Events

Canada steamrolls Germany 16-2 at world juniors as P.A. connection makes impression

EDMONTON - Dylan Cozens scored a hat trick and had three assists in Canada's 16-2 win over Germany to open the world junior men's hockey championship Saturday.Meanwhile, Prince Albert Raider blue line...

Dec 27, 2020

Canada steamrolls Germany 16-2 at world juniors as P.A. connection makes impression

EDMONTON - Dylan Cozens scored a hat trick and had three assists in Canada's 16-2 win over Germany to open the world junior men's hockey championship Saturday.Meanwhile, Prince Albert Raider blue line...

Dec 26, 2020

Shedding game rust key for Canadian team in defending world junior men's hockey gold

A Canadian team lacking game legs opens defence of its world junior men's hockey title Saturday in Edmonton.The host team kicks off its preliminary round against Germany at Rogers Place.Canada has pla...

Dec 25, 2020

Movies, TV specials a Christmas staple for Saskatchewan households

The COVID-19 pandemic makes 2020 a year many may prefer to forget. While we're not out of the woods yet, paNOW/battlefordsNOW/meadowlakeNOW/northeastNOW/farnmnewsNOW has chosen to produce our usual se...

Dec 25, 2020

Christmas Traditions: Part I

While we're not out of the woods yet, battlefordsNOW has chosen to produce our usual series of end-of-year stories with a focus on hope and the future.Like most of the western world, families in the B...

Dec 24, 2020

A hometown boy's journey to the Stars

Ever since he can remember, the winter season has been synonymous with hockey for Battlefords hometown product, Jake Southgate. The North Stars first-year player grew up on a farm, just 20 minutes sou...

Dec 24, 2020

'Very hopeful:' Planning underway for modified Calgary Stampede in 2021

CALGARY - A world-famous annual rodeo that survived the Great Depression, two world wars and a devastating flood seven years ago was felled by a microscopic virus this year and will have a different l...

Dec 24, 2020

Empty Stocking Fund a success this Christmas

The Christmas season is a time for community, and a time for giving. The Battlefords District Food and Resource Centre Empty Stocking Fund wrapped up Wednesday, after distributing hampers to those in ...

Dec 23, 2020

Property taxes due in North Battleford by December 31

While enjoying the festivities of the Christmas season, property owners in North Battleford also have to remember to pay their taxes.The city is reminding local property owners that have unpaid 2020 t...

Dec 23, 2020

Hope and the Future: arts and entertainment provide link to normalcy

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.The Arts and Entertainment...

Dec 23, 2020