Tag Archives: People
Garth Brooks: 'There's just something about Canada'
Every athlete or performer knows its important to power up before a big competition or performance. For country music superstar Garth Brooks vitamins and power drinks are on the menu."My vitamins and ...
Jun 06, 2019 The Garth Brooks Stadium Tour takes the country music superstar to Regina's Mosaic Stadium on Aug. 10. (submitted photo/garthbrooks.com)
‘All we can do is hope’ change will come: Morin friend responds to MMIWG report
Krista Fox agrees that a genocide involving Indigenous women is occurring in Canada.That is how the situation involving the high number of women and girls who disappear or fall victim to murder each y...
Jun 04, 2019 Family and friends of Ashley Morin gathered for a walk in October to recognize missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. (File photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Battlefords FC off to hot start this soccer season
The Battlefords United FC are off to a hot-start this soccer season. Coming off their second tournament of the campaign, the organization featuring five teams of various age groups has already collect...
Jun 04, 2019 The U-13 boys have won two gold medals over their first two tournaments of the soccer season. (Facebook/Battlefords United FC)
Gymnastics fun meet to feature provincial standouts
The Battlefords Gymnastics Club will be hosting a fun meet June 9 from 1 to 6 p.m. President of the club, Natalie Jesney, said the event is a fun way for the athletes to close out the gymnastics seaso...
Jun 03, 2019 Makenzie Gidych placed second at Provincials competing in level 5A for Rhythmic Gymnastics. (submitted photo/Natalie Jesney)
Northern Alberta residents start returning home after two-week evacuation due to fire
Some residents in northern Alberta have started to return home after being forced by wildfires to leave their communities two weeks ago. An evacuation order was lifted this morning for resid...
Jun 03, 2019
75 years later, legacy of Canada's role in D-Day landing still lingers
OTTAWA - When he jumped out of his landing craft into knee-deep water off the coast of Normandy on June 6, 1944, Jack Commerford wasn't contemplating the role he was about to play in wh...
Jun 02, 2019 (The Canadian Press)
Taste of Culture offers traditional dishes, entertainment from around the world
Moises Duque from Honduras took special care as he prepared a taco recipe from his home country, topped with some savory guacamole for one of his many customers.Duque and his family served fresh black...
May 31, 2019 Moises Duque, right, gives a customer a traditional home-made taco from Honduras during A Taste of Culture, Friday (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Opportunity, peace: Proud day as many become Canadian citizens
Gustavo Suarez Ortega couldn't help but smile as he sat with his family waiting for their names to be called so they could be granted all the rights of Canadian citizenship.From Mexico City, he said h...
May 31, 2019 Gustavo Suarez Ortega, from Mexico City, right, was proud to join his family to become a new Canadian citizen. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Saskatchewan UFO reports in 2018 include Jackfish Lake, Prince Albert
It was June 29, 2018, at around 2 a.m. when one person reportedly saw multi-coloured spherical lights in the sky by Jackfish Lake. They reported having dreams and "spiritual attacks."On July 5, anothe...
May 31, 2019 (Brady Bateman/paNOW Staff)
Former North Stars win rec tournament in Sin City
Former North Stars' goalie Taryn Kotchorek is a household name in the Battlefords after playing all three years of his junior hockey career with the Stars, highlighted by a Canalta Cup Championship in...
May 31, 2019 (Pictured L-R): Back Row: Allan Frank (coach) Aron Frank , Lyndon Antoine, Shae Kiryk , Bryce Fiske, Connor Macintosh, Gino frank, Blair Pewapisconias. Front Row: Nick Shumlanski, Luke Frank, Connor Manegre, Taryn Kotchorek and Daylin Smallchild. (submitted photo/Taryn Kotchorek)