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National Impaired Driving week includes education, and stop checks
Along with National Police Week, another integral push for Saskatchewan RCMP has already begun.National Impaired Driving Week started yesterday, and will run until next Monday. There will be a variety...
May 13, 2019 (file photo/battlefordsNOW staff)
Onex to buy WestJet for $5 billion
CALGARY - Onex Corp. has signed a friendly deal to buy WestJet Airlines Ltd. in a transaction it valued at $5 billion, including assumed debt.Under the agreement announced Monday, Onex will pay $31 pe...
May 13, 2019 The Canadian Press
Concerns raised over cannabis and youth
The effects of cannabis on developing minds are a major issue for the Schizophrenia Society of Canada (SSC), and in particular a looming deadline in Canada's move towards further legalization.The recr...
May 13, 2019 Edible marijuana products are displayed for sale at a Weeds Glass and Gifts medical marijuana dispensary in downtown Vancouver, B.C., on Friday, May 1, 2015. (Darryl Dyck / THE CANADIAN PRESS)
Big crowd for Giant Tiger opening downtown North Battleford
Shoppers filled the parking lot starting at 6:10 a.m. to be the first into the brand new Giant Tiger store opening in downtown North Battleford Saturday.Resident Bernice Pellack who joined the line up...
May 11, 2019 Store manager Steve Gray cuts the ribbon to launch the Giant Tiger store opening in downtown North Battleford Saturday morning. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
On Air for Health Care raises over $551K for Mammography equipment
After 12 hours of residents ringing phones, making online donations and stopping by the Battlefords Union Hospital, the 2019 BUH Foundation On Air for Health Care radiothon has raised over $551,00, Th...
May 10, 2019 The 2019 On Air for Health Care radiothon was helping raise money for new Mammography equipment at the Battlefords Union Hospital. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Police find two stolen guns after traffic stop on stolen vehicle, four arrested
Battlefords RCMP have located two semi-automatic shotguns that were stolen from a home in North Battleford last month. Thursday afternoon at around 1:30 p.m., officers tried to pull over a stolen vehi...
May 10, 2019 (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Online fundraiser started to increase reward for info on Ashley Morin's disappearance
An online auction fundraiser began Friday to raise funds to increase the reward for information leading to the whereabouts of Ashley Morin.Morin, who would now be 32, has been missing for almost a yea...
May 10, 2019 An online auction began Friday to raise funds to increase the reward for information on a missing person's case. Ashley Morin was reported missing July, 2018. The RCMP continue to investigate Morin's disappearance. (submitted photo/RCMP)
North Battleford man facing charge for accessing child porn
A man is facing a charge for accessing child pornography after an investigation by the Battlefords RCMP and Saskatchewan ICE Unit. Police executed a search warrant at a home in North Battleford on Thu...
May 10, 2019
It’s time for the On Air for Health Care radiothon
Pick up the phone, head to the website or stop by the Battlefords Union Hospital to help the On Air For Health Care Radiothon reach it's goal of $500,000 for a new Mammography equipment.With early det...
May 10, 2019 Q98's Samara Emsley, Manager of the Medical Imaging Colais Franzo, CJNB's Grant Shutte and 93.3 The Rock's Bryan Falnnery. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)
BCP cast member wins Best Actor award in provincial competition
On Saturday one of Battlefords Community Players' (BCP) own was honoured with the Best Actor award at Theatre Saskatchewan's TheatreFest 2019 long-play competition. Darrell Yates who lives in North Ba...
May 09, 2019 Darrell Yates, front right, of Battlefords Community Players, won the best actor award for his performance in the show True West in the 2019 TheatreFest competition. (submitted photo/Battlefords Community Players)