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Crop insurance coverage levels, premiums increasing
Details have been released on the 2019 Crop Insurance program in Saskatchewan.Crop insurance levels are increasing to a record $230 per acre, up from $216 per acre in 2018.Agriculture Minister David M...
Feb 26, 2019 (file photo/farmnewsNOW Staff)
RCMP investigating after home shot at on Moosomin First Nation
Police are investigating after someone's home was shot at Monday on the Moosomin First Nation. Battlefords RCMP said they received the complaint around 10 p.m. and found damage consistent with bullets...
Feb 26, 2019 (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff) : Tyler Marr
City outlines snow removal priorities
North Battleford residents concerned about high windrows of snow piled around their properties caused by the city's snowplows may be able to get some help.At council's meeting Monday, Utilities Direct...
Feb 26, 2019 The City of North Battleford discussed its snow removal plan at Monday's council meeting. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff) : Angela Brown
Interior construction to start at Thunderchild cannabis cultivation facility
With exterior construction substantially complete on the Thunderchild by Westleaf Cannabis cultivation facility, interior development is underway. The approximately 130,000 square foot cultivation fac...
Feb 26, 2019 The Thunderchild by Westleaf Cannabis cultivation facility outside Battleford in scheduled for completion in 2019. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff) : Tyler Marr
Guilty pleas in Darchuk hunting death
There will be no trial for a Prince Albert man accused in the shooting death of another hunter in the fall of 2017.At a hearing in Nipawin Monday, Austyn Adamko entered guilty pleas to the lesser char...
Feb 26, 2019 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)
City council gives nod to community grants for non-profits
North Battleford city council approved community grant requests for the Battlefords District Food and Resource Centre (BDFRC)/ Empty Stocking Fund, and the Battlefords and Area Sexual Assault Centre (...
Feb 26, 2019 North Battleford councillors Len Taylor, left, and Kent Lindgren at a recent meeting. Council approved granting two non profits that serve the vulnerable with support for 2019. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff) : Angela Brown
Anti-racism forum, march planned in N.B.
The Battlefords will be a hub for the area for a series of events coming up that focus on raising awareness and helping put a stop to racism. The activities coincide with the International Day for the...
Feb 25, 2019 Lori Nicotine, centre, joins others in an anti-racism march in North Battleford. The annual march will take place this year on March 21. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff) : Angela Brown
City to begin sidewalk snow removal bylaw blitz
Property owners with sidewalks not clear of snow and ice could find themselves in possession of a ticket over the first week in March. The city's Community Saftey Officers (CSO) will perform an enforc...
Feb 25, 2019 Get out the shovels North Battleford. The city's CSOs will be performing an enforcement blitz of the Sidewalk Clearing Bylaw in March. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff) : Tyler Marr
Provincial government seeks technological solution to trespass challenges
Proposed changes to Saskatchewan's laws around trespassing have been generating controversy in some corridors.The new legislation, which is expected to come up for debate in the spring would put the o...
Feb 25, 2019 The Government of Saskatchewan wants the public's help to solve the issues surrounding the province's new trespassing laws and hunters. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Prairies can expect wild swings as spring arrives: The Weather Network
While most Canadians can expect an abrupt flip to spring in March, according to The Weather Network, the Prairies are not yet out of the woods. "It looks like a furious finish to winter east of the Ro...
Feb 25, 2019 Geese walk on a frozen pond of water. The prairies are foretasted to have a wild swing into spring. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff) : Tyler Marr