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RM vote opens door for special care facility outside Prince Albert
A special care facility for first responders, corrections workers, veterans, and other frontline professionals struggling with operational stress injuries, has moved one step closer to construction so...
Mar 08, 2019 (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
UPDATE: Missing girl located
UPDATE: Police said late Friday that Alieha Laplante-McAdam had been located safe and sound. ---------------------------------Blaine Lake RCMP is seeking the public's help in locating a missing 12-yea...
Mar 08, 2019 A 12-year-old from Marcelin has been located, police said late Friday. (Submitted Photo/ Blaine Lake RCMP)
Battlefords athletes named to provincial softball teams
A group of softball players from the Battlefords have recently been named to represent their community, and province alike on Team Saskatchewan's High Performance Teams at the U14, U16 and U18 levels....
Mar 07, 2019 Pictured left to right: Melyna Bahler, Maren Kachmarski, Kaibree Head, Kayli Cooper, Rees Kachmarski, Sydney Cooper. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff) : Martin Martinson
Battlefords RCMP planning town hall in North Battleford
The Battlefords RCMP are planning a town hall meeting next month to hear concerns and provide an update on policing. Sgt. Jason Teniuk said the meeting will be a continuation of the public meetings th...
Mar 07, 2019 Battlefords RCMP Staff Sgt. Darcy Woolfitt shown. The local RCMP are planning to host a town hall meeting in April. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff) : Angela Brown
Trudeau not the prime minister of Quebec: Saskatchewan premier
Two Western premiers say the SNC-Lavalin affair is distracting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at a time when he should be focused on jobs in their region.Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe took aim Thursda...
Mar 07, 2019 (Submitted photo/CKOM)
Saskatchewan Penitentiary hosts in-house recruitment drive
Federal government officials have been looking to new ways to fill jobs at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary in Prince Albert. The institution held its first-ever open house this week in the hopes of attr...
Mar 07, 2019 file photo/ paNOW Staff
Murky Water: SARM looks to a possible solution for water woes
Rural Saskatchewan has been struggling for years, with small towns trying to stay afloat as people move away.Many towns are trying to keep the residents they have and lure new ones, but that's especia...
Mar 07, 2019 Many towns are trying to keep the residents they have and lure new ones, but that's especially hard when they can't drink the water out of their taps. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Chamber still hopeful carbon tax will be repealed
The federal government's new carbon tax on utilities bills will be bad news for consumers and will hurt area businesses too, according to members of the Chamber of Commerce.The tax is set to start on ...
Mar 07, 2019 Members of the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce oppose the federal government's carbon tax on utilities, and hope for a reprieve. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff) : Angela Brown
Saskatchewan comedian returning to Shamrockin' Comedy Night
An evening of fun and laughter is promised ahead of the 2019 Shamrockin' Comedy Night on March 16. The third-annual event, put on by the Battlefords United Way, will showcase Prince Albert comedian Ke...
Mar 07, 2019 Kelly Taylor is bringing his act back to the Battlefords for the Shamrockin' Comedy Night. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff) : Brady Lang
Study shows unusually high proportion of high-value diamonds: Star Diamond
As mining giant Rio Tinto gears up for large bulk sampling of diamonds at the proposed Fort la Corne mining site east of Prince Albert, the owners of the kimberlite deposits are releasing information ...
Mar 06, 2019 A huge trench cutter rig operated by Rio Tinto will excavate a massive hole starting in the spring as the mining company aims to determine the amount and value of diamonds buried in the kimberlites at Fort à la Corne east of Prince Albert.(submitted photo/Star Diamond Corp.) : Glenn Hicks