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Town cracking down on outstanding property taxes
The gravy train may be coming to an end for Battleford residents who have been lax in paying their municipal property taxes. Council heard the town is dealing with roughly half a million dollars in ou...
Apr 02, 2019 Battleford Mayor Ames Leslie, left, and CAO John Enns-Wind shown at council Monday. The town is looking at ways to recover outstanding property taxes that now sit at roughly half a million dollars. (Angela Brown/battlefords NOW Staff)
Monday's Scoreboard
Monday's Games NHLToronto 2 N.Y. Islanders 1Tampa Bay 5 Ottawa 2Winnipeg 4 Chicago 3 (OT)Vegas 3 Edmonton 1Calgary 7 Los Angeles 2Florida 5 Washington 3New Jersey 4 N.Y. Rangers 2St. Louis 3 Colorado ...
Apr 02, 2019

Two-time Olympian Melodie Daoust makes world hockey championship debut
Had the final score been different, Melodie Daoust's shootout goal would be more celebrated in Canadian hockey history. With an Olympic gold medal on the line last year, Daoust didn't p...
Apr 02, 2019

Scouts Hosting Pinewood Derby
The 4th PA Scout Group is holding it's 2nd Annual Pinewood Derby at Riverside School on April 13th, 2019. The event runs from 9:00 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. with Beavers starting at 9, Cubs at 11:30, and S...
Apr 02, 2019

Photo posted to social media leads to arrests, recovery of stolen property
Five people were arrested after a resident of Lone Rock posted a photo on social media of a suspicious vehicle driving around the hamlet and contacted the RCMP. In a media release, police said the veh...
Apr 02, 2019 (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Keep your retirement savings intact and protect your investments
Over the years, you may have seen someone close to you suffer from a critical illness. When this happens, you see how an illness can be devastating for the person suffering and their family, emotional...
Apr 02, 2019

Cabinet members openly debate Jody Wilson-Raybould's future in Liberal caucus
OTTAWA - A day before a crucial Liberal caucus meeting where former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould could be shown the door, members of the Trudeau cabinet are focusing on what was behind h...
Apr 02, 2019

CWHL folding, female hockey players fearful for future of their game
The collapse of the Canadian Women's Hockey League plunges the future of the female game in Canada into disarray, at least in the short term. But the CWHL declaring it will cease operations May 1 even...
Apr 02, 2019

Raptors' Leonard pays tribute to rapper Hussle who was shot Sunday
TORONTO - Kawhi Leonard paid tribute to the late rapper Nipsey Hussle on Monday. The Raptors star had written "RIP NIP" on his New Balance shoes, and "All Money In" - the name of Hussle's record label...
Apr 02, 2019

New carbon tax starts coming in for 4 provinces that fought the federal plan
People in Manitoba, Ontario, Saskatchewan and New Brunswick will be paying more for gasoline and heating fuel Monday when the federal government's carbon tax begins in provinces th...
Apr 02, 2019