Category Archives: Post to Social
Battlefords Community Players show dates postponed to June
Those planning to attend the play Impromptu on Nuns' Island will have to wait a little longer. Battlefords Community Players (BCP) postponed the show, originally scheduled to start March 24, due to CO...
Mar 20, 2020 Battlefords Community Players is postponing its next production due to COVID-19 precautions. The event has been moved to June. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Mass suspended at P.A. diocese
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Prince Albert is making big changes amid the COVID-19 pandemic.In a letter, Bishop Albert Thvenot announced that until further notice masses will be cancelled. Parishione...
Mar 20, 2020 The Roman Catholic Diocese of Prince Albert has suspended all masses for the foreseeable future. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
Trio of AAA Sharks recognized with league year-end honours
Three local hockey players have been recognized for their on-ice excellence by the Saskatchewan Female Midget AAA Hockey League (SFMAAAHL) following the abrupt conclusion of the hockey season due to C...
Mar 20, 2020 Three Sharks were recognized by the SFMAAAHL with league recognition following the 2019-20 season. (Twitter/B'fords AAA Sharks)
Two accused in Tiki Laverdiere homicide investigation back in court
The cases for two of the eight individuals facing charges in connection to the death of Tiki Brook-Lyn Laverdiere were back in North Battleford provincial court Friday. Danita Thomas was given permiss...
Mar 20, 2020 Edmonton woman Tiki Laverdiere, 25, was last seen in North Battleford before her remains were discovered outside the city in July of last year. (Supplied photo/Battlefords RCMP)
Service providers facing high demand during pandemic
Solving internet issues is already a weekly priority, but for Battlefords residents stuck at home during the COVID-19 pandemic, being able to use the worldwide web is even more important. As a result,...
Mar 20, 2020 Internet providers are working to meet increased calls and requests from customers isolated due to COVID-19. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Six more cases of COVID-19 in Sask.; total now 26
Saskatchewan has six new presumptive cases of COVID-19.The total in the province as of Friday is 26; eight are confirmed and 18 are presumptive."Twenty-four of the 26 cases are well enough to self-iso...
Mar 20, 2020 Saskatchewan's Chief Medical Health Officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab, updates media on COVID-19, Mar. 19 2020 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Sask. announces financial support plan for those dealing with COVID-19
The provincial government has revealed a financial support plan for employers and employees in Saskatchewan who are dealing with COVID-19."During this time of great uncertainty, it is of the utmost im...
Mar 20, 2020 Premier Scott Moe (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Head of Saskatchewan medical group says he got COVID-19 at doctors' bonspiel
REGINA - An investigation is underway in at least two provinces after a Saskatchewan doctor who attended a curling bonspiel in Edmonton tested positive for COVID-19. Dr. Allan Woo, president of the Sa...
Mar 20, 2020
Government announces change to childcare facilities in schools
The Government of Saskatchewan is making a notable change to childcare facilities in schools.According to a media release, starting on Monday the facilities will be repurposed to provide childcare ser...
Mar 20, 2020 St. Francis School. (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)
Feds boost efforts to secure medical gear supplies as COVID-19 cases multiply
OTTAWA - The federal government is unveiling a plan to have companies quickly produce supplies of needed medical equipment to cope with the rapidly multiplying cases of COVID-19 across Canada.Prime Mi...
Mar 20, 2020 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. (Canadian Press)