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North Stars to feature youthful look in 2020-21

The Battlefords North Stars have released their preseason roster, ahead of the start of the exhibition season, this weekend.Returning PlayersJust 10 players from last year's team are expected to retur...

Oct 21, 2020

Bittersweet day as Scott Jenkins celebrates his daughter, marks anniversary of wife Aly’s death

It was a bittersweet day for Scott Jenkins on Tuesday.As he marked his daughter Sydney's first birthday, and his own 32nd birthday, it also was one year ago to the day that his wife Aly passed away du...

Oct 20, 2020

Battlefords experiencing slick road conditions

Tuesday morning before 10 a.m. there was a collision near the corner of 100th Street and 16th Avenue due to slick road conditions, the RCMP has confirmed. No one was injured in the crash, that involve...

Oct 20, 2020

Second suspect facing charge related to homicide near Onion Lake First Nation

Onion Lake RCMP have charged a second man in relation to the homicide of Braden Richard Bull.On Monday, 26-year-old Branden Dillon of Onion Lake was arrested in Prince Albert and charged with second-d...

Oct 20, 2020

Battlefords Community Players kickoff theatre season

The Battlefords Community Players (BCP) drew the curtain on their theatre season this week, hosting their opening performance Monday, with another showing to follow Tuesday evening.The Outsider is the...

Oct 20, 2020

A look at the North Stars preseason schedule

The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) has released its fall preseason schedule. Each of the league's 12 teams will play their premier division rival for four games, to help limit the amount of ...

Oct 19, 2020

BMHA kicks off preseason with opening weekend

It is a time many in the community have been waiting for with eager anticipation; hockey season is officially back in the Battlefords.The Battlefords Minor Hockey Association (BMHA) kicked off their p...

Oct 19, 2020

SJHL receives green light to begin play

It is a day, or night, hockey fans across the province have been eagerly anticipating for some time. The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) announced Friday evening, they have been approved to s...

Oct 16, 2020

Sutton receives 2020 Fraser-Gatrell Memorial Award

For the last six years, Herb Sutton has worked for the City of North Battleford as the Community Safety Coordinator. This week, following his final council meeting, Sutton was recognized for his contr...

Oct 16, 2020

Samwel Uko’s family suing SHA, provincial government

The parents of a man who died by suicide in Regina in May have launched a lawsuit against the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) and the Government of Saskatchewan.Samwel Uko died May 21, drowning in...

Oct 16, 2020