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'It's just a game': Young officials talk verbal abuse on ice

Hockey officials have long been susceptible to fan, coach and player abuse..Every official on the ice is responsible for many things, but Hockey Canada sums it up well when looking at their first bull...

Mar 19, 2019 Two young officials are speaking out about verbal abuse they face on the ice during hockey games. (Brady Lang/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Bater outlines wish list for 2019 provincial budget

Mayor Ryan Bater has a wish list in hand for the 2019 budget, which is set to be tabled by the provincial government Wednesday.At the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association convention in Februa...

Mar 18, 2019 North Battleford Mayor Ryan Bater has three items he hopes to see in Wednesday's provincial budget. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Cochin theatre kicks off with new show and reno

Local theatre lovers will want to take in Cochin Community Players fun new play coming up called Unnecessary Farce.Clint Barrett is directing the dinner-theatre comedy show by Paul Slade Smith.The the...

Mar 18, 2019 The Cochin Community Players cast for Unnecessary Farce. (submitted photo/Clint Barrett)

No invasive mussels found in province's lakes in 2018

It was a good year when it came to controlling the spread of some invasive species in Saskatchewan in 2018.On Monday, the Government of Saskatchewan announced that no invasive mussel species were foun...

Mar 18, 2019 No invasive mussel species were found in Saskatchewan lakes in 2018 (Submitted photo/Government of Saskatchewan)

JPII senior boys book ticket to HOOPLA

The John Paul II Collegiate senior boys basketball team is headed to HOOPLA.Finishing tops in their region, and fourth in the province, the Crusaders will face top-seeded, Moose Jaw Comprehensive at t...

Mar 18, 2019 The JPII Crusaders senior boys basketball team will make their way to HOOPLA later this week as one of the top teams at their level in the province. (Submitted photo/Shalen Fox)

Privy Council clerk Michael Wernick to quit before election

OTTAWA - Michael Wernick - the country's top bureaucrat - is leaving his job, telling Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in an open letter that recent events show him there is no path for a "relationship o...

Mar 18, 2019 Clerk of the Privy Council Michael Wernick at a defence department event in October 2018. (Michael Wernick/Twitter)

Man sentenced to penitentiary time for firearms charge

A man who fell asleep behind the wheel wearing body armour with a sawed-off shotgun by his side will serve time in a federal penitentiary. The lawyer for Jeremy Bird requested that her client serve hi...

Mar 18, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)

Manhunt launched after shooting on Dutch tram wounds many

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - A shooting on a tram in the central Dutch city of Utrecht on Monday left "multiple" people wounded, police said, adding that they are considering the possibility of a "terrori...

Mar 18, 2019

Community of Allan renames skating rink after fallen Humboldt Broncos captain

The skating rink in the town of Allan now bears the name of the late captain of the Humboldt Broncos hockey team.The community gathered Saturday afternoon to honour Logan Schatz in the rink that the 2...

Mar 17, 2019 Family members of Logan Schatz were on hand Saturday for the renaming of the arena in Allan. (Angie Rolheiser/northeastNOW)

Wilkie makes top 4 in Kraft Hockeyville

The community of Wilkie has been named one of four finalists across Canada for the annual Kraft Hockeyville event. The community is the only one in Saskatchewan to make it to the top four, joining Ric...

Mar 17, 2019 (File photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)