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National job streak comes to an end, unemployment up regionally
The six month run of growth in Canada's labour market came to an end in March, but the nation's unemployment rate held steady.Employment fell by 7,200 last month, most of which was full-time work, acc...
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Enhanced bin safety expected from new products
Farm safety is always top of mind, and a company owner hopes a new product will change how producers navigate grain bins. Northern Strands has developed its Bin Safe System, which is OH&S complain...
Apr 05, 2019 Martin Toews demonstrates the product at the Agrimex show in North Battleford (Brady Lang/battlefordsNOW staff)
Ministry of Highways warns of increased traffic at Broncos crash site this weekend
Saskatchewan Highways and Infrastructure is advising motorists to exercise extreme caution at the intersection of Highway 35 and 335 on the one-year anniversary of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash on Sa...
Apr 05, 2019 (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)
Kanaweyimik launches new Prevention Services Facility
A soft spoken woman who chooses her words carefully, for Elder Ethel Stone the term 'healing' has an intimate place in her heart. She survived residential school system abuses, and so she understands ...
Apr 04, 2019 Elder Ethel Stone is pictured inside the new Kanaweyimik Child and Family Services' Prevention Services Facility at the grand opening Thursday. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
March home listings up, sales down slightly year-over-year
The spring housing market is off to a slow start in the Battlefords, according to the latest numbers from the Saskatoon Region Association of Realtors (SRAR).Within North Battleford and Battleford, 10...
Apr 04, 2019 Home sales are down marginally in March year-over-year in the Battlefords. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Forum seeks ideas in fight against Sask. meth crisis
A two-day forum in Saskatoon has community groups, addictions and mental health workers, law enforcement and others coming together to try and tackle the growing crystal meth crisis in Saskatchewan."I...
Apr 04, 2019 Crystal methamphetamine, often referred to as simply as "meth" or "jib," is a highly addictive stimulant that affects the central nervous system. (Wikimedia commons).
Convoy to carbon tax rally rolls through Regina
Roughly 700 trucks rolled through Regina this morning in protest of the federal government's carbon tax.It took nearly an hour for the convoy to make its way from the city's east side, through the dow...
Apr 04, 2019 The Regina Rally Against The Carbon Tax convoy made its way down Saskatchewan Drive towards Evraz Place on April 4, 2019. (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)
RCMP Underwater Recovery Team performing training along riverbank
Those travelling along the Highway 16 bypass in North Battleford may have noticed the RCMP Underwater Recovery Team.According to a spokesperson for the organization, the teams are performing routine t...
Apr 04, 2019 The RCMP Underwater Recovery Team is training along the Highway 16 bypass. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Midget AA Barons come up short in provincial final
It wasn't the result they were looking for, but the Battlefords Midget AA Barons have nothing to hang their head about.The team's season came to an end last night at the hands of the Swift Current AA ...
Apr 04, 2019 The Battlefords Midget AA Barons came up short with a 2-0 loss to Swift Current at the I-Plex (submitted/Lee Ulmer)
Water Security Agency warns of dangers during spring melt
If you are thinking about taking a walk close to the river now that spring is here, you might want to think again.The Saskatchewan Water Security Agency (WSA) is warning residents to be wary of the sp...
Apr 04, 2019 Ice chucks can be seen gradually breaking apart in the Battle River Wednesday afternoon as the spring melt starts. The Saskatchewan Water Security Agency (WSA) is warning residents to keep away from the rivers and stay off the ice slabs for their own safety. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)