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2020 CFL Season Just a Hail Mary Pass Away!

It's interesting in a desert of sporting diversions, last week's CFL Draft telecast on TSN saw ratings up 116 per cent as people searched for anything that was not a reality show or another in seven w...

May 07, 2020

Melfort Youth Evolution hosting wellness educator for online mental health session

In celebration of national mental health week, the Melfort Youth Evolution (MYE) will host a zoom connect call on "staying chill on the inside."Wellness Educator Laura Lawrence of MindBody Balance The...

May 07, 2020 Laura Lawrence of MindBody Balance Therapies will facilitate a youth mental health session tonight. (Submitted photo/Laura Lawrence)

City-organized curbside food drive supports community through pandemic

The City of Meadow Lake is running its first curbside community food drive on May 14 and anyone with the ability to donate, will support the Salvation Army, Door of Hope, and Northwest School Division...

May 06, 2020 (Submitted/Door of Hope with Meadow Lake Outreach Ministries)

What'sHappeningNOW May 6, 2020

News Director Glenn Hicks speaks with reporter Ron Quaroni about local butchers seeing an increase in demand.

May 06, 2020

Carrot River holding mayoral byelection on Friday

Residents of Carrot River will be able to cast their ballot for mayor on Friday, May 8.The candidates in the mayoral byelection are Acting Mayor Ila Boehm and Brock Irvine.The byelection was slated fo...

May 06, 2020 (File photo/northeastNOW Staff)

Downtown building receiving makeover

A downtown apartment building, across from Gateway Mall, is receiving a second lease on life.The James Nisbet building at 80 13th St. W, has been boarded up for months. On Wednesday, paNOW was able to...

May 06, 2020 Workers have been busy for months at the James Nisbet apartments. (NIgel Maxwell/paNOW Staff)

Personal services prepare for second phase of Re-Open Sask. plan

This week marked the beginning of Saskatchewan's reopening process, but many business owners have their sights set on May 19.Phase two involves a broader partial open, which includes retail stores and...

May 06, 2020 Personal services, such as salons, are getting ready for a potential open May 19th. (Josh Ryan/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Local officials working to fix damaged York Boat and sign

The City of Prince Albert is working to deal with damage done to Rotary Park.A driver collided with the park's sign and the York Boat damaging both. City parks manager Tim Yeaman explained they are wo...

May 06, 2020 The York Boat in Rotary Park was damaged after a driver hit it. (Ron Quaroni/paNOW Staff)

Local high schools plan for unique grad celebrations amid COVID-19 restrictions

As the spring season continues to roll along, and the summer months inch even closer, the subject of graduation has been a pressing one on the minds of staff and families alike at the local Battleford...

May 06, 2020 There may not be a traditional tossing of the caps for this year’s graduating class due to social distancing protocol and large group restrictions; but members of the NBCHS and JPII grad committees are going to do everything they can to make the day a special celebration for the 2020 graduating class (Facebook/JPII)

Melfort City Council passes new Emergency Planning Bylaw

The City of Melfort officially passed a new Emergency Planning Bylaw on Monday at their Regular Council Meeting.The bylaw formally establishes an organization for emergencies in Melfort. It provides a...

May 06, 2020 (File Photo/northeastNOW Staff)