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Feds to give provinces $2B to bolster safe reopening of schools this fall

OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau will visit a school in Toronto today to announce $2 billion in additional funding to help provinces and territories ensure that kids can safely return to class this f...

Aug 26, 2020

City looking at future plans to control mosquito numbers

The City of North Battleford is looking at some ideas about how to further control mosquitoes for the next season.Sean Prager, a plant sciences and biology assistant professor at the University of Sas...

Aug 26, 2020

Destination Battlefords launching tourism campaign this week

Destination Battlefords is set to officially launch its marketing campaign, in conjunction with tourism partners across the country."Battlefords Nice" is the push to increase tourism in the region ami...

Aug 25, 2020

Northern Indigenous leadership responds to extra funding from Feds for enhanced mental health support

Minister of Indigenous Services, Marc Miller announced $82.5 million in federal funding for mental health and wellness supports to assist Indigenous communities adapt and expand mental wellness servic...

Aug 25, 2020

Reels on Wheels tour hits North Battleford

Rainbow Toyota is all set to host the Reels on Wheels drive-in movie tour this evening.Organized in conjunction with Fresh Air Cinema, the Western Canadian tour of outdoor movie screenings will kick o...

Aug 25, 2020

Great Plains College receives federal support for students in need

Many Great Plains College students in need will receive help accessing technology starting in the fall session.The college received $74,200 in federal funding that it will use to provide laptops for c...

Aug 25, 2020

Province records one new death, no new COVID-19 cases

There is one new death related to COVID-19 recorded in the province. The person was in their 70s and resided in the Central West zone.There are no new cases to report in the province and there are eig...

Aug 25, 2020

Local golfer caps season with podium finish

It's been a season to remember on the golf course this year, for local Battlefords golfer, Shae Maunula.Maunula wrapped up his golf season this week on the Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour with a second pl...

Aug 25, 2020

No Frills stores to require masks starting August 29

Another business is enforcing a mandatory mask policy for customers and staff.Starting August 29, all No Frills stores including the North Battleford location will require people to wear face-masks wh...

Aug 25, 2020

Sask. father describes being on phone with daughter during fatal bear attack

A Saskatchewan family is in mourning after a fatal bear attack in northern Saskatchewan last week.Stephanie Blais, 44, was killed on Thursday after a black bear attacked her outside the family cabin a...

Aug 25, 2020