Category Archives: Post to Social
Traffic stop outside Maidstone leads to drug seizures, charges
Two people have been charged with trafficking following a traffic stop for illegal window tint.RCMP said on March 27, officers stopped an eastbound vehicle on Highway 16 west of Maidstone at around 4:...
Mar 29, 2019 (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Chamber accepting nominations for 2019 BBEX awards
The Battlefords Chamber of Commerce has announced it is now accepting nominations for its upcoming 2019 The Battlefords Business Excellence Awards (BBEX) competition.This year will mark the 26th anniv...
Mar 29, 2019 The Battlefords Chamber of Commerce is accepting nominations for its upcoming 2019 Business Excellence Awards (BBEX) competition. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Two charged following firearms offences
Two men were arrested for carrying concealed firearms in the city Thursday afternoon.Battlefords RCMP received a call shortly after 12:30 p.m. indicating there were a group of males walking on the 140...
Mar 29, 2019 Two were arrested after a call in the Battlefords (file photo/BattlefordsNOW staff)
Capitol Annex ready to captivate moviegoers with four new screens
After years of talk and nearly 12 months of watching it rise, the Capitol Theatre's new cinema is ready to light up the big screen in North Battleford.Known as the Annex, the downtown build has brough...
Mar 28, 2019 The Capitol Annex Theatre is officially open in the Battlefords. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Battlefords Community Players gearing up to show Sam Shepard play 'True West'
Area theatre lovers should be in for some moving entertainment for those taking in the Battlefords Community Players latest production - True West by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Sam Shepard. Dir...
Mar 28, 2019
City migrates to new waste, recycling reminder app with education focus
The city is moving to a new waste and recycling reminder application to help residents stay on top of their pick-up dates and learn healthier recycling habits. Starting April 7, the current Recollect ...
Mar 28, 2019
Marquee matchups aplenty for Stars, Terriers in round 2
Each coming off a seven-game series in Round 1, the showdown between the Battlefords North Stars and Yorkton Terriers looks to be a star-studded affair with game-breaking players on either side, makin...
Mar 28, 2019 North Stars’ forward Macgregor Sinclair took home MVP at the team’s annual awards banquet following the regular season for good reason. The veteran has logged big minutes for the team in all situations this postseason. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Wilkie looking for final push in Kraft Hockeyville 2019
It's been a long road for the town of Wilkie's rink.The town of 1,300, which is just under 60 kilometers southwest of the Battlefords was devastated by a fire to their rink in 2015, when an electrical...
Mar 28, 2019 Helen Urlacher holds the sign and hopes Hockeyville is awarded to Wilkie in 2019 (submitted/Helen Urlacher)
Man awarded $80M in lawsuit claiming Roundup causes cancer
SAN FRANCISCO - A U.S. jury on Wednesday awarded more than $80 million in damages to a California man who blamed Roundup weed killer for his cancer, in a case that his attorneys say could help determi...
Mar 28, 2019 Edwin Hardeman, right, speaks next to attorney Aimee Wagstaff at a news conference in San Francisco, Wednesday, March 27, 2019. A U.S. jury has awarded $80 million in damages to Hardeman in a high-stakes trial over his claim that Roundup weed killer caused his cancer. (Associated Press/Jeff Chiu)
FSIN chief calls for Sask. gov’t to speed up disaster relief
The chief of the organization representing 74 Saskatchewan First Nations says it may be time for the federal government to step in as the province isn't moving fast enough to deliver disaster assistan...
Mar 28, 2019 Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Chief Bobby Cameron speaks at the Saskatoon Inn on March 27, 2019. (Bryn Levy/650 CKOM)