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Local dealership donates face shields to paramedics
Lakeland Ford in Prince Albert has donated 200 face shields to Parkland Ambulance paramedics as part of a national initiative by Ford Canada.Dealers around the country identified organizations they th...
May 05, 2020 Lyle Karasiuk with Parkland Ambulance Care and Scott Newsom, dealer principal at Lakeland Ford, Prince Albert. (submitted/Parkland Ambulance)
Former commissioner Larry Smith understands COVID-19 pandemic's impact upon CFL
Larry Smith is very familiar with CFL crisis management. During his tenure as commissioner (1992-97) Smith headed up the CFL's U.S. expansion. From 1993-95, the league had franchises in ...
May 05, 2020
Stormtrooper with a gun: Alberta police take down restaurant worker in costume
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Police in southern Alberta are being investigated after a restaurant worker in a "Star Wars" stormtrooper costume who was carrying a plastic gun was forced to the gr...
May 05, 2020
Kikinahk, Northlands College collectively receive more than $40,000 from Cameco
Donations from the Cameco COVID-19 Relief Fund will go a long way when it comes to operations at the Kikinahk Friendship Centre and Northlands College. In total, the Kikinahk Friendship Centre receive...
May 05, 2020 Northlands College received $22,500 to purchase laptops. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
Local school division working to make families aware of potential supports
The Prince Albert Catholic School Division is working to make families aware of federal funding available.Jordan's Principle provides support to First Nations children and families aiming to narrow th...
May 05, 2020 (File Photo/paNOW Staff)
Court overturns Quincy Jones' win in Michael Jackson lawsuit
LOS ANGELES - A California appeals court on Tuesday overturned most of a 2017 jury verdict awarding Quincy Jones $9.4 million in royalties and fees from the Michael Jackson estate over the use of Jone...
May 05, 2020
Mental Health Week shines a light on important subject
Mental Health Week is in full swing across the country, and in the Battlefords community, it's no different. Hosted by the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), Mental Health week is an annual oc...
May 05, 2020 There will be no big events for Mental Health Week this year, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, but it is still key to spread awareness of the importance of mental health. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Town still moving ahead with lagoon upgrades despite higher cost
Battleford council may have had a bit of hard pill to swallow when they learned the town's wastewater treatment system lagoon upgrade project would cost $2 million more than originally anticipated at ...
May 05, 2020 Mayor Ames Leslie shown at a prior council meeting. The Town of Battleford is getting prepared to start its Battleford Wastewater Treatment System Lagoon Upgrade Project this summer. (File photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Tisdale RCMP looking for vehicle after crosswalk sign damaged
Tisdale RCMP are asking the public for some assistance locating a vehicle involved in an accident early this morning.The vehicle hit a pedestrian crosswalk sign between 10 p.m., May 4 and 6 a.m., May ...
May 05, 2020 (File Photo/paNOW Staff)
Revamp of classification system seen as key to cementing assault-style rifle ban
OTTAWA - Gun-control advocates and the Trudeau government see a coming overhaul of the firearms classification system as key to cementing the recent federal move to ban assault-style rifles. The feder...
May 05, 2020