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Silvernagle ready for return to national stage following second consecutive provincial championship
Hometown hero, Robyn Silvernagle and her North Battleford rink are heading back to the national stage, following another big victory at the Viterra Scotties Tuesday in Melville. Silvernagle's rink, ba...
Jan 29, 2020 Team Silvernagle poses for a picture at the Viterra Scotties earlier this week in Melville. (Facebook/Team Silvernagle)
Safety tips from SGI for navigating the heavy fog in Battlefords area
People in the Battlefords area woke up this morning to find the city blanketed in a thick layer of fog for the second day in a row.The fog was thick enough for Environment Canada to issue a two-day fo...
Jan 29, 2020 Fog advisory in the Battlefords for second straight day. (ID 134596443 © Dmitrii Melnikov | Dreamstime.com)
Cochin-area murder case scheduled for trial this May
The case involving a Cochin-area man facing a second-degree murder charge is now scheduled for trial this May.Joshua Roy Tucker, 27, is charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death o...
Jan 29, 2020 Joshua Roy Tucker who is facing a charge of second-degree murder is scheduled to stand trial at Queen's Bench Court in May. (File photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Silvernagle wins second straight Scotties provincial title
Robyn Silvernagle has repeated as Saskatchewan's women's curling champion.Silvernagle and her North Battleford team of Stefanie Lawton, Jessie Hunkin and Kara Thevenot won their second straight provin...
Jan 28, 2020 Robyn Silvernagle. (submitted photo/CurlSask)
City crime stats show proactive policing nets results
The latest crime report for North Battleford shows some generally favourable results gleaned from the numbers, with decreases in various categories. The overall tally for calls increased in 2019 but t...
Jan 28, 2020 RCMP Insp. Tom Beck gives city council some highlights of the latest crime report. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
JPII junior boys claim gold in Lloydminster
The John Paul II Collegiate (JPII) junior boys basketball team added to its stellar run this season, taking home another gold medal finish over the weekend in Lloydminster. Taking top spot at the annu...
Jan 28, 2020 Pictured left to right: Back row: Assistant Coach: Hanz Tolentino, Ron Dalida, Josh Fransoo, Matthews Antony, Grady Billingsley, Draper Pooyak, Head Coach: Nate Jurgens Front row: Allan Luna, Raniel Acaya, Andrei Rita, Brodee Tourand, Paul Tran, Caden Fullerton. (submitted photo/Nate Jurgens)
B.C. man presumed to have cornonavirus doing well: health official
VANCOUVER - Health officials in British Columbia say a man in his 40s is presumed to have coronavirus and is doing well as he recovers at home. Dr. Bonnie Henry, the provincial health office...
Jan 28, 2020 Image Credit: Dmitryi Epov | Dreamstime.com
City of Prince Albert bans plastic check out bags
Prince Albert has become the first city in Saskatchewan to ban plastic checkout bags. City council passed the bylaw unanimously at Monday night's meeting, despite some last minute concerns raised by t...
Jan 28, 2020 (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Battlefords Area Pride asks council for support for fundraiser gala to benefit new safe-space drop in
Battlefords Area Pride hopes city council will support its upcoming fundraiser gala - A Touch of Class. Committee member Janae Brownley asked council to reduce the rental cost for the group to hold th...
Jan 28, 2020 Janae Brownley of Battlefords Area Pride asked North Battleford council for some reduction in the cost to rent the Don Ross Centre for a planned gala fundraiser Feb. 1. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Battlefords Area Pride asks council for support for fundraiser gala to benefit new safe-space drop in
Battlefords Area Pride hopes city council will support its upcoming fundraiser gala - A Touch of Class. Committee member Janae Brownley asked council to reduce the rental cost for the group to hold th...
Jan 28, 2020 Janae Brownley of Battlefords Area Pride asked North Battleford council for some reduction in the cost to rent the Don Ross Centre for a planned gala fundraiser Feb. 1. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)