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Maric shutout leads way as Stars blank Hawks in Nipawin
Goaltender Justen Maric stopped all 36 shots he faced in his North Stars' season debut Friday, to lead the Battlefords to a 3-0 victory to open the weekend in Nipawin. "It was really awesome, I was re...
Oct 06, 2023

North Battleford author sharing his passion during Saskatchewan Book Week
A North Battleford author will once again give back to local readers in an event to wrap up Saskatchewan Book Week.Born in North Battleford, Miguel Fenrich is a Sudanese-Canadian authour, photographer...
Oct 06, 2023

North Stars kick off home-and-home with Hawks in Nipawin
The Battlefords North Stars return to play Friday night in Nipawin, for their first game of what will be a home-and-home with the Nipawin Hawks this weekend. The North Stars (2-3-0) enter play looking...
Oct 06, 2023

Proud to be Canadian: Families reflect following Canadian citizenship ceremony in Battleford
Nearly 40 people from nine different countries became Canadian citizens Thursday at a special Canadian citizenship ceremony held at Battleford's Alex Dillabough Centre.Annette McGovern, executive dire...
Oct 06, 2023

North Stars bolster lineup with return of Maric, addition of Burgeson
The Battlefords North Stars recently announced a pair of moves to bolster their lineup, after starting the SJHL season 2-3-0 through their opening five games.The first move saw the team acquire 20-yea...
Oct 05, 2023

Red Pheasant outlines plans around home visits & youth curfew in fight against drug crisis
Red Pheasant Cree Nation is providing more details on its plan to combat the drug crisis in the community.Over the weekend, eight members ended up overdosing with seven happening over a 24-hour period...
Oct 05, 2023

Battlefords AAA Sharks announce leadership group
The Battlefords AAA Sharks have announced its leadership group for the 2023-24 hockey season. The only returnee from last year's U18 Sharks, Greir Slabaida will serve as captain of the team, while def...
Oct 05, 2023

Inaugural Battlefords Run for the Cure raises over $3K for breast cancer awareness
Many people got together over the weekend at Finlayson Island, for the inaugural Canadian Cancer Society CIBC Run for the Cure in the Battlefords.Robin Speer, who is on the national board of directors...
Oct 04, 2023

PBCN begins ground penetrating radar search of former residential school site in Sturgeon Landing
A historical moment took place in Sturgeon Landing on Friday.Elders, survivors, and community members of the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (PBCN) gathered together in ceremony to launch an official gro...
Oct 02, 2023

Bayer got into country music and the reason will have you smiling from ear to ear
When new music is introduced in the radio industry, the inclination is to interview the artists. But in this case, that would have been really hard to do - because some of the artists aren't even huma...
Oct 02, 2023