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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)
Nikita Cook to stand trial next year connected to Tiki Laverdiere death
One of the eight people accused in the Tiki Laverdiere homicide investigation will be headed to trial next year.Nikita Cook, 31, of Onion Lake Cree Nation, is facing charges of first-degree murder and...
Jan 03, 2020 Nikita Cook is scheduled for trial in 2021. (supplied/RCMP)
RCMP warn western Sask. communities after string of break-ins
The RCMP have put out a crime watch advisory after a string of break-ins in multiple communities west of Saskatoon.According to Biggar's RCMP Detachment Commander Dereck Crozier, the spree has hit Uni...
Jan 03, 2020 (file photo/CKOM News Staff)
First baby of New Year a girl
It was an exciting start to the New Year for a young couple from Mosquito First Nation who celebrated the occasion with a new baby girl - the first born at Battlefords Union Hospital in 2020. Dayanna ...
Jan 02, 2020 Daelene Moosomin and Desmond Stone with their new baby girl, Dayanna Delisha Deshaye Stone, at Battlefords Union Hospital. Dayanna is officially the first baby born in 2020 at Battlefords Union Hospital. (submitted photo/Saskatchewan Health Authority)
Firefighters battle blaze at home on Centennial Crescent
North Battleford Fire Department firefighters battled a blaze at a home on Centennial Cres. yesterday afternoon. Fire Chief Lindsay Holm said the two occupants managed to escape in time. One of the in...
Jan 02, 2020 A fire engulfed a home on Centennial Cres. yesterday afternoon. The fire dept. returned to the location this morning to investigate the cause. Two occupants survived but their pet dog inside at the time of the fire wasn't able to escape. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
RCMP report suspicious death near Turtleford
Turtleford RCMP have determined a death in the R.M. of Frenchman Brutte is suspicious in nature.On January 1, 2020, at approximately 5 p.m., Saskatchewan RCMP received the report of a deceased unident...
Jan 02, 2020 (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)