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19 semi-automatic shotguns stolen in daytime break-in
Nineteen semi-automatic shotguns and one laptop were stolen during a daytime break-and-enter in North Battleford. A Winchester SPX 12 gauge shotgun, 18 Franchi Affinity 12 gauge shotguns and a Toshiba...
Apr 30, 2019 (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Stars return home as Anavet Cup series shifts to the Battlefords for Game 3
The Battlefords North Stars return home tonight for Game 3 of their Anavet Cup series with the Portage Terriers, as the series shifts to the NB Civic Centre for the next three games, to be played Tues...
Apr 30, 2019 Stars’ forward Quintin Loon-Stewardson led the team with 10 goals, 19 points through 16 games of the SJHL playoffs. Eight of those goals came at home at the Civic Centre, where the Anavet Cup series shifts tonight. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
One dead after truck hits ditch on Hwy 44
A 70-year-old man is dead after his truck hit the ditch on Highway 44 Monday afternoon.Kindersley RCMP said the collision occurred one kilometre west of Gildden at around 3:10 p.m.The driver, who was ...
Apr 30, 2019
Battlefords mayors to give annual address to chamber
The business community will have an opportunity to learn more about what plans are ahead for the region during the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce's State of the Town and City Address coming up soon.T...
Apr 29, 2019 Town of Battleford Mayor Ames Leslie, left, and City of North Battleford Mayor Ryan Bater will present their annual update on the state of affairs to the local chamber on May 16. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Close call for resident whose house was on fire
If two Good Samaritans hadn't alerted him to it early on, Dave Bunnell's house might have burned down last weekend. Bunnell was at home alone at his 91 Street home when the fire started around 3 p.m. ...
Apr 29, 2019 A North Battleford resident is thanking some Good Samaritans for alerting him his house was on fire on Saturday. Firefighters arrived promptly to put out the blaze. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Female driver suffers minor injuries after car jumps curb, lands near tracks
A female driver was taken to hospital for non-life threatening injuries after her car jumped the curb and landed near the train tracks along Railway Ave. E.RCMP officers are seen measuring the distanc...
Apr 29, 2019 A car jumped the curb and landed near the train tracks along Railway Ave. E. Sunday evening. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Silvernagle's season comes to an end in Saskatoon
It went down to the wire, but in the end it was a win for reigning Women's World Champion Silvana Tirinzoni over the North Battleford-based Robyn Silvernagle at the Humpty's Champions Cup in Saskatoon...
Apr 27, 2019 Silvernagle's loss to Silvana Tirinzoni, 4-3, means the end to a breakout season. (Brady Lang/battlefordsNOW staff)
Stars score late to shock Portage crowd, claim 1-0 Anavet Cup series lead
Despite finding themselves down by a couple of goals early, the Battlefords North Stars battled back to defeat the Portage Terriers 3-2 Friday to take a 1-0 lead in the teams' best-of-seven Anavet Cup...
Apr 26, 2019 Stars’ forward Owen Lamb (#21) joins teammates MacGregor Sinclair (#19), Cody Spagrud (#3), and Austin Becker (#16), as the three celebrate Sinclair’s tying goal in the third period of Game 1. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
No injuries, no structures damaged in Moosomin grass fire
It took nearly seven hours for crews to contain a fire that broke out on the Moosomin First Nation Thursday. Volunteer firefighter Iver Swiftwolfe said the fire was first reported by a band member sho...
Apr 26, 2019 Smoke from a nearby fire is seen from Highway 378 Thursday evening. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)
No injuries in two-vehicle collision
No one was injured in a two-vehicle collision on Territorial Dr. and Carlton Trial.Police, paramedics and fire teams were called out Thursday around 3 p.m.Paramedics assessed the occupants of both veh...
Apr 26, 2019 (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)