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BUFC caps successful indoor season with continued growth of game
The Battlefords United Football Club (BUFC) capped their indoor season at provincials over the weekend, bringing to a close another successful campaign. Although the U-15 boys finished outside the pod...
Feb 24, 2020 Battlefords United Football Club (BUFC) saw their indoor soccer program continue to grow this year, with six teams competing this season from U-7 and U-9s ages to the U-15s. (submitted photos/Celeste Glasser-Cook)
Battlefords woman strikes a pose to give back
A local woman is competing in a modelling competition to give back to a community who supported her throughout her young life.Christie-Lee Sinclair, 30-year-old mother of two, was born and raised in N...
Feb 24, 2020 Christie-Lee Sinclair. (submitted photo/Christie-Lee Sinclair)
Living Sky School Division hopes new provincial budget better meets its needs
Living Sky School Division hopes the new provincial budget offers more for education when it is released next month."We're asking to have a budget that is sufficient to meet the needs that we have," D...
Feb 24, 2020 Living Sky School Division is hopeful the new provincial budget offers more funding for education when it is released this spring. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
'The first black doctor on the Prairies': a look at Dr. Shadd during Black History Month in Canada
February is Black History Month in Canada, and one of the most fascinating local historical figures is Dr. Alfred Schmitz Shadd.The Melfort and District Museum has a large collection of information ab...
Feb 24, 2020 (submitted photo/Melfort and District Museum)
Pathway to Peace conference a chance for people of various faiths to share ideas
Those who want to learn more about faith groups in the community will have an opportunity to do just that at an upcoming presentation in the Battlefords.Mansoor Azeem, an Imam/missionary at Ahmadiyya ...
Feb 24, 2020 Mansoor Azeem, shown at a prior event, is involved in organizing an inter-faith conference in North Battleford Feb. 29. (submitted photo/Mansoor Azeem)
'To play at a hometown Scotties was pretty fun, something we’ll remember forever': Thevenot reflects on Moose Jaw
Following a whirlwind week, Prince Albert's Kara Thevenot is reflecting on another Scotties Tournament of Hearts appearance.The lead for Robyn Silvernagle's Team Saskatchewan said it's good to be home...
Feb 24, 2020 Team Silvernagle at the 2020 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Moose Jaw, Sask. (Curling Canada/ Facebook)
Pride of the Northwest competition kicks off in Battlefords
They came with their best song and hopefully their best chops, aiming for a chance to be selected as one of the finalists in the Gold Eagle Casino's Pride of the Northwest MMXX.A succession of perform...
Feb 23, 2020 Participant Liezl McLeod sings a Whitney Houston number during Saturday's event - the second night of the preliminary competition. (Angela Brown/battlefords NOW Staff)
Violent ends to past Indigenous protests haunt Trudeau government
OTTAWA - The ghosts of Indigenous protests past have hovered over Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as his government struggles to bring a peaceful end to blockades that have disrupted traffic o...
Feb 23, 2020
Tensions rise as Wet’suwet’en protesters, counter-protesters clash in Saskatoon
A tense situation unfolded at a set of Saskatoon railroad tracks on Saturday as demonstrators and counter protesters clashed following Wet'suwet'en Nations hereditary chiefs opposition to a natural ga...
Feb 23, 2020 A group of protesters and counter protesters clashed in Saskatoon on Feb. 22, 2020 over a natural gas pipeline construction in Wet'suwet'en Nations. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Moe agrees with Trudeau’s call to end railway blockades
Premier Scott Moe is in full agreement with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's call to end rail blockades across the country immediately.Moe spoke to reporters in Saskatoon on Friday, minutes after Trude...
Feb 22, 2020 Premier Scott Moe speaks to reporters at the Saskatchewan Party Saskatoon cabinet office on Feb. 21, 2020. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)