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The COVID-19 pandemic makes 2020 a year many may prefer to forget but there is hope for the future. We've decided to make that the focus of our series of end-of-year stories.MLA for Prince Albert, Car...

Director of information programming Teena Monteleone talks about residents of a St. Louis care home who received a generous Christmas surprise.

A Prince Albert area pilot has just bought his thirteenth aircraft, but he has no plans to fly it. Instead, the 2,000-pound plane will be hoisted 30 to 40 feet in the air and mounted on a pole overloo...

Legal aid lawyer Donald MacKinnon, a long-time member of the Battlefords community, received an early Christmas present this year.MacKinnon was among 15 Saskatchewan lawyers recognized for their contr...

Pauline Doucet knew her residents needed a pick-me-up. Most of the 14 seniors in her long-term care home in St. Louis haven't seen their family in months because of the COVID-19 pandemic and she could...

Students at Makwa Sahgaiehcan School may be away from the classroom during the winter break, but that isn't stopping their teachers from being there to offer support. During the week before Christmas,...

Melfort Fire and Rescue responded to a house fire on Christmas Day.Crews were called to the home on Whitley Street shortly before 9 p.m. where smoke was seen coming from the basement.Fire Chief Shaun ...

The COVID-19 pandemic makes 2020 a year many may prefer to forget but there is hope for the future. We've decided to make that the focus of our series of end-of-year stories. Melfort Mayor Glenn Georg...

The following is Part 2/2 in battlefordsNOW's reflection of the biggest stories in local sports from the last year. To view Part 1/2, click here.#5. Local Post-secondary commitmentsIn late August, Ada...

The latest list of communities to receive funding from the provincial government for road safety projects includes the Town of Battleford, Meadow Lake, as well as the smaller communities of Unity and ...