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JPII duo earns provincial bronze in doubles badminton
For Grade 11 students Guiel Salunga and Kaitlin Tarasoff, badminton has been a passion and a craft the pair have enjoyed since Grade 8 at John Paul II Collegiate. Now with a provincial bronze medal to...
May 15, 2019 JP II Grade 11 students Kaitlin Tarasoff (left), and Guiel Salunga (right), pictured here with their Provincial bronze medals. (submitted photo/Vic Stynsky)
Public library offers writing guidance for teens
The North Battleford Public Library is offering essay help from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, May 16. Assistant Librarian Candice Froess, came up with the idea. She said the program is offered to teens o...
May 15, 2019 Offering essay help is just one of the ways the N.B. Public Library is encouraging a positive outlook on reading and writing amongst youth in the community. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Missing Edmonton woman last seen in North Battleford
Police are asking for information about a missing 25-year-old woman from Edmonton who was last seen in North Battleford. RCMP said in a press release that Tiki Brooklyn Laverdiere was last in contact ...
May 15, 2019 Edmonton's Tiki Brooklyn Laverdiere, 25, was last seen in North Battleford. (supplied photo/Battlefords RCMP)
Fishing season opens door for northern economy
Saskatchewan gets a bad rap for being flat, but our province makes up for that stigma with great natural resources, including fishing.Anglers in the Lakeland had May 15, marked on their calendar as th...
May 15, 2019 Anglers in the Lakeland may now break out the rod and reel. (Ronald Quaroni/paNOW Staff)
City rejects proposal for land sale for condo project; to make counter offer
The City of North Battleford turned down a proposal by a bidder to purchase land in the Fairview Heights area for a condo project, but will be making a counter offer instead. Administration recommende...
May 15, 2019 North Battleford city hall will make a counter offer for a proposal for a land purchase by a bidder team to develop a condo project after rejecting the initial offer. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
CFL, CFLPA reach tentative agreement
It looks like the CFL season will go ahead as planned.The league and Canadian Football Players Association announced Wednesday they have reached a tentative agreement on a new collective bargaining ag...
May 15, 2019 (file photo/CKOM News Staff)
New Battleford grocery store promises familiar feel
Discovery Co-op will officially open the doors of its new food store and pharmacy in Battleford tomorrow.The new business will operate in the old Super A Foods building, and feature everything the Nor...
May 15, 2019 The new Battleford Discovery Co-op food store and pharmacy is set to open its doors tomorrow. (submitted/Leanne Ducommun)
Glow disc golf a go from N.B. city council
There is an evening of glow disc golf coming soon to the Battlefords, as councillors recently gave the event the seal of approval. The Saskatchewan High School Athletic Association is having its annua...
May 15, 2019 Over 100 people are expected to attend the glow disc game June 20th at Centennial Park. The sport of disc golf has proven to be a smash-hit in the Battlefords. (Facebook/Disc Golf Saskatchewan)
Husky case returning to Lloydminster court in June for plea
The case involving Husky Energy Inc. will be moving back to Lloydminster Provincial Court in June for plea, now that case management conferences have concluded at North Battleford Provincial Court. Th...
May 14, 2019 Husky Energy Inc. returned to North Battleford Provincial Court Tuesday, for charges related to the July 2016 oil leak near Maidstone which impacted the North Saskatchewan River. (The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh)
Local singer lives dream with Kokopelli Choir
For North Battleford local, Naomi Wall, music has always been a big part of her life. "We definitely listened to a lot of music growing up and it was always something I enjoyed," she said. "I took cho...
May 14, 2019 The Kokopelli Choir is made up of 50+ singers from all over Canada and other parts of the globe. (Facebook/Kokopelli Choirs)