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North Stars’ 20-year-olds reflect on Junior career: Part 1
With the conclusion of the 2019-20 season, the Battlefords North Stars must say goodbye to another class of 20-year-olds. Seven players from this season's roster will graduate from the Junior hockey r...
Mar 21, 2020 The North Stars’ 20-year-olds pose for a picture Mar. 13. Pictured left to right: Seth Summers, Ben Hiltz, Matthias Urbanski, Rylan Nivon, Dylan McCabe, Elijah Loon-Stewardson, Matthew Fletcher. (submitted photo/Jennifer Whyte)
Battlefords residents advised to flush only toilet paper
The City of North Battleford released a statement to the public to remind residents not to flush anything down the toilet aside from toilet paper. The list, available on the city's website, includes c...
Mar 21, 2020 (ID 48258735 © Tomnex | Dreamstime.com)
Battlefords Community Players show dates postponed to June
Those planning to attend the play Impromptu on Nuns' Island will have to wait a little longer. Battlefords Community Players (BCP) postponed the show, originally scheduled to start March 24, due to CO...
Mar 20, 2020 Battlefords Community Players is postponing its next production due to COVID-19 precautions. The event has been moved to June. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Saskatchewan reports four new COVID-19 cases, bringing total to 20
Saskatchewan has recorded four new presumptive cases of COVID-19, bringing the province's total so far to 20. One of those was in Southend in the north and related to the first case reported there on ...
Mar 19, 2020 Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab. (Evan Radford/980 CJME)
Second COVID-19 case in Southend as airline follows up for more info
A second presumptive case of COVID-19 has been reported in the northern community of Southend, one of four new cases in the province. It was announced by the province's Chief Medical Health Officer Th...
Mar 19, 2020 Southend, PBCN. (Cameconorth.com)
North Stars celebrate season with announcement of team awards
While the official awards banquet was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Battlefords North Stars announced Tuesday night, the winners of their annual team awards. Steven Kesslering took home ...
Mar 18, 2020 While unable to have the usual banquet celebration, the North Stars announced their team award winners for the 2019-20 season last night. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
N.B. woman 'relieved' COVID-19 test result comes back negative
A North Battleford woman self-quarantined after visiting with a friend who tested positive for COVID-19 and is now relieved after her own test results came back negative. Renee Hemmerling said she fee...
Mar 18, 2020 Renee Hemmerling is relieved after her COVID-19 test results came back negative. (submitted photo/Renee Hemmerling)
Town considers using drones to inspect Finlayson Island bridges
The old North Saskatchewan River north and south truss bridges to access Finlayson Island are slated for extensive repairs. Now there may be another set of eyes to inspect their quality - this time th...
Mar 17, 2020 Battleford Mayor Ames Leslie, left, and Finance Director/Deputy CAO David Gillan at council's meeting held at the Alex Dillabough Centre Monday. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Silvernagle reveals new look team for 2020
There will be a new look to Team Silvernagle when the North Battleford-based rink returns to action in the near future.Coming off a second-consecutive appearance at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts l...
Mar 17, 2020 Team Silvernagle has become a force in the curling sphere over the last couple of years, placing third in the Scotties tournament of Hearts in 2019, before making the tournament as Saskatchewan’s representative again in 2020. (File photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Saskatchewan records an eighth case of COVID-19
There is an eighth COVID-19 case in Saskatchewan.It is a person who travelled to a dental conference in Vancouver, much like one of the Regina cases.One of the eight cases has been hospitalized, but e...
Mar 17, 2020 Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab. (Evan Radford/980 CJME)