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Bill to make Orange Shirt Day a federal holiday passes third reading
A new statutory holiday could be announced soon as Desneth-Missinippi-Churchill River NDP MP Georgina Jolibois's private member bill passed a third and final reading.That means the bill is now headed ...
Mar 21, 2019 NDP MP Georgina Jolibois' bill to create new holiday passes final reading. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
Weather and crime heating up in the Battlefords
With the weather warming up outside, it's time to take extra precautions.With the snow melt, Battlefords RCMP Staff Sgt. Darcy Woolfitt said members start to see an increase of crime. "We have a lot o...
Mar 21, 2019 Keeping your doors locked will help combat property crime. (Brady Lang/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Saskatoon MRI clinic to be a hub for research and education
When Saskatoon's first privately-owned and operated MRI and CT facility opens this fall it will fill a training gap in Saskatchewan.The James Smith Cree Nation and Siemens Healthineers Canada finalize...
Mar 21, 2019 A Siemens Healthineers 3T MRI machine. (Siemens Healthineers)
Bombers pull out must-win, send the series back to Battlefords 3-1
Heading into action with a 3-0 series lead, the Battlefords North Stars fell 2-1 to the Flin Flon Bombers Wednesday night in Game 4 of the quarterfinal series. Stars' goaltender Joel Grzybowski stoppe...
Mar 21, 2019 A tight series, and heated battle: Wednesday night marked the third straight game of the Stars’ and Bombers’ first round matchup to go to OT through the first four games of the series. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Sask. budget welcomed by mental health organizations, volunteer firefighters
Alongside a modest surplus of over $34 million, the 2019-20 Saskatchewan provincial budget included a heavy focus on targeted mental health spending and tax credits for volunteer firefighters.The budg...
Mar 20, 2019 New programs and funding in the Saskatchewan budget are being welcomed by many. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Orcas continue strong season, earn eight medals at Prairie Champs Competition
The Battlefords Orcas Swim Club had yet another impressive showing over the weekend.Five swimmers travelled south to Regina to compete at the Prairie Champs competition, which is the premier champions...
Mar 20, 2019 Clockwise: Elizabeth Johnson, Slade Pruden, Madison Higgs, Brandon Nord. MISSING: Reece Sommerfeld (submitted/John Mcleod)
Saskatchewan budget projects $34M surplus
The Saskatchewan government is projecting a surplus of $34.4 million in 2019-20, with increasing positive balances in the three fiscal years to follow. The province tabled its budget Wednesday afterno...
Mar 20, 2019 The 2019-20 Saskatchewan budget is balanced with a small surplus of $34 million. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Up 3-0, Stars can sweep series with Bombers tonight in Game 4
The Battlefords North Stars enter action tonight at the Whitney Forum in Flin Flon for Game 4 of their first round, best-of-seven series with the Flin Flon Bombers. Leading the series 3-0, the Stars s...
Mar 20, 2019 Stars’ captain, Cody Spagrud has been a force to deal with for the Bombers’ forwards all series long, logging huge minutes in all situations to lead his team from the blue line. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Chamber promoting local business with Find it in Five campaign
People visiting the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce in the near future will also be able to find out what nearby restaurants, hotels and other businesses are within a stone's throw of the chamber buil...
Mar 20, 2019 Battlefords Chamber of Commerce's Chair Dallan Oberg, left, and Chief Operating Officer Linda Machniak pictured at Tuesday’s board meeting. The local chamber is promoting its new Find it in Five campaign to connect visitors to local businesses, among its latest initiatives. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
STARS to use federal budget cash to replace fleet
STARS air ambulance got some good news in the 2019 federal budget.Ottawa committed $65 million to the air ambulance service in Tuesday's budget.Mike Lamacchia, STARS vice-president of operations in Al...
Mar 20, 2019 (Submitted photo/CKOM News)