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Local youth curling program to begin this month

Youth searching for an athletic outlet to kick off the new year will have an opportunity to get out of the house, and onto the ice, for a new curling program at the Twin Rivers Curling Club. The local...

Jan 06, 2021

2021 Snowarama to be held throughout province this year

Snowmobilers across the province will have an opportunity to hit the trails for a good cause next month, at the 44th Annual Snowarama in support of Easter Seals. Traditionally the event has been held ...

Jan 05, 2021

Battlefords RCMP busy on New Year’s Eve

The 24-hour period over New Year's Eve and New Year's Day kept RCMP officers quite busy in the Battlefords.The detachment received 166 calls during those 24 hours, ranging from a variety of concerns, ...

Jan 04, 2021

North Stars remain hopeful for return following latest league update

The start of the new year is a time of hope and anticipation for what lies ahead.The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) recently released a statement signalling a continued optimism for a return...

Jan 04, 2021

Helicopter crash victims identified as parents, two children in family of seven

DEBOLT, Alta. - Four people who died in a helicopter crash on New Year's Day were identified by loved ones Sunday as members of a strong and loving farm family from a tight-knit community in northern ...

Jan 03, 2021

Battlefords Chamber remains focused on business advocacy

The COVID-19 pandemic makes 2020 a year many may prefer to forget. While we're not out of the woods yet, battlefordsNOW has chosen to produce our usual series of end-of-year stories with a focus on ho...

Jan 01, 2021

Lloydminster healthcare workers say winning 50/50 jackpot was 'surreal'

A big delivery at the end of 2020 was a special surprise for a group of healthcare workers in the maternity ward at Lloydminster Hospital.A group of eight healthcare professionals - seven nurses and a...

Dec 31, 2020

'After a week we thought gosh she's gonna make it': 106-year-old Prince Albert woman beats COVID-19

In her lifetime, Prince Albert's Rubena Wenzel has lived through world wars and now survived two pandemics, the Spanish flu in 1918 and COVID-19 in 2020.Roughly two and a half weeks after her initial ...

Dec 31, 2020

RCMP release top 10 #ReasonsNotToCall911 of 2020

It's common knowledge that calling the police should be reserved for police-related matters only.Or is it?Saskatchewan RCMP recently released their top 10 911 calls that "missed the mark" this year.He...

Dec 30, 2020

A look back: North Stars year in review 2020

It has been a year unlike any other for the Battlefords North Stars. The following is a countdown of some of the biggest storylines of the last year surrounding the team. #5. Nine North Stars named to...

Dec 30, 2020