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Community Sidewalk Sale a celebration of Battleford and its heritage
Nothing says summertime like a horse and wagon ride through Battleford. The Battleford Community Spirit Group Sidewalk Sale is July 18 from 4 to 8 p.m.An event for all ages, the event will bring Battl...
Jul 15, 2019 A massive street festival will take over Battleford later this week. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Walk for missing women Ashley Morin, Tiki Laverdiere returns home
After three days of walking from Saskatoon to North Battleford to raise awareness about missing woman Ashley Morin her family and supporters returned home late Sunday night. The family of missing woma...
Jul 15, 2019 Ashley Morin's family friend and spokesperson Krista Fox, centre, is overcome with tears as she speaks to the walk participants when they all arrive home Sunday. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Murder suspects make first court appearance
Two men charged in the murder of a North Battleford man will be back in court at the end of July.Nicolas Buck and David Keller are charged in the death of Mark Douglas Jonson, 61, who was found dead a...
Jul 15, 2019
Métis youth heading to Kenya for program says learning has no borders
For Gavin Blondeau, learning doesn't end in the classroom, it's a way of life. That's why the Mtis youth is over the moon to be one of two youth from Saskatchewan selected in an international internsh...
Jul 14, 2019 Métis youth Gavin Blondeau, the son of one of the current Chapel Gallery show artists, has been selected for an internship program that will take him to Kenya. (Submitted photo/Gavin Blondeau)
New support beds for mental health patients soon to come for North Battleford, other cities in Sask.
Research shows stable housing combined with various levels of community support can lead to better outcomes for people with complex mental health and addictions issues. That from Executive Director of...
Jul 14, 2019 Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff
RCMP contact families of Morin, Laverdiere after human remains found outside North Battleford
The families of two missing people whose disappearances are considered suspicious have been contacted after human remains were found in a rural area outside North Battleford on Thursday.Police said in...
Jul 13, 2019
Two men arrested, charged in murder of Mark Douglas Jonson
RCMP have located 22-year-old Nicolas Buck who was wanted in connection to the murder of Mark Douglas Jonson.Jonson was found dead in a home on 15 Ave. and 100 St. in North Battleford on July 5.Follow...
Jul 13, 2019 Nicolas Buck, 22, was arrested and charged with first degree murder. (supplied photo/North Battleford RCMP)
Local talent stands out at Sask Junior Golf Provincials
Over 50 young, up-and-coming golfers participated in the annual Saskatchewan Junior Golf Provincials held this week at Nipawin's Evergreen Golf Course.Featured among the standouts at the three-day eve...
Jul 12, 2019 Brooklin Fry finished in top spot of the U15 Bantam age group at the Junior Provincials in Nipawin July 9-11. (Mat Barrett/northeastNOW Staff)
Dozens gather to remember man whose death police are investigating as suspicious
A hard-working man, full of ideas, who loved to talk and generally loved people. That is how friends and family remember Mark Douglas Jonson. The 61-year-old was found dead in a home on 15th Avenue an...
Jul 12, 2019 Mark Douglas Jonson was found dead in a home on 15th Avenue and 100th Street on July 5. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Battleford gearing up for annual parade
Honking horns, cowboy hats and the click clack or horses' hooves will once again fill the streets of Battleford when the town's 36th annual parade kicks off next month."[Entries] have been coming in s...
Jul 12, 2019 The Town of Battleford is now accepting registrations for its upcoming annual parade. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)