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Town quashes abatement request, but wants to support Battlefords Community Players
Battleford lawmakers voted against a request from the Battlefords Community Players (BCP) to grant a tax abatement to the non-profit for 2019.The amateur theatre group asked to have 50 per cent of its...
Nov 05, 2019 Battlefords Community Players Executive Producer Donna Challis, left, shown with Mayor Ames Leslie at town council's meeting Monday. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
North Stars' captain Fletcher named SJHL Defenceman of the Month
North Stars' captain and blue line stalwart, Matthew Fletcher has been named SJHL Defenceman of the Month, becoming the first rearguard to collect the honour this season. Fletcher's two-way acumen has...
Nov 04, 2019 Stars’ blue liner, Matthew Fletcher has been a force for the Battlefords at both ends of the rink this season, earning the veteran league-wide recognition. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Unity RCMP issue arrest warrants for fraud suspects
Two people are wanted for allegedly committing fraud at a financial institution in Unity. RCMP have issued arrest warrants for Allan Eugene Opikokew, 36, and 33-year-old Candace Kelly Gerard. Unity RC...
Nov 04, 2019 (file photo/NOW News Staff)
Battlefords dominate Saskatoon Minor Football ranks, as Bucks and Vikings post dual championships
It was an all Battlefords outcome at the Kinsmen Football League (KFL) finals over the weekend, as both the BMF Bucks and North Battleford Junior Vikings took home their respective league championship...
Nov 04, 2019 The Battlefords Minor Football Bucks took home their
third-straight league championship this weekend in Saskatoon. (submitted
photo/Paul Fransoo)
Tuesday night's North Stars game will be BMHA Appreciation Night
The Battlefords North Stars are hosting the Battlefords Minor Hockey Association's (BMHA) appreciation night at their game Tuesday night against Humboldt.Every minor hockey player from the Battlefords...
Nov 04, 2019 (file photo/ battlefordsNOW Staff)
Accused in Thunderchild First Nation murder case appears in court
The case involving a man facing a charge in the death of Roger Standingwater on Thunderchild First Nation last year has been adjourned while the accused obtains legal counsel.Ivor Antoine Wapass, 44, ...
Nov 04, 2019 Ivor Antoine Wapass, 44, who is in custody, is facing a charge of second-degree murder connected to the death of Roger Standingwater on Sept. 15, 2018. He appeared in North Battleford provincial court Monday. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff).
Man charged in connection to September 2018 death on Thunderchild First Nation
A 44-year-old has been charged in the September 2018 death of a man on the Thunderchild First Nation.Ivor Antoine Wapass was arrested on Nov. 1 and charged with second-degree murder in 57-year-old Rog...
Nov 03, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Two arrested after shots fired in Battleford, collision in North Battleford
Two suspects in an early morning shooting in Battleford were arrested after they collided with another vehicle later in the day as they fled from police.Battlefords RCMP were called to reports of shot...
Nov 01, 2019 Police tape surrounds the intersection of 13 Ave. and 109 St. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)
‘Very proud’: Families gather to honour veterans in Battleford
Bernadette Leslie recalls her seven-year-old granddaughter asking her why Canadians wear poppies.Leslie explained how the flowers were the first to grow in the battlefields of Belgium and France where...
Nov 01, 2019 Banners honoured 50 veterans hang on lampposts on 22 St. in Battleford. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Firm proposing needle pick-up program to province to service communities like North Battleford
A firm based in Aberdeen, Sask., made a proposal to the province for a needle pick-up strategy to help major centres across Saskatchewan including North Battleford dealing with a high number of calls ...
Nov 01, 2019 A Saskatchewan firm is proposing a needle pick-up program to the province for major centres, including North Battleford. (File photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)