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Battlefords celebrates Filipino Heritage Month
Filipino Heritage Month is being celebrated in the Battlefords and across Saskatchewan this month.June 12 marks Philippines Independence Day, an annual national holiday in the Philippines to recognize...
Jun 11, 2021
Canada's top speedskaters back on Olympic Oval ice after months without it
CALGARY - Canada's top speedskaters have started getting back to normal after a double-whammy winter of a pandemic and no ice in Calgary's Olympic Oval. The reinstalled ice, after a hiatus of almost n...
Jun 11, 2021
City of Meadow Lake addresses plans surrounding Meadow Lake & District Arena fire
Meadow Lake City Council has provided answers to some of the concerns raised by residents and organizations in the community regarding the Meadow Lake and District Arena fire. In a media release, the ...
Jun 11, 2021
Chancellors Scholarship at U of S goes to multiple students at Ecole St. Mary High School
Many high school seniors have applied for scholarships at the Universities they will attend.For a couple students at Ecole St. Mary High School, they are getting one of the top scholarships awarded.Th...
Jun 11, 2021
Clearwater River Dene Nation members each receive $44,000 cows and plows payment
Every member of Clearwater River Dene Nation is entitled to $44,000 due to an agricultural benefit claim commonly known as 'cows and plows.' Chief Teddy Clark told larongeNOW the majority of the $122,...
Jun 11, 2021
People's Party leader Maxime Bernier charged after anti-rules rallies in Manitoba
WINNIPEG - The leader of the People's Party of Canada has been arrested in Manitoba after attending a rally against COVID-19 restrictions. RCMP say Maxime Bernier was charged with exceeding public gat...
Jun 11, 2021
Two small COVID-19 outbreaks at Battlefords Union Hospital
The Battlefords Union Hospital currently has two active COVID-19 outbreaksAccording to a statement provided to battlefordsNOW by the Saskatchewan Health Authority, the two outbreaks occurred within tw...
Jun 11, 2021
Pederson Family Pharmacy opens at former 7-Eleven building in Melfort
Melfort's newest pharmacy has officially opened its doors at a location very familiar to residents of the area.Pederson Family Pharmacy opened it's doors as part of the PharmaChoice family in the form...
Jun 11, 2021
Paul Maurice says he's proud of the job Jets coaches did this year
WINNIPEG - The season ended with his team being swept in the second round of the NHL playoffs, but Winnipeg head coach Paul Maurice says he's proud of the job the Jets coaching staff did this season w...
Jun 11, 2021
Doctor who faced racism after COVID-19 outbreak sues New Brunswick, RCMP
A Black doctor who says he faced a barrage of hate and racism after being accused of breaking COVID-19 rules amid an outbreak last year announced Friday he is suing the New Brunswick government and th...
Jun 11, 2021