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North Stars welcome Hounds to town looking to snap skid

The Battlefords North Stars return to home ice tonight, as the team will look to snap a five-game skid against their southernmost division rivals, the Notre Dame Hounds. Team outlookThe North Stars en...

Dec 14, 2021

Province reports 4 deaths and 47 new cases in province, 10 in north

On Tuesday, the province reported 47 new cases of COVID-19 which includes 28 cases among unvaccinated people.Four new deaths were reported as well. This brings the provincial total to 941 Saskatchewan...

Dec 14, 2021

North Battleford seeing 5.11 per cent tax increase

Following a lengthy discussion during Monday's online meeting, North Battleford city council voted in favour of a 5.11 per cent tax increase for the 2022 operating budget. The amount represents a 3.77...

Dec 14, 2021

Active case total falls below 600, no new COVID-related deaths reported today by province

The province is reporting 35 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 today.With a drop of 44 cases from yesterday's total, there are now only 568 cases considered active for the first time since Aug. 6.The ac...

Dec 13, 2021

37 new COVID-19 cases, down 40 from Saturday

The number of new COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan dropped by more than half in one day. There were 37 new COVID-19 cases reported in Sunday's provincial update, 40 less than Saturday's. Of those new ca...

Dec 12, 2021

77 new COVID-19 cases, but only eight of which are in northern zones

The Government of Saskatchewan reported 77 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, but most of them are in the central or southern zones.Out of the new 77 cases, just eight are reported Northern and Far North...

Dec 11, 2021

North Stars fall to Mustangs in OT

For the fourth time in their last four games, the Battlefords North Stars found themselves on the wrong side of a one-goal contest, as the team fell 3-2 in OT to Melfort, Friday night in North Battlef...

Dec 11, 2021

Survey suggests health-care worker morale sinking in Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan health-care workers are looking to work less, leave the field or retire early as distress and other mental health strains increase following the latest wave of COVID-19.A survey from Univ...

Dec 10, 2021

Murder case involving former Prince Albert RCMP officer faces delays

A scheduled preliminary hearing next week for a former Prince Albert RCMP officer charged with first degree murder has been postponed five months. The simple reason provided to paNOW by Prosecutor Bil...

Dec 10, 2021

'A dream come true': Battlefords local Wuttunee drafted by WHL's Oil Kings

Dec. 9 is a date Battlefords local, Treycen Wuttunee, will have starred on the calendar for some time as one to remember fondly. As a 15-year-old standout in the AAA ranks, with his hometown Battlefor...

Dec 10, 2021