Tag Archives: People
SJHL postpone target start date, remain optimistic for season
Hockey fans in the Battlefords, like many across the province, have been counting down the days to when their local junior team will return to the ice. However, it now appears they will need to hold o...
Aug 12, 2020
‘A great day to get a coffee,’ Tim Hortons celebrates Camp Day
Wednesday has been a big day for Tim Hortons locations across the country as Aug. 12 marks Camp Day, the largest annual fundraiser for the Tim Hortons Foundation Camps.Camp Day is designed to help giv...
Aug 12, 2020
'Very kind:" Slain doctor remembered by colleagues, patients
RED DEER, Alta. - An Alberta family doctor slain in his medical clinic is being remember as a kind practitioner, a devoted dad and a jokester.Dr. Walter Reynolds, 45, was "the best colleague I ever ha...
Aug 11, 2020
NSRBL announce MVP Candidates for 2020 season
The North Sask. River Baseball League (NSRBL) announced its Most Valuable Player (MVP) candidates this week, following the conclusion of the regular season. Each of the 10 teams submitted a player off...
Aug 11, 2020
N.B. Beavers advance to NSRBL Final in search of first title in over 20 years
The last time the North Battleford Beavers won the North Sask. River Baseball League (NSRBL) title, Titanic ruled the movie box office, The Spice Girls' Wannabe topped the billboard hot 100, and Ken G...
Aug 10, 2020
Saskatoon Folkfest goes virtual
With limits to gatherings this summer, Saskatoon Folkfest will be offering the celebration virtually for the first time in 40 years with the latest event, 'Folkfest Gives Back - Connecting with Cultur...
Aug 10, 2020
Cut Knife RCMP looking for missing 11-year-old girl
The Cut Knife RCMP are requesting public assistance in finding 11-year-old Leksi Jimmy.According to a media release, Jimmy was last seen on Aug. 5 at 10 p.m. at Poundmaker Cree Nation. She was last se...
Aug 09, 2020
'Do our lives count for less?': COVID-19 exposes cracks in disability aid
Karyn Keith says she isn't asking for much. All she wants is the same support she'd receive if she was out of a job because of the pandemic, rather than unable to work because...
Aug 09, 2020
'Conquer your dreams': brothers-in-law row from Edmonton to P.A. in canoe
Two brothers-in-law went on the journey of a lifetime down the North Saskatchewan River.Beginning on July 27 in Edmonton, Aaron Asmussen and James Meyers loaded up their canoe with supplies and paddle...
Aug 08, 2020
U16 Bandits making the most of unique summer ball season
The softball season may have been abbreviated this summer, but the U16 Battlefords Bandits are making the most of their time together on the field.To this point, the team has played just a pair of gam...
Aug 08, 2020