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Canadian-led NATO training mission in Iraq suspended amid security concerns
Canada's defence minister says a Canadian-led NATO training mission in Iraq has been temporarily suspended in the wake of the killing of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani.Harjit Sajjan confirmed a stat...
Jan 04, 2020
Canada downs Finland in world junior semis to set up gold-medal game with Russia
Canada was looking for payback.The national team got it, and then some, in a dominant wire-to-wire performance Saturday at the world junior hockey championship.The Canadians scored three times before ...
Jan 04, 2020 (The Canadian Press)
Police looking for suspect in armed robbery
At 1:00 a.m. on Saturday morning Battlefords RCMP received a complaint of an armed robbery at a business on the 1700 block of 100th St. A lone man entered the business brandishing a weapon, threatened...
Jan 04, 2020 Police are asking for help identifying this man. (submitted/RCMP)
Woman, 24, missing from North Battleford
UPDATE: Lisa Emily Moyah has been located safe.Battleford's RCMP are asking for the public's help in locating Lisa Emily Moyah of North Battleford. Moyah, 24, was last seen leaving the Beaver Hotel in...
Jan 04, 2020 (Submitted/RCMP)
Stars and Klippers ready for round two of weekend showdown
The Battlefords North Stars will return to action Saturday for part two of their weekend home-and-home series with the division rival, Kindersley Klippers, as the scene shifts to the Battlefords. Retu...
Jan 04, 2020 Captain, Matthew Fletcher and his North Stars’ teammates will look to stay hot Saturday, in search of a fifth straight win, as the team will make their first appearance of the new calendar year in front of the home crowd. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
North Stars ‘Klip’ Kindersley, stay hot with 5-2 win
It was a joyous kick-start to the New Year for the Battlefords North Stars Friday, as the team downed the rival, Kindersley Klippers 5-2 at the West Central Events Centre in Kindersley. Five different...
Jan 04, 2020 Friday’s victory was the Stars’ fourth straight, as the team picked up right where they left off prior to Christmas, with another solid team effort that saw five different players chip in with a goal on the night. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
More electric vehicle charging stations coming to Saskatchewan
Some drivers of electric vehicles are going to have more charging options along the Yellowhead Highway.Electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla is planning to install super charging stations at locations i...
Jan 03, 2020 More Tesla super charging stations like this one in Swift Current are coming to Saskatchewan. (Twitter/Zee @ Road Trip Tesla)
She-NANIGANS performance venue coming to Battlefords
Two longtime friends are bringing together their passion and expertise to create a new performance venue in North Battleford called She-NANIGANS.Glennda Ilett and Kelly Waters said the initiative was ...
Jan 03, 2020 Glennda Ilett, left, and Kelly Waters are in the process of having a building in North Battleford renovated to create a new performance venue called She-NANIGANS. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Suspicious sudden death near Turtleford now considered a homicide
A suspicious sudden death reported in the R.M. of Frenchman Butte area is now being investigated as a homicide.Turtleford RCMP report at about 5 p.m., Jan. 1, Saskatchewan RCMP received a report of a ...
Jan 03, 2020 RCMP report a suspicious sudden death near Turtleford is now being investigated as a homicide. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
North Stars kick off New Year with home-and-home versus Klippers
Following a 12-day hiatus over the Christmas break, the Battlefords North Stars will return to the ice Friday for their first game action of the new 2020 calendar year.Adding additional spring to the ...
Jan 03, 2020 Forwards, Matthias Urbanski and Tyler Traptow are key cogs to their respective team’s attack, each in their third season of SJHL play. Urbanski sits third in Stars’ scoring with 36 points, while Traptow ranks fourth on the Klippers with 18 points this year. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)