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L’Heureux makes history as first female driver on CPCA circuit
The thundering roar of hooves echoes through hazy air as the sun sets on a warm spring evening.In a lightly wooded area behind a race track at the North Battelford Exhibition Grounds, small encampment...
May 31, 2019 Amber L’Heureux makes history as first female driver on Canadian Professional Chuckwagon Association circuit. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Taste of Culture offers traditional dishes, entertainment from around the world
Moises Duque from Honduras took special care as he prepared a taco recipe from his home country, topped with some savory guacamole for one of his many customers.Duque and his family served fresh black...
May 31, 2019 Moises Duque, right, gives a customer a traditional home-made taco from Honduras during A Taste of Culture, Friday (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Man facing drug, weapons charges after speeding past officer with lights on
An Alberta man who was going more than 60 km/h when he drove past a police cruiser with its lights on is now facing a number of drug and weapons charges. On May 30, members of the Saskatchewan Roving ...
May 31, 2019 (supplied photo/Saskatchewan RCMP)
Opportunity, peace: Proud day as many become Canadian citizens
Gustavo Suarez Ortega couldn't help but smile as he sat with his family waiting for their names to be called so they could be granted all the rights of Canadian citizenship.From Mexico City, he said h...
May 31, 2019 Gustavo Suarez Ortega, from Mexico City, right, was proud to join his family to become a new Canadian citizen. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Districts track meet sets stage for provincial tournament
"Athletics at its core, as raw as it can possibly be. It [determines] who can run the fastest, jump the farthest, and throw the farthest." That is how Bruce Yockey, track coach at John Paul II Colliga...
May 31, 2019 JPII Track athletes, Sam Petersen, Luke Kowerchuk and Leo Senger, pictured here with the Battle West banner for total points. (submitted photo/Bruce Yockey)
Former North Stars win rec tournament in Sin City
Former North Stars' goalie Taryn Kotchorek is a household name in the Battlefords after playing all three years of his junior hockey career with the Stars, highlighted by a Canalta Cup Championship in...
May 31, 2019 (Pictured L-R): Back Row: Allan Frank (coach) Aron Frank , Lyndon Antoine, Shae Kiryk , Bryce Fiske, Connor Macintosh, Gino frank, Blair Pewapisconias. Front Row: Nick Shumlanski, Luke Frank, Connor Manegre, Taryn Kotchorek and Daylin Smallchild. (submitted photo/Taryn Kotchorek)
NDP calls for government audit of SHNB to ensure no more ‘failures’
Following news that the entire roof on the Saskatchewan Hospital North Battleford (SHNB) needs to be replaced due to faulty panels, the Saskatchewan NDP are calling for the province to fully audit the...
May 30, 2019
Book on dwarfism honoured with award in independent publishers' competition
Linda Nelson was born with achondroplasia, a genetic bone disorder that causes disproportionate dwarfism.Her memoir, recounting the challenges she has faced growing up with dwarfism, recently won an a...
May 30, 2019 Battleford author Linda Nelson received an award for her memoir That is Not Me: A Journey of Perception. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Former RCMP officer known for giving now accused of taking
A former RCMP officer charged in connection to a $16,000 theft from a charity has a history of giving in northern Saskatchewan. In November of 2017, Jason St. Pierre was a corporal in the Assiniboia d...
May 30, 2019 A former member of the Assiniboia RCMP is facing a criminal charge for breach of trust. (file photo/JPBG)
Organizers planning for annual Pride Week festivities
Rainbows will light up the Battlefords this summer as the annual Pride Week celebration kicks off once again.The event will run from Aug. 19 to 25, with parade day in North Battleford set for Saturday...
May 30, 2019 Organizers are busy making plans for the Battlefords Pride Week festivities coming up in August. Last year's Pride parade was a popular draw in the community. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)