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Florida governor signs bill allowing more armed teachers
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - More Florida teachers will be eligible to carry guns in the classroom under a bill Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Wednesday that immediately implements recommendations from a ...
May 08, 2019
Nipawin set for seventh annual bull riding event
Stop number two of the 2019 3D Bull Riding Tour will stampede into Nipawin.The seventh annual Nipawin RONA PBR, a bull riding event hosted by 3D Bullriding Inc. and the Professional Bull Riders of Can...
May 08, 2019 Competitors in the Professional Bull Riders of Canada will compete in the Nipawin RONA PBR. (Facebook/3D Bull riding Inc.)
Local legion recognizes students
Two students at cole Vickers School are being recognized by the Royal Canadian Legion for their literary and artistic work.Wednesday afternoon at a school assembly, Camryn Cooling received a pair of c...
May 08, 2019 The students were presented with their awards at an assembly Wednesday afternoon. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
Santa Fe Opera announces plans to stage world premieres
SANTA FE, N.M. - World-premiere operas derived from the gender-bending Broadway hit "M. Butterfly" and from meditations on Victorian-era repression in Bram Stroker's "Dracula" are coming to the Santa ...
May 08, 2019
Spring cleanup targets discarded needles
A handful of volunteers and representatives from the Saskatchewan Health Authority spent their morning Wednesday scouring bushes, tree lines and empty lots in the downtown area for discarded needles.L...
May 08, 2019 A discarded needle is picked up west of Second Ave, W. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
Historic northern church prepared for upcoming wildfire season
Peaceful, powerful and proud are some of the words Lac La Ronge Indian Band Chief Tammy Cook-Searson used to describe the feelings evoked by the Holy Trinity Anglican Church near Stanley Mission."When...
May 08, 2019 The Holy Trinity Anglican Church stands as a sentinel along the banks of the mighty Churchill River. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
Historic northern church prepared for upcoming wildfire season
Peaceful, powerful and proud are some of the words Lac La Ronge Indian Band Chief Tammy Cook-Searson used to describe the feelings evoked by the Holy Trinity Anglican Church near Stanley Mission."When...
May 08, 2019 The Holy Trinity Anglican Church stands as a sentinel along the banks of the mighty Churchill River. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
Higgs making strides in the pool for Orcas
The Battlefords Orcas Swim Club is enjoying a banner year for 2018-19.Madison Higgs qualified for the Western Canada Games during her performance at Prairie Champs in mid-March. The games will begin a...
May 08, 2019 It's been a strong season for the Battlefords Orcas Swim Club (Facebook/Battlefords Orcas Swim Club)
Town gives go ahead to improve industrial park drainage issues
Battleford will improve drainage in the industrial park area to reduce ongoing damage to the road and riverbank from overland flooding. The work will involve installing storm sewers so excess water co...
May 08, 2019 The Town of Battleford council approved starting work to improve drainage in the Industrial Park area. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Candidates announced for R.M. of Prince Albert byelection
The list of candidates in the upcoming Rural Municipality of Prince Albert byelection includes a former RCMP officer, a former reeve's son, and the former reeve.The nomination period closed at 4 p.m. ...
May 08, 2019 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)