An immigrant family from Ukraine to the Battlefords has seen success with their local shawarma restaurant, but the path to get here has been both emotional and long- starting all the way back in World War II.battlefordsNOW reporter Julia Lovett-Squires shares their unlikely and inspiring story.--Battlefords resident Ch...

A Battleford resident is among the first in the province to receive a King Charles III Coronation Medal in recognition of the work he has done to honour military history. Tim Popp, a retired RCMP officer originally from Yukon, received the award from Lieutenant Governor Russ Mirasty at a ceremony in Saskatoon earlier t...

Battlefords RCMP are asking the public for help to give any information on a missing 31-year-old woman Fawn Delorme also known as 'Fufu' or 'Twinky' was last in contact with friends and family between three to five years ago. She is 5'5" and approximately 120lbs with a pierced lip and ears. She also has a scar on ...

There's been a change in Kelli Hawtin's campaign plans. Taking to social media Wednesday afternoon, The North Battleford councillor announced she will not run for mayor this year calling, citing a necessary choice. "Timing is everything, and right now the demands of my business and family require a great deal of m...

More than half of Saskatchewan is covered in trees, but according to the CEO of Forest Saskatchewan, most people aren't aware of just how significant the forestry industry is to the province. "It employs thousands, hundreds of thousands of people across the country in Canada," said Carl Neggers. "It's pr...

Police are investigating after several weapons were found in the playground of a school in Dillon on August 30. Buffalo Narrows RCMP were told about three weapons, a knife, a sword and a hatchet, which were handed over to school staff after they were found. Officers seized the items and said no injuries were reported t...

COVID-19 seems to be off the radar of most people in Saskatchewan, but parts of the world are reporting a surge in cases since the summer months. What's the update on this illness in the province and will a new vaccine be coming to Saskatchewan? We asked Chief Medical Health Officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab.What is the COVID-...

With Saskatchewan's provincial election looming, Premier Scott Moe's approval rating has fallen to 45 per cent.That's according to the latest premier approval numbers from the Angus Reid Institute, which polled 3,985 Canadians between Sept. 12 and 18.His approval in June was 49 per cent.That puts the Saskatchewan Party...

One of the biggest benefits of oriented strand board mills is their ability to take remnant wood from other operations and turn what might be something considered defective and make a building product out of it. That is certainly one of the attractions for the Meadow Lake Tribal Council's investment division, which is ...

Construction of an urgent care centre will soon begin in Saskatoon.Representatives from the provincial government and Ahtahkakoop Cree Developments signed the final development agreement and broke ground at the site of the new facility on Wednesday to kick off the project.The care centre will be built at 215 Avenue S S...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Eby ready to take campaign bus on test drive A day before the official start, British Columbia's election campaign sees B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad and Green Party Leader Sonia Furstenau speaking to municipal leaders, whi...

VANCOUVER - The British Columbia provincial election campaign is expected to officially kick off Saturday, but party leaders have been vying for votes for months in the lead up to the Oct. 19 fixed election day. Here's a look at some of the issues that are expected to be front and centre over the next month and what th...

British Columbians are voting in the next provincial election on Oct. 19. The NDP is hoping to hold on to power, while those on the right are running in a new political landscape after the former Opposition BC United folded and its Leader Kevin Falcon placed his support behind the B.C. Conservatives. Here's a look at B...

VANCOUVER - A day before the official start, British Columbia's election campaign sees B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad and Green Party Leader Sonia Furstenau speaking to municipal leaders, while NDP Leader David Eby is gearing up to get his campaign bus rolling. Eby spoke to local politicians yesterday at the Unio...

OTTAWA - MPs on the public safety and national security committee voted unanimously to launch an investigation into an alleged Russian ploy to dupe right-wing influencers into sowing division among Americans. A U.S. indictment filed earlier this month charged two employees of RT, a Russian state-controlled media outlet...

OTTAWA - The head of Via Rail says a train delay over the Labour Day long weekend was an isolated incident. Mario Péloquin appeared in front of a parliamentary committee to answer to an incident that stranded passengers between Montreal and Quebec City for 10 hours as they ran out of food, water and working toil...

WHITESBURG, Ky. (AP) - A judge in a rural Kentucky county was shot and killed at the local courthouse on Thursday, and the local sheriff was charged in the shocking slaying, police said. The governor said the judge was fatally shot in his chambers. The preliminary investigation indicates that the sheriff shot Mullins f...

MIAMI (AP) - Shohei Ohtani became the first major league player to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in a season, with the Los Angeles Dodgers star going deep twice to reach the half-century mark and swiping two bags to get to 51 against the Miami Marlins on Thursday. Ohtani hit his 50th homer in the seventh inning, ...

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into a Mississippi sheriff's department whose officers tortured two Black men in a racist attack that included beatings, repeated use of stun guns and assaults with a sex toy before one of the victims was shot in the mouth, officials s...

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into a Mississippi sheriff's department whose officers tortured two Black men in a case that drew condemnation from top U.S. law enforcement officials, including Attorney General Merrick Garland. The Justice Department will investigate...

WARSAW, Poland (AP) - European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday pledged billions of euros for flood recovery for Central European countries that suffered enormous damage to infrastructure and housing during the curent flooding that has claimed 24 lives in the region. Von der Leyen paid a quick visit to floo...

BEIRUT (AP) - The leader of Hezbollah on Thursday said this week's deadly attack on the Lebanon-based militant group's communications devices was a "severe blow" that crossed a "red line." Hassan Nasrallah said the group is investigating how the two-day attack, which killed more than 30, wounded tho...