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Witness Blanket replica on display at Chapel Gallery

A piece of Canadian history is currently on display at the Chapel Gallery in the Battlefords.The Chapel Gallery and the Living Sky School Division have partnered in bringing the Witness Blanket to Nor...

Jan 08, 2020 Witness Blanket on display at Chapel Gallery. (Facebook/Chapel Gallery)

The Battlefords News-Optimist receives federal funding to hire two new reporters

The Battlefords News-Optimist is one of close to 100 publications throughout Canada that will receive funding to hire more journalists through the federal government's new Local Journalism Initiative....

Jan 07, 2020 The Battlefords News-Optimist is one of a number of publications receiving funding through the federal government's Local Journalism Initiative. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Red Pheasant Cree Nation urban reserve making progress

Red Pheasant Cree Nation continues to make progress with its new urban reserve development in North Battleford.Located on the east side of Territorial Drive near 15 Avenue, the project includes buildi...

Jan 06, 2020 Red Pheasant Cree Nation is making progress on its plans to develop an urban reserve on the outskirts of North Battleford. A Petro-Canada service station is expected to be completed in August. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)

City of North Battleford to recycle Christmas trees

Now that the holiday season has come to a close there will be a lot of households in the Battlefords with Christmas trees that are starting to dry out.Once again, the City of North Battleford will be ...

Jan 06, 2020 City's Christmas tree recycling program to run from Jan. 3 to 31. (ID 133657997 © Thorsten Nilson | Dreamstime.com)

She-NANIGANS performance venue coming to Battlefords

Two longtime friends are bringing together their passion and expertise to create a new performance venue in North Battleford called She-NANIGANS.Glennda Ilett and Kelly Waters said the initiative was ...

Jan 03, 2020 Glennda Ilett, left, and Kelly Waters are in the process of having a building in North Battleford renovated to create a new performance venue called She-NANIGANS. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Suspicious sudden death near Turtleford now considered a homicide

A suspicious sudden death reported in the R.M. of Frenchman Butte area is now being investigated as a homicide.Turtleford RCMP report at about 5 p.m., Jan. 1, Saskatchewan RCMP received a report of a ...

Jan 03, 2020 RCMP report a suspicious sudden death near Turtleford is now being investigated as a homicide. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

RCMP warn western Sask. communities after string of break-ins

The RCMP have put out a crime watch advisory after a string of break-ins in multiple communities west of Saskatoon.According to Biggar's RCMP Detachment Commander Dereck Crozier, the spree has hit Uni...

Jan 03, 2020 (file photo/CKOM News Staff)

RCMP report suspicious death near Turtleford

Turtleford RCMP have determined a death in the R.M. of Frenchman Brutte is suspicious in nature.On January 1, 2020, at approximately 5 p.m., Saskatchewan RCMP received the report of a deceased unident...

Jan 02, 2020 (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Firefighters attend collision, use Jaws of Life on New Year's Day

North Battleford Fire Department responded to a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Highway 4 South and Territorial Drive at the bottom of the Don Ross Centre yesterday afternoon.The incident...

Battleford West to see new subdivision offering more affordable housing options

Families looking to purchase a new home that is more affordable for their income in the future will have more options with the proposed new Battleford West subdivision.Battleford West Properties owner...