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Nord heading down south to hit the water at Orlando School

Orcas standout Brandon Nord will swim in a warmer climate soon. The 17-year-old recently committed to Rollins College in Orlando, Florida on a four-year scholarship to the division two school, where h...

Feb 21, 2019 Nord will be in a different climate, hitting the pool next year. (submitted photo/John Mcleod) : Brady Lang

A Taste of Culture puts out call for sponsorship

The Battlefords Immigration Resource Centre (BIRC) is looking for local businesses to step up to sponsor its upcoming A Taste of Culture event.Now in its twelfth year, the event will feature food boot...

Feb 21, 2019 North Battleford's Citizenship Ceremony coincides with the annual A Taste of Culture celebration starting in May. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff ) : Angela Brown

North Stars stand out in community

The Battlefords North Stars have been involved with many different community initiatives this season. From reading to students at local schools and playing street hockey, to picking up garbage and eve...

Feb 21, 2019 North Stars' forwards Kaden Boser, Ryan Gil and MacGregor Sinclair (Pictured L-R) enjoy the day at the Kids' Club pizza party at Discovery Co-op Mall in North Battleford Thursday. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff) : Martin Martinson

Loon Lake RCMP officer planning youth hockey tournament

Const. Heather Healey has been involved in sport her entire life, be it on the ice or the diamond. An RCMP officer in Loon Lake, Healey became involved with the atom team on the Mawka Sahgaiehcan Firs...

Feb 21, 2019 Brad Calkins | Dreamstime.com : Brad Calkins

Damaged mailboxes repaired, police continue to investigate post office break-in

RCMP continue to investigate following a break-in at the Battleford Post Office on the weekend that resulted in damage to many of the mail boxes.RCMP initially received a complaint on Saturday at 8:14...

Feb 21, 2019

Who has Saskatchewan's coldest rink?

It all started during a provincial game in Edam. Coming off the ice, hands and feet were frozen, and there were warnings from others during the deep freeze of February that Edam's rink was, in fact, t...

Feb 21, 2019

Grass Genetics Workshop

Grass Genetics Workshop: How to Visually Identify Cattle That Will Do Well on Forage Steve Campbell of Boise, Idaho, will be teaching a 2 day grass genetics workshop with classroom learning and live c...

Feb 20, 2019

Lenten Lunch Series

The Lenten Lunch Series - Jesus Speaks from Calvary will be Tuesdays from March 12 until April 16 starting at noon.The series will be at the St. Paul's Anglican Church Hall.See the poster for details.

Feb 20, 2019

Grey Cups are not won in February – Yet

The first week of CFL Free Agency is in the books and while the BC Lions won the Mike Reilly Sweepstakes and Bo Levi Mitchell returned to Calgary singing, "There's No Place Like Home", the bottom line...

Feb 19, 2019

'Enjoying the moment': Fish 4 Life Hunter Bay fly-in trip making lifelong memories

It was an experience like no other for Grade 6 students at Gordon Denny Community School as they had the honour of participating in this year's Fish 4 Life fly-in trip to Hunter Bay. The first group o...

Feb 19, 2019