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Brick and mortar buildings an integral part of Saskatchewan's history

The small brick buildings on the Western Development Museum's (WDM) campuses across the province are more than just brick and mortar, they are a key part of our province's history.The WDM is campaigni...

Jan 08, 2020 Jake's Building sits in the WDM Heritage Village. (Submitted photo/WDM North Battleford)

Ukrainian Christmas: a time of celebration in the Battlefords

While the mainstream holiday season may have passed for another year along with the milder December weather, for Ukrainians around the community, the Christmas season remains in full swing. Jan. 7 ser...

Jan 07, 2020 Ukrainian Christmas is a time of great joy and celebration. (Submitted photo/Jim Shevchuk)

City of North Battleford to recycle Christmas trees

Now that the holiday season has come to a close there will be a lot of households in the Battlefords with Christmas trees that are starting to dry out.Once again, the City of North Battleford will be ...

Jan 06, 2020 City's Christmas tree recycling program to run from Jan. 3 to 31. (ID 133657997 © Thorsten Nilson | Dreamstime.com)

North Stars repeat the feat: top Klippers 5-2 for second straight night

Call it dj vu or Groundhog Day, but it was a familiar story in the back-half of the home-and-home series between the Battlefords North Stars and Kindersley Klippers Saturday night at the Civic Centre....

Jan 04, 2020 All smiles: Stars' goalie, Adam Dmyterko celebrates with Dylan Esau (#28), and the rest of his fellow teammates, following Saturday's 5-2 victory over the rival Klippers at the Civic Centre. With the victory, the Stars have now won 5 straight games. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Crutwell sled dog race family affair for some

A longtime tradition continues in Crutwell this weekend.The community's annual dog sled races kicked off early Saturday afternoon, starting with single dog races with younger mushers. At noon, some of...

Jan 04, 2020 The Crutwell sled races kicked off with the single dog races Saturday. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)

Stars and Klippers ready for round two of weekend showdown

The Battlefords North Stars will return to action Saturday for part two of their weekend home-and-home series with the division rival, Kindersley Klippers, as the scene shifts to the Battlefords. Retu...

Jan 04, 2020 Captain, Matthew Fletcher and his North Stars’ teammates will look to stay hot Saturday, in search of a fifth straight win, as the team will make their first appearance of the new calendar year in front of the home crowd. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)

North Stars ‘Klip’ Kindersley, stay hot with 5-2 win

It was a joyous kick-start to the New Year for the Battlefords North Stars Friday, as the team downed the rival, Kindersley Klippers 5-2 at the West Central Events Centre in Kindersley. Five different...

Jan 04, 2020 Friday’s victory was the Stars’ fourth straight, as the team picked up right where they left off prior to Christmas, with another solid team effort that saw five different players chip in with a goal on the night. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)

North Stars kick off New Year with home-and-home versus Klippers

Following a 12-day hiatus over the Christmas break, the Battlefords North Stars will return to the ice Friday for their first game action of the new 2020 calendar year.Adding additional spring to the ...

Jan 03, 2020 Forwards, Matthias Urbanski and Tyler Traptow are key cogs to their respective team’s attack, each in their third season of SJHL play. Urbanski sits third in Stars’ scoring with 36 points, while Traptow ranks fourth on the Klippers with 18 points this year. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)

RCMP report suspicious death near Turtleford

Turtleford RCMP have determined a death in the R.M. of Frenchman Brutte is suspicious in nature.On January 1, 2020, at approximately 5 p.m., Saskatchewan RCMP received the report of a deceased unident...

Jan 02, 2020 (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Firefighters attend collision, use Jaws of Life on New Year's Day

North Battleford Fire Department responded to a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Highway 4 South and Territorial Drive at the bottom of the Don Ross Centre yesterday afternoon.The incident...