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Three of eight suspects in Laverdiere homicide return to court
Three of the eight who face charges in connection to Tiki Laverdiere's homicide appeared in North Battleford Provincial Court Friday, including one who had his charges upgraded.Based on further eviden...
Aug 30, 2019 Edmonton woman Tiki Laverdiere, 25, was last seen in North Battleford. (supplied photo/Battlefords RCMP)
The North Battleford City Kinsmen Band to celebrate 70th anniversary
The North Battleford City Kinsmen (NBCK) Band will be celebrating 70 years of sharing their music with the Battlefords. They will be holding a concert titled You Can't Stop the Beat on October 20 at 2...
Aug 30, 2019 NBCK Band will play concert to celebrate 70th anniversary (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
City property taxes due at months end
Property owners in North Battleford have until Aug. 31 to pay their tax bill without penalty. The city will apply a penalty of 1.8 per cent to any outstanding 2019 tax bill on Sept. 1 and the first da...
Aug 30, 2019 (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Familiar faces, new Stars converge as North Stars training camp begins
With the first game of the pre-season just three days away, and the season opener looming just under two weeks later, the Battlefords North Stars return to the Civic Centre for training camp this week...
Aug 30, 2019 The road to defending as Canalta Cup champions begins this week at training camp for the Battlefords North Stars. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Charges upgraded against Tiki Laverdiere homicide suspect
Based on further evidence collected by the RCMP's Major Crime Unit North, charges have been upgraded against one suspect connected to Tiki Laverdiere's death. Jesse Sangster is now charged with first-...
Aug 30, 2019 Edmonton's Tiki Laverdiere. (supplied/RCMP)
Production starts at Husky Dee Valley Thermal Project
Production is underway at Husky Energy's Dee Valley thermal project. It is the second of six 10,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) thermal bitumen projects to come online from 2018 to 2022. "Dee Valley is the l...
Aug 29, 2019 A Husky Energy Thermal Project. (file photo)
North West College offers new courses on mental health
When it comes to conversations around mental health, education can play a key role in removing negative stigma. Next month is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month and North West College in Nort...
Aug 29, 2019 Three new mental health courses available at North West College. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Co-accused in Jonson homicide remanded until late September
Nicolas Buck will remain in custody as his lawyer awaits further information in his case. The 22-year-old is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Mark Douglas Jonson.Jonson was found dead ...
Aug 29, 2019 Nicolas Buck, 22, was arrested and charged with first degree murder. (North Battleford RCMP)
Man walks to remember father who took life after mental health struggles
As Paul Laberge treks down Highway 16, his knees and ankles begin to ache. A semi-truck whistles by and sends a jolt of anxiety through him.The next morning, he doesn't want to get out of bed as he is...
Aug 29, 2019 Paul Laberge, centre-right, is joined by strangers as he walked from Saskatoon to Lloydminster to remember his father who took his life in 2018 and raise awareness about suicide and mental illness. (Let's Walk the Talk/Facebook)
High School graduation rates for Indigenous students see increase
Indigenous students are having better results achieving success graduating high school in Saskatchewan, based on the province's figures.The province is reporting more First Nations, Mtis and Inuit (FN...
Aug 28, 2019 Indigenous student graduation rates for First Nations, Métis and Inuit youth are increasing in Saskatchewan. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)