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Firefighters attend collision, use Jaws of Life on New Year's Day
North Battleford Fire Department responded to a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Highway 4 South and Territorial Drive at the bottom of the Don Ross Centre yesterday afternoon.The incident...
Jan 02, 2020 ID 55187298 © Martin Brayley | Dreamstime.com

Battleford West to see new subdivision offering more affordable housing options
Families looking to purchase a new home that is more affordable for their income in the future will have more options with the proposed new Battleford West subdivision.Battleford West Properties owner...
Dec 31, 2019 ID 107061525 © Jon Rehg | Dreamstime.com

Police seek break and enter suspects in white truck
Police are asking the public to be on the lookout for a white truck and flat deck trailer that has been involved in a string of break and enters in rural towns throughout the province.Biggar RCMP said...
Dec 31, 2019 Police are looking for suspects driving a white truck and flat bed trailer. (submitted photo/RCMP)

Atoskewin Success Centre sees positive stories in past year
Laverne Benson already had a casual job but she needed full time employment.She already had computer skills so that wasn't an obstacle.But she needed a boost to her self confidence and an opportunity ...
Dec 31, 2019 Laverne Benson shown at Atoskewin Success Centre where she is now employed full-time. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Two facing charges related to alleged assault in Battleford
Two people are facing charges following an alleged assault at Battleford's Urban Native Housing Corporation on Friday.RCMP report on Dec. 27 at 2 p.m. Battlefords RCMP responded to a complaint at a bu...
Dec 31, 2019 Two people are facing charges following an incident in Battleford on Friday. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Town to install lights to help deal with Battle Springs crime concerns
The Town of Battleford hopes to address Battle Springs residents concerns about property crime in their neighbourhood by shedding some light on the situation."There will be some light standards added ...
Dec 30, 2019 The Town of Battleford plans to increase lighting in the Battle Springs area in an effort to reduce property crime. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Police make 'significant' drug seizure after traffic stop near Maidstone
Police retrieved a significant drug seizure from a vehicle during a traffic stop near Maidstone yesterday. Under the Cannabis Control Act, Mounties searched the vehicle after pulling it over on Highwa...
Dec 30, 2019

Police arrest man after Mountie dragged by vehicle during traffic stop
La Loche RCMP have one man in custody after an officer was dragged from a vehicle earlier this week during a traffic stop. On Dec. 21, a constable from the detachment stopped a vehicle on Highway 155 ...
Dec 30, 2019

NB mayor says city making great strides, still has more work to do
In taking time to reflect on the past year, North Battleford Mayor Ryan Bater said the city has seen a number of successes but also some challenges it still needs to overcome.Among the city's many pos...
Dec 30, 2019 North Battleford Mayor Ryan Bater reflects on some of the city's achievements as well as its challenges over the past year. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Year in Review: Jaskirat Sidhu receives eight-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to Humboldt Broncos bus crash
northeastNOW is taking a look back at the biggest and most interesting stories of 2019, as selected by our newsroom:It was a case many Canadians had their eyes on, and it wrapped up in early 2019.Jask...
Dec 30, 2019 Jaskirat Singh Sidhu. (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)