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NSRBL announce MVP Candidates for 2020 season
The North Sask. River Baseball League (NSRBL) announced its Most Valuable Player (MVP) candidates this week, following the conclusion of the regular season. Each of the 10 teams submitted a player off...
Aug 11, 2020

Man arrested on Mosquito First Nation charged with five offences
The suspect accused of uttering threats and brandishing a firearm in Mosquito First Nation last week, has been charged.In the early afternoon of August 6, Battlefords RCMP received a report of an adul...
Aug 11, 2020

Battlefords Pride planning activities, rainbow crosswalks
The Town of Battleford is looking more colourful now that Battlefords Pride has created a new rainbow crosswalk across from town hall. Mayor Ames Leslie along with several councillors was among the vo...
Aug 11, 2020

Province records 29 new cases of COVID-19, plans to expand testing capacity
There are 29 new cases of COVID-19 to report in the province as of Tuesday, which brings the total amount of cases to 1,479. There is one new case in the North West zone.The rest of the new cases repo...
Aug 11, 2020

Province reveals plan for students, staff with COVID-19 symptoms at school
When Saskatchewan schools open this fall, they'll have isolation areas for students and staff members who display COVID-19 symptoms while in the building.As part of the Safe Schools Plan, the provinci...
Aug 11, 2020

Recent Poundmaker chuckwagon, relay races a success
The Poundmaker Cree Nation community appeared to have a galloping good time at this year's chuckwagon and relay races while also keeping COVID-19 precautions in mind. Priscilla Checkosis, one of the o...
Aug 10, 2020

Full steam ahead for summer roadway projects in North Battleford
Despite a rainy summer, several major infrastructure projects are finished or nearing completion in North Battleford, with several more scheduled for the next two months.Underground utility work is co...
Aug 10, 2020

Trial scheduled for accused in Thunderchild First Nation murder case
A man charged in connection to a homicide on the Thunderchild First Nation in 2018 is now set for a trial at Battleford's Queen's Bench Court two years from now.Ivor Antoine Wapass, 45, is charged wit...
Aug 10, 2020

N.B. Beavers advance to NSRBL Final in search of first title in over 20 years
The last time the North Battleford Beavers won the North Sask. River Baseball League (NSRBL) title, Titanic ruled the movie box office, The Spice Girls' Wannabe topped the billboard hot 100, and Ken G...
Aug 10, 2020

Province records five new cases of COVID-19
There are five new cases of COVID-19 to report in the province as of Aug. 10, which brings the total amount of cases to 1,450. None of the new cases are in the North: one is in the Saskatoon zone, thr...
Aug 10, 2020