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Former AAA Stars standout, Reid drafted to Predators

It has been a week 19-year-old, Luke Reid will not soon forget. Wednesday his lifelong dream of being drafted to the National Hockey League (NHL) came to fruition. The Warman, Sask., product was selec...

Oct 10, 2020

BMHA 'looking forward to season ahead,' with Return to Play Guidelines

The holiday season may still be two months away, but for hockey fans in the Battlefords - and throughout Saskatchewan - last night had to feel a bit like Christmas morning.The Sask. Hockey Association...

Oct 09, 2020

Operation Red Nose cancelled for holiday season

For the first time in over a decade, Operation Red Nose will not be available in the Battlefords over the holidays. The safe ride service, in which volunteers drive impaired people - and their cars - ...

Oct 08, 2020

Council candidate Mercer focused on social programing in community

For the better part of the last 48 years, Dennis Mercer has called North Battleford home. It is where he's raised his family, and where he spent 20 years of his education career, teaching at John Paul...

Oct 07, 2020

Sask. Party Leader Scott Moe reveals 1994 impaired driving charge

Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe revealed Wednesday he once faced another impaired driving charge.This is separate from an impaired driving incident in 1992, and the fatal crash in which he was inv...

Oct 07, 2020

NB Fire Department sells out Beef on a Bun fundraiser

More than just a hearty lunch; it's making a real difference. The North Battleford Fire Department hosted their annual Beef on a Bun fundraiser Wednesday at the fire hall.The event, which is organized...

Oct 07, 2020

‘Why did it happen?’ Sons of woman killed in 1997 crash want answers from Scott Moe

The sound of his mother's dying breath still haunts him.It was a May morning in 1997. Steve Balog was 18 and sitting beside his mother as she drove down a rural Saskatchewan highway when their car was...

Oct 06, 2020

Lloyd PBR Winter Classic postponed to 2021

The Lloydminster Agricultural Exhibition Association has announced the postponement of its annual PBR Winter Classic to December 2021. Assistant General Manager of the association, Jackie Tomayer, sai...

Oct 06, 2020

North Stars main camp kicks off at Civic Centre

The Battlefords North Stars kicked off their main camp this week, as players returned to the community - and the Civic Centre ice - following an extended summer hiatus. While there always seems to be ...

Oct 06, 2020

Rebuild underway at Bloomfield's Resort that was destroyed by fire last year

After a devastating fire last December, the rebuild of Bloomfield's Bay Resort at Deschambault Lake is underway.Owner Gary Bloomfield told northeastNOW the rebuild will include the restaurant and stor...

Oct 06, 2020