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Beavers win fourth straight, Sox/Lakers showdown headline NSRBL latest
As the North Sask. River Baseball League (NSRBL) surpasses the midway mark of the spring schedule, battlefordsNOW and meadowlakeNOW are taking a look at where things stand heading down the stretch of ...
Jun 22, 2023

Ballantyne sentenced to eight years for manslaughter in Gatzke case
One of the people facing charges in the death of Ryan John Gatzke in Battleford in 2019 was sentenced to eight years in prison in the Court of King's Bench in Battleford Thursday, after previously ple...
Jun 22, 2023

Poundmaker celebrates opening of new Culture Lodge
In celebration of National Indigenous Peoples Day Wednesday, Poundmaker Cree Nation announced the opening of a new Culture Lodge, with an hour of spoken word, poetry, and culture teachings. The Cultur...
Jun 22, 2023

Police ask for public's help following assault on MGBHLM
Police are asking for the public's help after a woman was assaulted by an armed man at a home on Mosquito, Grizzly Bear's Head, Lean Man First Nation (MGBHLM).On Monday at about 10 p.m., Battlefords R...
Jun 21, 2023

Natural garden or bylaw infraction? Council discusses local yard
A Battleford resident with a predilection for a long uncultivated front lawn questioned the Town of Battleford about an order he received to cut his grass at council's meeting Monday. Nathan Anderson ...
Jun 21, 2023

North Stars add Female Hockey School this summer
The Battlefords North Stars recently announced the dates for their annual summer Hockey School in North Battleford, which for the first time, will also include a Female Hockey School program.Running s...
Jun 20, 2023

Treaty Days celebrated in Battlefords
Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs Inc. (BATC) celebrated Urban Treaty Days with a ceremony and mini powwow at Rotary Plaza in North Battleford Tuesday.Each reserve was represented at the ceremony.Maste...
Jun 20, 2023

Town hears Rotary's proposal for new splash park
The Rotary Club of the Battlefords made a presentation at the Town of Battleford council Monday looking for support for its proposal to build a new splash park in the town. Rotary board member and pas...
Jun 20, 2023

'Bones of Crows,' a story of generational resilience, coming to North Battleford
"A testimony to multi-generation resilience," and "a look at our history from an Indigenous point of view."That is how award-winning Mtis/Dene filmmaker Marie Clements, describes her latest film, "Bon...
Jun 19, 2023

Meadow Lake’s Flanagan big winner at North Battleford CPCA show
Meadow Lake's Kris Flanagan is coming off a weekend to remember in North Battleford. Coming flying out of the gates from opening day of the Canadian Professional Chuckwagon Association (CPCA) show at ...
Jun 19, 2023