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Congratulations to Rose McDonald of North Battleford, #2644, winner of the Monthly Lottery 50/50 Enhancement prize

Pictured above, Rose McDonald (l) accepting her winnings of $12,035 from Sue Pruden-McIvor (r), BUH Foundation Board of Director. This was the first year a 50/50 Enhancement was offered with the Month...

Apr 30, 2019

Senior's Camp at The Quest

Seniors Summer Camp at The Quest is from June 30 to July 5 . For $42 per night including accommodation and 3 meals come join us at The Quest at Christopher Lake for our seniors camp. You can register ...

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)

Over $25,000 raised at Battlefords Humane Society Dinner and Auction

The Battlefords Humane Society held their 2019 Fundraising Dinner and Auction over the weekend, and raised a fair bit of funds in the process.The gala was held at the Gold Eagle Casino on Saturday nig...

Apr 29, 2019 A successful night was put on by the Battlefords Humane Society on Saturday (Brady Lang/battlefordsNOW staff)

Metis Addictions Council Kitchen Party

MACSI will be hosting several events this year of its 50th Anniversary. On May 11, we will be hosting a dry dance in Prince Albert. The event will be open to all and very family-friendly. Please feel ...

Apr 29, 2019

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)

Capitol Annex has big weekend with Endgame premiere

It was a big weekend for movie-goers across the world, and that hype didn't stop outside the Battlefords. The new Capitol Annex Theatre had two theatres open for the public to show Avengers: Endgame, ...

Apr 29, 2019 The new theatre had many sold out shows over the weekend. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)

RCMP looking for help in locating stolen vehicle

The Battlefords RCMP are looking for the public's help in locating a stolen vehicle. The Blue 2018 Hyundai Elantra Sport with the license plate 7-5-5 L-F-A was last seen by police north of the city at...

Apr 29, 2019

La Ronge Area Author Wins Sask Book Award

Over three hundred people gathered at the Conexus Arts Centre on April 27th to celebrate excellence in writing and publishing at the Saskatchewan Book Awards. Victor Sawa hosted the evening, and kept ...

Apr 29, 2019

Rodeo kicks off in North Battleford

Yippee Ki-yay! It's rodeo time in the Battlefords again.There was plenty of action at the Civic Centre Friday night when the 49th annual Kinsmen Indoor Rodeo kicked off for another year.Rodeo particip...

Apr 27, 2019 Garret Harrigan of Maple Creek shows his skills in the Bull Riding competition. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)