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MS Walk will be virtual this year

The Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Walk will still happen this year, albeit in a virtual capacity.According to a media release from the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada, May marks MS Awareness Month, and...

May 07, 2020 This photo is from a MS Walk in Prince Albert from 2013. (File photo/paNOW Staff)

Local MLA says province will 'proceed cautiously' on phased re-open plan

With the number of new cases of COVID-19 continuing to rise in the northern parts of the province, local MLA Herb Cox said the Saskatchewan government is doing what it can to prevent the virus from sp...

May 07, 2020 Battlefords MLA Herb Cox. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Mayor reminds residents to follow street cleaning rules

North Battleford Mayor Ryan Bater is reiterating his message from a week ago for residents to move their vehicles during restricted parking periods to avoid getting a ticket.The city initially avoided...

May 07, 2020 Mayor Ryan Bater is reminding North Battleford residents tickets will be handed out if cars are left curbside during parking restrictions for street cleaning. (Josh Ryan/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Saskatchewan Health Authority Service Resumption Plan Released

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) will be initiating a phased resumption of health care services on May 19, 2020. This process will start to reverse some of the service changes and reductions th...

May 07, 2020

2020 CFL Season Just a Hail Mary Pass Away!

It's interesting in a desert of sporting diversions, last week's CFL Draft telecast on TSN saw ratings up 116 per cent as people searched for anything that was not a reality show or another in seven w...

May 07, 2020

Personal services prepare for second phase of Re-Open Sask. plan

This week marked the beginning of Saskatchewan's reopening process, but many business owners have their sights set on May 19.Phase two involves a broader partial open, which includes retail stores and...

May 06, 2020 Personal services, such as salons, are getting ready for a potential open May 19th. (Josh Ryan/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Local high schools plan for unique grad celebrations amid COVID-19 restrictions

As the spring season continues to roll along, and the summer months inch even closer, the subject of graduation has been a pressing one on the minds of staff and families alike at the local Battleford...

May 06, 2020 There may not be a traditional tossing of the caps for this year’s graduating class due to social distancing protocol and large group restrictions; but members of the NBCHS and JPII grad committees are going to do everything they can to make the day a special celebration for the 2020 graduating class (Facebook/JPII)

#MyNorthBattleford: Showing support for local businesses

A new way to show support for local businesses has sprung up in North Battleford.The City of North Battleford is promoting the use of a new hashtag, #MyNorthBattleford, to help residents show support ...

May 06, 2020 Use #MyNorthBattleford to show support for local businesses (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Ceremony to be held today for service members who died in helicopter crash

CFB TRENTON, Ont. - The Canadian military is to hold a special ramp ceremony today at Canadian Forces Base Trenton to repatriate remains of a service member and honour all six who died in a ...

May 06, 2020

10th Annual Pine Needle Mountain Bike and Music Festival Cancelled for 2020

It's a tough decision, but a necessary one. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic the10th Annual Pine Needle Mountain Bike and Music Festival will have to wait until next year. Mark your calendars....we have s...

May 06, 2020