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NBCHS senior girls clinch school’s first-ever HOOPLA Championship
The North Battleford Comprehensive High School (NBCHS) senior girls basketball team clinched the school's first-ever HOOPLA Championship over the weekend. The Vikings' senior girls began their tournam...
Mar 26, 2019 The NBCHS senior girls basketball team took home their first HOOPLA championship in school history over the weekend. Making it to the prestigious tournament for the ninth time in the last 10 seasons, Head Coach Bryan Cottini called the victory an emotional one for not only the players who won, but former players who followed the team’s journey to the championship. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Toronto FC pro gamer suspended for violating soccer game's code of conduct
TORONTO - Phil Balke, the first pro gamer hired by Maple Leafs Sports & Entertainment, has been suspended for the remainder of the FIFA 19 competitive season for violations of the s...
Mar 26, 2019
Raiders look for series stranglehold in game three
After holding court on home ice over the weekend, the Raiders are in Red Deer tonight looking for a 3-0 stranglehold in their first round playoff matchup against the Rebels.Despite being the top seed ...
Mar 26, 2019 The series shifts to Red Deer for games three and four this week, with the Raiders looking to keep it rolling after jumping out to a 2-0 series lead.  (Jeff D'Andrea/paNOW Staff)
N.B. receives funding for sanitary sewer trunk upgrade project
The City of North Battleford is thrilled it will receive support for a large-scale infrastructure project planned after hearing it has been approved for joint-government funding for its sanitary sewer...
Mar 26, 2019 The City of North Battleford has received good news of funding for a large-scale infrastructure project planned. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
A timeline of events for Joshua Boyle, Caitlan Coleman and their family
OTTAWA - Canadian Joshua Boyle, his American wife Caitlan Coleman and their three young children were held captive for five years after the couple disappeared in Afghanistan. Here is a timeline o...
Mar 26, 2019
Royal couple visit UK-linked sites on second day in Cuba
HAVANA - Prince Charles and his wife Camilla briefly drove a classic British car, visited a statue of John Lennon and cut the ribbon on a British renewable energy project on their second full day visi...
Mar 26, 2019
Council awards tender for design of new raw water pump house
Prince Albert city councillors have selected an engineering firm to design a new raw water pump house in the city, voting to go ahead with planning for a new facility at a cost of nearly $380,000.Loca...
Mar 26, 2019 A report from city administration last fall listed a number of structural, mechanical and electrical issues with the raw water pump house. (submitted photo/City of Prince Albert)
Blue Jays name rookie Trent Thornton to starting rotation in place of Borucki
MONTREAL - The Toronto Blue Jays have named right-hander Trent Thornton to their starting rotation, giving the 25-year-old a chance to make his MLB debut while the team awaits the return of&...
Mar 26, 2019
Canadian women's soccer team facing Mexico in Toronto to gear up for World Cup
TORONTO - Canada will play a friendly against Mexico on May 18 at Toronto's BMO Field before departing the next day for the Women's World Cup in France. The match against the 27th-ranked Mexicans...
Mar 26, 2019
Lightning reward head coach Jon Cooper with multi-year contract extension
TAMPA, Fla. - The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed head coach Jon Cooper to a multi-year contract extension, the club announced Tuesday. A native of Prince George, B.C., Cooper has been behind the...
Mar 26, 2019