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Kawacatoose leader searching for response following Guernsey derailment

Kawacatoose First Nation is looking for answers after the Canadian Pacific (CP) train derailment near Guernsey on December 9.The community's Chief, Council, and band members are concerned following th...

Dec 18, 2019 Crews work to contain burning oil tankers after a CPR train derailed and caught fire near Plunkett on Dec. 9th, 2019. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)

PBR gives BTEC and Ronald McDonald House Saskatchewan over $30K in support

North Battleford Professional Bull Riders (PBR) made a special pre-Christmas gift to two non profits to help families in the area.The organization gave a total of $31,513 to be split between the group...

Dec 18, 2019 Left to right, Tammy Forrester (Ronald McDonald House Saskatchewan), Jodi and Corey Chmelnyk (PBR), and Mona Leece (BTEC). PBR donated $31,513 in total to RMH-SK and BTEC. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Police say drunk driver responsible for smashing family's living room window

panwPrince Albert Police say a drunk driver was responsible for a crash Tuesday morning at Carlton Park Suites on 28th St. E.Around 11:30 a.m., a vehicle plowed straight into a family's living room wi...

Dec 18, 2019 A photo taken after Tuesday's incident at Carlton Park Suites. (Nigel Maxwell/paNOW Staff)

Couple behind local clinic donates $50,000 to hospice

Dr. Stan and Lizbeth Oleksinski understand the importance of palliative care from both a personal and a professional perspective. For 17 years the couple has operated the West Hill Medical Clinic, whe...

Dec 18, 2019 From left: Ralph Boychuk, Dr. Stan Oleksinski, Lizbeth Oleksinski, Marina Mitchell

North Stars, Broncos' feud shifts venue to the Battlefords for part two

The Battlefords North Stars return home Wednesday night for part two of their weekday doubleheader with the Humboldt Broncos, as the home-and-home series shifts locations to the NB Civic Centre. The N...

Dec 18, 2019 Stars’ captain Matthew Fletcher and Broncos’ captain Graysen Cameron, will lead their teams into battle for the second time in as many nights as the Stars and Broncos will face off Wednesday night in the back end of the teams’ home-and-home set this week. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Secret Santa for Seniors, Tisdale area in need of donations

Secret Santa for Seniors, Tisdale Area is underway but more donations are needed to make the program a success.New, unwrapped gifts are being collected at Northeast Appliance Plus in Tisdale until Sat...

Dec 18, 2019 Secret Santa for Seniors, Tisdale Area program is short on donations ahead of Christmas (Facebook/Secret Santa for Seniors, Tisdale Area)

Hope's Home kicks off latest fundraising push

Affinity Credit Union and Hope's Home are teaming up.Until Jan. 15, the credit union will match all the donations made to the organization up to $50,000. Mickey MacGillivray, regional fundraising mana...

Dec 18, 2019 Hope's Home lit up a tree at their building Tuesday evening. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)

2020 BOB Awards feature new take on local favorite

The 2020 Best of the Best (BOB) awards are returning to the Battlefords for another year.Since 2017, battlefordsNOW has put the spotlight on the Best of the Best in the Battlefords area. They recogniz...

Dec 18, 2019 Kelly Bitner from battlefordsNOW. (File photo/battlefordsNOW staff)

No - Frills Fundraiser for the Library

We're excited to launch our new "no-frills fundraiser".The Refurbish the Library Campaign will make the library transform! As an incentive, donors will have their name entered into a draw for a great ...

Visiting the Western Development Museum Is a Great Idea for the Holidays

Feel the coziness of home and the neighborly connection of a small town main street at the WDM North Battleford. Stand in the shadow of an iconic grain elevator, a once familiar sentinel in every prai...