Category Archives: Post to Social
NBCHS Vikings look to close out season strong
The North Battleford Comprehensive High School senior boys' basketball team kicked off their home tournament Friday afternoon at NBCHS. With two games on the schedule Friday to open the tournament, th...
Mar 01, 2019
Telemiracle weekend set to kick off in Saskatchewan
For the 43rd year in a row, Saskatchewan will be asked to "ring those phones!"The Kinsmen Telemiracle fundraising telethon starts Saturday night at TCU Place in Saskatoon.Telemiracle chair Adam Logue ...
Mar 01, 2019 Volunteers take donations over the phone at Telemiracle 42 in Regina on March 4, 2018.(Submitted photo/980 CJME)
Green Lake RCMP request help in locating suspect
Police in Green Lake are asking for the public's help in locating Quentin Ross. Police belive he could be in North Battleford or Saskatoon.RCMP said the 48-year-old is wanted for trafficking cocaine, ...
Mar 01, 2019 Green Lake RCMP are searching for 48-year-old Quentin Ross. (supplied photo/RCMP) : Tyler Marr
NB celebrates Francophonie Week
Local members of the Francophone community were in a festive mood outside city hall Friday for the official start of Francophonie Week in North Battleford. cole Pre Mercure students, and Centre franco...
Mar 01, 2019 École Père Mercure students and supporters gather outside city hall Friday to raise the Fransaskois flag to mark Francophonie Week in North Battleford. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff) : Angela Brown
Stars return home with chance to snag division lead
With just three games remaining in the regular season, the Battlefords North Stars return home for just the third time in 2019 to take on the division-rival Notre Dame Hounds at the NB Civic Centre. H...
Mar 01, 2019 Stars' forward MacGregor Sinclair, seen here chatting with Hounds' defenseman Charles Martin in a prominent match-up sure to be seen tonight at the Civic Centre. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff) : Martin Martinson
Falk says JWR testimony shows 'inappropriate, potentially illegal' actions by PM, staff
In the wake of scathing testimony from Jody Wilson-Raybould in the SNC-Lavalin affair, Battlefords - Lloydminster MP Rosemarie Falk says the prime minister allowed his own political motivations to tak...
Mar 01, 2019 Battlefords - Lloydminster MP Rosemarie Falk. (File photo/battlefordsNOW staff) : Tyler Marr
Library circulation down slightly but e-resources, programming strong
The North Battleford library has seen some impact in its numbers as a result of downtown construction last summer, but overall, it has performed well in 2018, based on the board's latest report.Librar...
Mar 01, 2019 North Battleford library’s 2018 year-end numbers saw a slight impact from last summer’s construction work downtown but overall had a good year. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff) : Angela Brown
Spagrud named SJHL Top Defenseman
North Stars' captain, Cody Spagrud has been named SJHL Top Defenseman for the 2018-19 season.Now in his fourth and final year of Junior hockey, Spagrud, reflecting on the honour, seemed almost at a lo...
Feb 28, 2019 Captain clutch: Stars' captain Cody Spagrud has scored 10 goals this season, of which three have been game winners, just one off of the team lead. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff) : Martin Martinson
Two schools selected for provincial student mental health project
Two high schools in North Battleford have received funding to deliver mental health promotion and prevention programs for students.On Wednesday, the provincial government announced a pilot project cal...
Feb 28, 2019 Two North Battleford high schools were selected to be part of a mental health pilot project. (Brady Bateman/The Press) : Tyler Marr
Focus on distracted drivers in March
The traffic safety spotlight in March is on distracted driving.SGI said in a news release that 87 people lost their vehicle for a week because of cell phone tickets last year, the most SGI has seen si...
Feb 28, 2019 SGI is highlighting the dangers of distracted driving. (Cam Lee/northeastNOW)