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Tim's Camp Day fundraiser sees plenty of support

There was lots of community support for the Tim Hortons Camp Day fundraiser Wednesday to help send kids to camp.The aim of Camp Day is to raise funds to benefit the Tim Hortons Foundation Camps in Nor...

Jun 05, 2019 Battlefords RCMP Staff Sgt. Darcy Woolfitt, second from left, shown with staff at Tim Hortons in Battleford, Wednesday, during Camp Day. The RCMP assisted with the fundraiser to help send kids to camp. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Safe damaged in Mervin post office break-in

The safe at the Mervin post office was damaged after someone tried to break into it. RCMP in Turtleford received the complaint Wednesday and said the incident occurred sometime overnight between June ...

Town lauded as 'clean' recycler; contract sees 'modest' increase

It seems Battleford residents have a real green thumb when it comes to recycling.Town of Battleford CAO John Enns-Wind said during Monday's council meeting that based on a report from Loraas Environme...

Jun 05, 2019 Deputy Mayor Susan McLean Tady, left, and CAO John Enns-Wind at Battleford council Monday. Council renewed a contract for its residential recycling program during the meeting. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)

‘You get what you put in’: Cannabis consumers greet first outdoor growing season

Moe Brondum lifts the rope that holds the gate to his backyard closed. He gingerly walks through and heads over to a patio table where two chairs sit ready for guests.Birds chirp as he leans back, don...

Jun 05, 2019 Moe Brondum shows off one of his four legal cannabis plants in his backyard in North Battleford. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)

‘All we can do is hope’ change will come: Morin friend responds to MMIWG report

Krista Fox agrees that a genocide involving Indigenous women is occurring in Canada.That is how the situation involving the high number of women and girls who disappear or fall victim to murder each y...

Jun 04, 2019 Family and friends of Ashley Morin gathered for a walk in October to recognize missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. (File photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

NW College offers free haircut day; students shine in competitions

It was a feel-good day for all at North West College's (NWC) hairstylist program Monday.Battlefords Concern for Youth partnered with the college to host a free haircut day for kids. The NWC hairstylis...

Jun 03, 2019 One of the many who received free haircuts Monday at North West College Tangles Hair Salon in North Battleford. NWC and Concern For Youth partnered on the initiative. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)

MMIW inquiry report represents "good first step," according to families with lost loved ones

The twin sister of a woman who was murdered in Prince Albert four years ago, says the final report from the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIW) Inquiry represents a step in the righ...

Jun 03, 2019 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)

Kerrobert man facing weapon, trafficking charges

A Kerrobert man is facing a number of charges after officers executed a search warrant at a home over the weekend. Members of the Kindersley/Kerrobert Detachment and the RCMP's Crime Reduction Team fo...

McMann takes weekend, L’Heureux nets first best wagon

The dust has settled on three days of wagon racing in North Battleford and Brad McMann walked away with the top prize.The fourth-year Canadian Professional Chuckwagon Association (CPCA) driver notched...

Jun 02, 2019 Brad McMann walked away from North Battleford a champion after three days of Canadian Professional Chuckwagon Association racing. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Two facing possession charges after police execute search warrant in Kindersley

A man and woman are facing a number of charges after police executed a search warrant at a home in Kindersley.RCMP officers from the town and the F Division Crime Reduction Team searched a home on Kay...