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Senior basketball tournaments cancelled this weekend
It has been a tough start to 2022 for high school athletics as the senior basketball teams at both John Paul II Collegiate (JPII) and North Battleford Comprehensive High School (NBCHS) have had their ...
Jan 06, 2022

Province exceeds highest daily case count and current active case records with 913 new cases today
The provincial government is reporting 913 new cases of COVID-19 today and a current active case count of 5,235.These are both the highest numbers seen in the province since the pandemic began.Of the ...
Jan 06, 2022

Cold temperatures continue following snowfall
Extreme winter conditions are ahead for at least a few more days in northwest Saskatchewan.After a small increase in warmth on Sunday, communities from Lloydminster to the Battlefords jumped back in l...
Jan 05, 2022

Stars coach Klimosko picks up 100th career win behind bench
As the Battlefords North Stars celebrated a thrilling 5-4 shootout victory over Estevan in their first game of the new year Tuesday, the win also signaled a special milestone for Stars' bench boss, Br...
Jan 05, 2022

Saskatchewan adds over 500 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
The Government of Saskatchewan has reported 537 new COVID-19 cases.Sixty-two of these cases were recorded in the northern part of the province. This includes Far North West (nine), Far North East (fou...
Jan 05, 2022

Southgate, veterans lead way as Stars top Bruins for first win of new year
The Battlefords North Stars kicked off 2022 with a bang Tuesday night, defeating the Estevan Bruins 5-4 in the shootout in their first game of the new year. Jake Southgate led the way for the Stars, s...
Jan 05, 2022

Province announces 1,954 new cases of COVID-19 since Dec. 31
The Government of Saskatchewan has reported 1,954 new COVID-19 cases since its last report.There were 623 on Dec. 31, 607 on Jan.1, 398 on Jan. 2, and 326 on Jan. 3.The new cases were found in the Far...
Jan 04, 2022

North Stars host Bruins for first game of new year
For the first time in two-and-a-half-weeks, the Battlefords North Stars will return to action in North Battleford, as they welcome the Estevan Bruins to town, for their first game of 2022.Team outlook...
Jan 04, 2022

Extreme cold to continue in 2022
Saskatchewan will have a frigid start to the New Year.The weather forecast has the extreme cold continuing throughout most of the next two weeks, with New Year's Eve hovering around -33 Celsius. In th...
Dec 31, 2021

Record number of new daily COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan
The province is ending 2021 with a record, but not one they want. They're reporting 735 new daily confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Friday, ahead of the 650 cases reported back in October, however, 241 o...
Dec 31, 2021