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NBCHS senior girls claim first provincial medal in 23 years
The North Battleford Comprehensive High School (NBCHS) senior girls volleyball team capped their season with a bronze medal performance at provincials. The bronze medal serves as the team's first podi...
Nov 22, 2019 The NBCHS senior girls Vikings followed up their gold medal finish at regionals with a bronze medal performance at provincials (pictured here), becoming the school’s first senior girls team to medal on the provincial stage in over 20 years. (submitted photo/Jana Friedenstab)
Battlefords Pride upset after Transgender Day of Remembrance poster defaced
Battlefords Pride is taking action after the group's poster about a Transgender Day of Remembrance event was found scrawled with graffiti where it was posted in a public space at Frontier Mall.The van...
Nov 22, 2019 The Transgender Day of Remembrance poster was posted in the mall in the south end of North Battleford. It was found defaced. (submitted photo/Bobbisue Thompson)
Stars return to action for home ice battle with Bruins
Over a week since their last game action, the Battlefords North Stars will return to the ice Friday night in front of the home crowd, as the team welcomes the Estevan Bruins to town for a showdown at ...
Nov 22, 2019 While they may not have played each other in over a month, it never takes long for the North Stars and Bruins to renew acquaintances when the two teams come together. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
A night of food, wine, entertainment and shopping all in support of the BUH Foundation
Thursday night in the Battlefords was one of fine wine, great food, and great value shopping at the Discovery Co-op Mall.The inaugural Sip, Sparkle & Shop event sold out 500 tickets all in support...
Nov 22, 2019 Thursday night was the inaugural Sip, Sparkle and Shop at Discovery Co-op Mall (Angela Brown/BattlefordsNOW Staff)
Suicides prompt State of Crisis on Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation
The Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation near Loon Lake has declared a State of Crisis and Emergency over the chronic amount of recent suicides and attempted suicides in the community.In a media release iss...
Nov 22, 2019 (file photo)
Stagefright Costs Riders Grey Cup berth
I'm about a day away from jetting off to Calgary to take in Grey Cup 107.It would have been fun to have the Riders in it, but then again, maybe it's better to build things up for next year when the Ri...
Nov 22, 2019 Greg Urbanoski
Glaslyn Central School gearing up to host senior boys provincials this weekend
The Glaslyn Central School Jets' senior boys volleyball team will host 1A Senior Boys Provincials Nov. 22 and 23 in front of the hometown crowd at the school gymnasium. Half of the tournament's games ...
Nov 21, 2019 Glaslyn Central School’s senior boys volleyball team will look to make some noise in their home barn when the team hosts provincials at the high school this weekend. (submitted photo/Meagan Mannix)
Remembering the Holodomor Ukrainian famine and genocide
Denied food and sustenance, millions of Ukrainian families starved to death in the Soviet Union from 1932 to 1933 in what is known as a famine and mass genocide. Marion Mutala wanted to tell the stori...
Nov 21, 2019 Author Marion Mutala with her book My Dearest Dido: The Holodomor Story shown at a Holodomor remembrance gathering Nov. 20. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
WPD Ambulance's annual Cram the Ambulance campaign is back for another holiday season
WPD Ambulance is used to delivering first rate health care to residents of the Battlefords, but over the Christmas season they will also be delivering a little holiday cheer.The Santa's EMS Elves: Cra...
Nov 21, 2019 Donations from the 2018 Cram the Ambulance campaign. (Facebook photo/WPD Ambulance Care)
Stanley Mission Amachewespimawin Poker Rally 2020
Get Ready to RIDE.The Stanley Mission (Amachewespimawin) Poker Rally 2020 will be Saturday January 25th.All Prizes are Guaranteed. 1st: 20 Grand 2nd: 8 Thousand Dollars 3rd: 5 Thousand 4th: 3 Thousand...
Nov 21, 2019