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La Loche RCMP need assistance finding missing man
La Loche RCMP are asking the public for assistance in locating 49-year-old Bert Brian Herman.According to a media release Saturday evening, Herman was reported missing on Oct. 11 at 10:30 p.m. and was...
Oct 13, 2019 Bert Brian Herman (Submitted photo/La Loche RCMP)
Gobble up some turkey this Thanksgiving weekend
Many families will enjoy turkey at the table or in the field as part of their Thanksgiving meal over the holiday weekend.Chances are that bird was raised on a Saskatchewan turkey farm.There are 11 tur...
Oct 12, 2019 ID 99357295 © Alexey Lutsenko Dreamstime.com
Stars deliver late-game magic again to stay hot against Bombers in OT thriller
For the second-straight game, the Battlefords North Stars have worked their magic like Houdini to erase a late game deficit with a goal in the final minutes of the third, before then delivering again ...
Oct 11, 2019 Stars’ netminder Adam Dmyterko led the way for the Battlefords Friday, stopping 28/31 shots against, while providing a calming presence between the pipes for his team. With the win, Dmyterko improves to a perfect 9-0 on the season, to go along with a shimmering 2.19 goals-against average and .934 save percentage. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Another month of national employment surge, mixed bag regionally: StatsCan
After a surge in employment in August, the nation's economy once again added scores of new jobs in September.Statistics Canada's monthly labour force survey showed employment rose by 53,700, driven by...
Oct 11, 2019 (file photo/JPBG)
Police seize conducted energy weapon during traffic stop near Maidstone
A routine sobriety traffic stop led officers to discover a handheld conducted energy weapon. On Oct. 10 at around 2:30 p.m., the Saskatchewan RCMP Roving Traffic Unit pulled over a vehicle on Highway ...
Oct 11, 2019 (file photo/NOW News Staff)
North Stars host Bombers in showdown at Battleford Arena
Surging off four-straight road victories, the Battlefords North Stars return to the ice Friday night in front of the hometown crowd. Looking to stay hot, the team will welcome the Flin Flon Bombers to...
Oct 11, 2019 There’s never a shortage of conversation between the benches when the North Stars and Bombers come together. The fued has become one of the premier interdivisional rivalries in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League thanks largely to the team’s recent playoff history. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Laverdiere homicide suspects Sangster, Checkosis appear in court
Two suspects in Tiki Brook-Lyn Laverdiere's homicide, including one who was stabbed while in remand, were back in court Friday morning.Brent Checkosis is facing 14 charges, including accessory after t...
Oct 11, 2019 (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
New handi-bus ready for service in the Battlefords
It took a long time and a lot of hard work but it finally paid off.Those were the words of Transit Manager Paul Robertson as he showed off the newly purchased handi-bus for the Battlefords Transit fle...
Oct 11, 2019 A new handi-bus is ready to roll in the Battlefords. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Arrest made after armed vehicle robbery in North Battleford
Officers in the Battlefords have arrested one man after he stole a vehicle at knife and gunpoint from someone giving him a ride. At around 9:30 p.m. on Oct. 9, the RCMP were called to an armed robbery...
Oct 11, 2019 (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Annual Rockettes calendar campaign kicks off
People from around the community came together for a night out at Bennigan's Thursday, to celebrate the official launch of the 2020 Rockettes calendar. An annual event promoting breast cancer awarenes...
Oct 11, 2019 The models and team from the 2020 Rockettes calendar pose for a picture Thursday night with 93.3 The Rock's Bryan Flannery at the launch event at Bennigan’s in North Battleford. (battlefordsNOW Staff)