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NBCHS senior boys Vikings look for strong finish to season
The North Battleford Comprehensive High School (NBCHS) gymnasium should be an electric atmosphere Thursday night, as the Vikings' senior boys will play host to their cross-town rivals from John Paul I...
Feb 12, 2020 With a big game this week against JPII and a home tournament to follow at the end of the month, the Vikings’ senior boys will look to finish their season on a high note with a bright future ahead. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Melfort liquor outlet to be built at StoneGate Shopping Centre
New details are emerging about an upcoming liquor outlet in Melfort.Melfort Liquor Loft owner Trent Zwingli told northeastNOW the outlet will be located at the StoneGate Shopping Centre on Highway 6 s...
Feb 12, 2020 This parcel of land will be the future home of Melfort Liquor Loft. (Angie Rolheiser/northeastNOW Staff)

Fire at Sakewew High School under investigation
Sakewew High School remains closed today after a fire erupted in a second-floor bathroom Friday. The cause of the fire is under investigation and is deemed suspicious.Members of the North Battleford F...
Feb 12, 2020 Sakewew High School remained closed Wednesday following a fire in one of the bathrooms Feb. 7. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Three LLRIB winter festivals begin this month
Three Lac La Ronge Indian Band communities are hosting annual winter festivals this month.WinterFest20 starts in Sucker River today at 4 p.m. with a space dome and satellite presentation at 4 p.m. and...
Feb 12, 2020 Winter festivals are being held in La Ronge, Stanley Mission and Sucker River. (submitted photo/Kennidy Proulx)

Melania Trump asks governors' spouses to tackle cyberassault
WASHINGTON - Melania Trump on Monday cited the influence of "Achy Breaky Heart" singer Billy Ray Cyrus as she asked spouses of the nation's governors to address cyberassault in their states. "I know t...
Feb 12, 2020

Kobe Bryant, daughter buried in Southern California cemetery
LOS ANGELES - Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, were buried Friday in a cemetery near the family's Southern California home, according to death certificates. Pacific View Memorial Park...
Feb 12, 2020

Liberals pull plug on decade-old plan to move elite Joint Task Force 2 unit
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government is pulling the plug on a decade-old plan to move the military's elite Joint Task Force 2 to a new base, ending years of speculation and uncertainty for the comm...
Feb 12, 2020

A Canadian evacuee describes life under quarantine at CFB Trenton
CFB TRENTON, Ont. - It's the little luxuries that make all the difference to Myriam Larouche. Back in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, the Canadian graduate student said she felt trapped i...
Feb 12, 2020

Ex-Hasidic couple take Quebec to court over religious school education
MONTREAL - An ex-Hasidic Jewish couple who were educated in a private religious school graduated without knowing how to speak French and hardly being able to speak English, a lawyer said Monday at the...
Feb 12, 2020

Climate change could open new land to farming, but caution needed: study
Climate change could open a whole different area in Canada to farming, says newly published research. But Evan Fraser of the University of Guelph, a co-author of the international study, warns that si...
Feb 12, 2020