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North Stars to wrap preseason with weekend home-and-home versus Hawks
Just a week out from the start of the regular season, the Battlefords North Stars will wrap up their preseason schedule this weekend with a home-and-home versus the Nipawin Hawks. The Stars will play ...
Sep 17, 2021

NBCHS take senior football opener with stout defence, late heroics
Strong defence, solid special teams and timely offense was the recipe for success for the North Battleford Comprehensive High School (NBCHS) Vikings Thursday evening, as the senior football team won t...
Sep 17, 2021

472 new COVID-19 cases, 223 total hospitalizations
The Government of Saskatchewan reported 472 new COVID-19 cases in Friday's update. Out of the new cases, 383 were unvaccinated cases. Of children 12 years old and under who are not yet eligible to get...
Sep 17, 2021

Moe again defends timing of government’s decisions on COVID
Where is the apology?That has been a popular question raised over the past 24 hours since Premier Scott Moe unveiled more COVID-19 measures.Some critics claim Moe should have apologized for not puttin...
Sep 17, 2021

Battlefords leaders weigh in on masking, vaccine announcement
A mixture of satisfaction, disappointment and curiosity has hit the Battlefords since the Government of Saskatchewan's announcement on Thursday afternoon.Mandatory masking is returning to all public i...
Sep 16, 2021

Province reports 439 new cases of COVID-19, 80 per cent among the unvaccinated
The province is reporting another high case day of 439 new confirmed cases of COVID-19.Sixty-five per cent of cases, 285 of the 439, are in residents who are under 40 years old with nearly 100 new cas...
Sep 16, 2021

City approves budget to develop inclusiveness plan
The City of North Battleford wants to unfurl the welcome mat to people of all ancestries and unique cultures, and those who are marginalized in society, to make them feel more at home and safe in the ...
Sep 16, 2021

NBCHS Vikings to kick off football season Thursday in Saskatoon
High school football is officially back in the Battlefords. The North Battleford Comprehensive High School (NBCHS) Vikings will kick off their football season Thursday evening in Saskatoon. Taking on ...
Sep 16, 2021

U18 NorthWest Stars ready for pre-season opener Friday
The start of the pre-season sits just around the corner for the U18 AA NorthWest Stars.The team will open their pre-season schedule Friday in Saskatoon versus the Indigenous Sports Academy.Following a...
Sep 15, 2021

Province reports another high number of new COVID cases, new second highest since pandemic started
It was another day of relatively high new cases of COVID-19 in the province today as another 475 new confirmed cases were reported today.While this doesn't top yesterday's record high, this is now the...
Sep 15, 2021