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Pride Week launched in North Battleford
The weather may be overcast and chilly in North Battleford, but the colours of the rainbow now fill the sky.Pride Week officially kicked off with a flag-raising ceremony outside city hall on Monday. T...
Aug 19, 2019 Mayor Ryan Bater, centre, with Bobbisue Thompson (Battlefords Pride committee president), left, and Donald Meriam (2019 Royal Patron of Battlefords Pride Week), right, gather at the flag-raising ceremony, Monday. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
North Battleford one of three areas in province to set record low temperatures over weekend
It felt like a fall weekend across the much of the province even though it is only the second half of summer.Record breaking lows happened at four locations across the province over the weekend. North...
Aug 19, 2019 Feels like fall has arrived early in Saskatchewan. (file photo/battlefordsNOW staff)
Latest arrest in Laverdiere homicide investigation appears in court
After she was arrested in Edmonton last week, Nikita Sandra Cook made her first appearance in North Battleford Monday morning. Cook is charged with first-degree murder and kidnapping in connection to ...
Aug 19, 2019 Nikita Sandra Cook is charged with first-degree murder and kidnapping in the death of Tiki Laverdiere. (supplied/RCMP)
Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame inducts class of 2019
Twelve individuals, three teams, one family, and a city were inducted into the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame Saturday night in Battleford.Around 500 people were in attendance to see the group ens...
Aug 19, 2019 Ferguson Jenkins delivered the guest speech at the 2019 Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame Induction ceremony in Battleford on August 17, 2019 (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Turtleford RCMP searching for vehicles after armed home invasion in rural area
Police are on the lookout for a two specific vehicles after an armed home invasion in a rural location southeast of GlaslynOfficers began investigating after receiving the complaint yesterday, Aug. 18...
Aug 18, 2019 (file photo/paNOW Staff)
North Battleford Public Library hosting two summer send off events next weekend
The Library has a full array of activities planned for next Saturday.The North Battleford Public Library is hosting another themed escape room this month from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on August 24. Teams of ...
Aug 18, 2019 Escape Room event at the Library on Saturday August 24. (submitted photo/northbattlefordlibrary.com)
‘Know where we come from': Those Were The Days celebrates half-century of preserving heritage
Chugging from threshing machines echoes in the background as dust is kicked up from an emerald green Chevrolet Bel Air. For a second, one could forget it is 2019 at the Western Development Museum as T...
Aug 17, 2019 A young man works away in the blacksmith shop during Those Were the Days activities at the Western Development Museum in North Battleford. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)
'It's just the freedom:' Paralyzed Broncos player pursuing life on the water
SASKATOON - A minor injury cost former Humboldt Broncos hockey player Jacob Wassermann an opportunity to compete at last month's adaptive water-ski world championship in Norway. But he says that ...
Aug 17, 2019
North Stars Golf Classic shines bright start to season
With summer drawing to a close and autumn sitting just around the corner, the countdown to hockey season has begun. Known somewhat as the unofficial start to the new season, the Battlefords North Star...
Aug 17, 2019 The rain held off for most of the day, making it a nice afternoon for a round of golf with friends at the Annual North Stars Golf Classic. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
A Q&A with councillor candidate Lyndi Marchuk
Councillor candidate Lyndi Marchuk sat down with meadowlakeNOW for an interview ahead of the Sept. 18 byelection. As part of our coverage for both the vacant mayoral and soon-to-come councillor seat, ...
Aug 16, 2019 Lyndi Marchuk will be running for the open Meadow Lake councillor seat this September. (submitted photo/Lyndi Marchuk)