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Barons take stranglehold on series with win over Wolfpack

The Battlefords Midget AA Barons are in a great spot heading back to Tisdale. The team beat the North East Wolfpack yesterday afternoon by a score of 6-2, pushing the series to the brink of eliminatio...

Mar 18, 2019 The Barons took a 2-0 series lead over North East in Sunday's win (Brady Lang/BattlefordsNOW staff)

Steak Night Fundraiser for Down Syndrome Society

There will be a steak night fundraiser for the benefit of the Saskatchewan Down Syndrome Society at Original Joe's on March 24 from 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 a.m.Minors are allowed until 8:00 p.m.Call Che...

Mar 18, 2019

Community of Allan renames skating rink after fallen Humboldt Broncos captain

The skating rink in the town of Allan now bears the name of the late captain of the Humboldt Broncos hockey team.The community gathered Saturday afternoon to honour Logan Schatz in the rink that the 2...

Mar 17, 2019 Family members of Logan Schatz were on hand Saturday for the renaming of the arena in Allan. (Angie Rolheiser/northeastNOW)

Crawling to the finish line

There was a large crowd on hand at the Gateway Mall Saturday afternoon for a unique kind of sporting event.The mall played host once again to the annual Baby Crawl Contest, which saw three heats of cr...

Mar 17, 2019 Terri Doucette and her baby Braxton after he won the baby crawl Saturday (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)

Exhibition centre hosts annual women's trade show and sale

The Prince Albert Exhibition Centre is playing host to a trade show geared toward women this weekend.The Focus on Women trade show and sale opened Saturday and runs until Sunday evening. Speaking to p...

Mar 17, 2019 Organizers were happy with the turnout to the annual Focus on Women trade show even. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)

UPDATE: Crusaders win 5A girls regionals, get set for Hoopla

The Carlton Crusaders senior girls basketball team have officially punched their ticket to the provincial championship tournament, March 21-23 in Saskatoon. The Crusaders were able to secure their spo...

Mar 16, 2019 Crusaders guard Gage Grassick gets a lay up in the regional finals over Swift Current. Jeff D'Andrea/paNOW Staff

Beaver Blues take home 2019 SPHL League Championship

It was the perfect end to the perfect season for the Battleford Beaver Blues. The Blues went undefeated in the post-season, and it was all capped off by Mike George's overtime winner with less than fo...

Mar 16, 2019 The Battleford Beaver Blues went 14-2 in the regular season and 9-0 in the post-season (Brady Lang/battlefordsNOW staff)

Inspection report on Village of Pinehouse completed

The report on the administrative inspection of the northern Saskatchewan Village of Pinehouse is now in the hands of government and the village. Its contents have not yet been made public although the...

Mar 15, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)

Battlefords Muslim community reacts to New Zealand shooting

The Muslim community in the Battlefords was solemn at its afternoon prayer service as members reflected on the tragedy in New Zealand.At least 49 people were shot to death and 48 were injured, some cr...

Mar 15, 2019 Ali Beloud, who resides in North Battleford, attended prayers Friday. He said he feels safe living here. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)

The state of curling in Saskatchewan: The Silvernagle effect

Yesterday, we took a look at the Biggar Curling Club and the struggles they've been going through in keeping the curling club afloat. Today, we speak more about the struggles from the perspective of R...

Mar 15, 2019 (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)