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Man awarded $80M in lawsuit claiming Roundup causes cancer
SAN FRANCISCO - A U.S. jury on Wednesday awarded more than $80 million in damages to a California man who blamed Roundup weed killer for his cancer, in a case that his attorneys say could help determi...
Mar 28, 2019 Edwin Hardeman, right, speaks next to attorney Aimee Wagstaff at a news conference in San Francisco, Wednesday, March 27, 2019. A U.S. jury has awarded $80 million in damages to Hardeman in a high-stakes trial over his claim that Roundup weed killer caused his cancer. (Associated Press/Jeff Chiu)
FSIN chief calls for Sask. gov’t to speed up disaster relief
The chief of the organization representing 74 Saskatchewan First Nations says it may be time for the federal government to step in as the province isn't moving fast enough to deliver disaster assistan...
Mar 28, 2019 Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Chief Bobby Cameron speaks at the Saskatoon Inn on March 27, 2019. (Bryn Levy/650 CKOM)
‘Prairie boy’s dream’ to pursue career in arts
For musician Cole Knutson, music is a language he knows intuitively. It flows out of him naturally, like breathing, when he sits down to practise on the piano or picks up his saxophone and cradles it ...
Mar 27, 2019 North Battleford musician Cole Knutson has been accepted to study at a prestigious school in London, UK. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Umpiring clinics set for Battlefords and area
Baseball season is coming and those looking to become umpires will have a chance to do so at an upcoming clinic.Kirk Schafer, an umpire out of Wilkie, says anyone with experience when it comes to offi...
Mar 27, 2019 Umpire clinics are on the horizon as baseball season approaches. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Downtown redesign shouldn't impede turning vehicles: Study
Drivers worried about how the North Battleford planned downtown redesign will impact vehicles turning at 100 Street were reassured this shouldn't be a problem according to a study presented at city co...
Mar 27, 2019 North Battleford Mayor Ryan Bater at council's recent meeting. Council discussed the downtown redesign work impact on intersections. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Silvernagle prepares for mixed provincials in Estevan
This weekend, the provincial curling scene switches to Estevan as the mixed curling provincial play downs will be front and centre at their curling club. Team Ackerman will be back to defend their tit...
Mar 27, 2019 Robyn Silvernagle will compete in the mixed provincial playdowns in Estevan this weekend. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Battleford pursuit suspect remanded in custody until April
The man facing charges arising from a police pursuit and exchange of gunfire south of Battleford last Thursday has been remanded in custody. Randall Nicotine appeared in North Battleford Provincial Co...
Mar 27, 2019 A number of RCMP vehicles are seen south of Battleford on Highway 4, which was closed for some time on March 21 as police dealt with an incident. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)
'A big night for Canada:' Iron reflects on first NHL broadcast in Cree
Clarence Iron believes he woke up a nation after he called an NHL game in the Plains Cree language Sunday on the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN). "We still speak Cree out here in Canoe La...
Mar 26, 2019 Clarence Iron appeared on APTN where he announced the first NHL game in Cree. (APTN/Facebook)
NBCHS senior girls clinch school’s first-ever HOOPLA Championship
The North Battleford Comprehensive High School (NBCHS) senior girls basketball team clinched the school's first-ever HOOPLA Championship over the weekend. The Vikings' senior girls began their tournam...
Mar 26, 2019 The NBCHS senior girls basketball team took home their first HOOPLA championship in school history over the weekend. Making it to the prestigious tournament for the ninth time in the last 10 seasons, Head Coach Bryan Cottini called the victory an emotional one for not only the players who won, but former players who followed the team’s journey to the championship. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
N.B. receives funding for sanitary sewer trunk upgrade project
The City of North Battleford is thrilled it will receive support for a large-scale infrastructure project planned after hearing it has been approved for joint-government funding for its sanitary sewer...
Mar 26, 2019 The City of North Battleford has received good news of funding for a large-scale infrastructure project planned. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)