saw their seasons postponed, or ultimately cancelled altogether, due to the COVID-19...
Dec 28, 2020
Canada hangs on for 3-1 win over stubborn Slovakia in world junior championship
EDMONTON - Jordan Spence scored what turned out to be an important goal for Canada in his first shift of the world junior hockey championship. A day after Canada romped 16-2 over short-staffed Germany...
Dec 28, 2020