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Local high schools celebrate graduation day with special event
The local Battlefords high schools are celebrating graduation in a unique way this year. Due to ongoing COVID-19 restrictions, both John Paul II Collegiate (JPII) and North Battleford Comprehensive Hi...
Jun 10, 2020
Bayern beats Frankfurt in cup semi, still targeting double
MUNICH - Robert Lewandowski scored the winning goal, with some help from Canadian left back Alphonso Davies, as Bayern Munich beat Eintracht Frankfurt 2-1 Wednesday to reach the German Cup final,...
Jun 10, 2020
All eight CPL teams back training after FC Edmonton gets green light to practise
All eight Canadian Premier League teams will be back training Thursday in the wake of FC Edmonton getting the green light from local government and health authorities, Edmonton will begin volunta...
Jun 10, 2020
City to install COVID-19 protections before re-opening; new online payment policy
The City of North Battleford continues to make safety its priority during the COVID-19 pandemic, so it is working on setting up plexiglass screens in public areas before re-opening City Hall. "We need...
Jun 10, 2020
Feds won't release report on carbon tax costs for grain dryers on prairies
OTTAWA - The federal government will not release the data it relied on to decide against exempting fuels used in grain dryers from the national price on pollution. Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bi...
Jun 10, 2020
Community groups being offered training program to help protect frontline workers
The Canadian Red Cross is looking to help community groups as the province reopens.The organization will be offering the Preventable Disease Transmission Training and Equipment Program to community se...
Jun 10, 2020
House fire in Tisdale under investigation
Tisdale RCMP are investigating a house fire.The fire began during the early hours of June 10 at a home at 910 106th Avenue. The house was vacant at the time, and the fire was contained to the building...
Jun 10, 2020
COVID-19 highlights need for better treatment of migrant labour, advocates say
OTTAWA - Migrant-rights advocates say the COVID-19 pandemic has shown that labourers in Canada can no longer be treated like "throwaway people" as they have been in the past. Asylum-seekers working in...
Jun 10, 2020
Montreal Canadiens owner Geoff Molson gives GM Marc Bergevin vote of confidence
Geoff Molson fielded questions from all angles in French and English for 90 minutes Wednesday. The topics lobbed at the Montreal Canadiens' owner, president and chief executive off...
Jun 10, 2020
Food for thought and body: the fine art of foraging
A Prince Albert area woman is on a mission to teach people how to find food in the wild.Diana Bird, a holistic wellness facilitator at Muskoday First Nation, told paNOW foraging is important for both ...
Jun 10, 2020