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Sweetgrass local Azby Whitecalf a positive role model for indigenous youth in the arts

Leading up to National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21 battlefordsNOW is featuring Indigenous professionals, storytellers, entertainers, artists and others. Stay tuned for more throughout the week.W...

Jun 17, 2021

Chamber Business Golf Challenge to take place Friday

A number of local businesses from the community will be making their way to Jackfish Lodge Golf and Conference Centre Friday, for the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce annual Chamber Business Golf Chall...

Jun 17, 2021

Charitable organizations receive grants by Prince Albert and Area Community Foundation

Residents and organizations in Prince Albert who help support the community were funded scholarships and grants Wednesday afternoon by the Prince Albert and Area Community Foundation.A total of $102,9...

Jun 17, 2021

Families who traveled out of the province to access CT Scanner to have local option

The Cancer Foundation of Saskatchewan is now one step closer to improved technology at the cancer center in Saskatoon. After a successful 2021 Charity Steer Show and Sale, the Wild Rose 4-H Beef Club ...

Jun 17, 2021

Broncos goaltender commits to Aurora University for 2021-22

Humboldt Broncos goaltender Tanner Marshall is heading south.Marshall has committed to play for the Aurora University Spartans in Aurora, Illinois for the 2021-22 season.The Kelowna product was acquir...

Jun 16, 2021

'It's just time': Oscienny ready for retirement after more than two decades of teaching

Lisa Oscienny always knew teaching was her calling."It was always what I was going to be," she said. "I never played house when I was little, I played school. I had a chalkboard and I remember having ...

Jun 16, 2021

Prince Albert youth awarded Junior Citizen of the Year

An outstanding youth lives among us. The Government of Saskatchewan announced the four recipients of the 2021 Junior Citizen of the year award in a recent press release. Among the winners chosen by th...

Jun 16, 2021

Restaurants preparing for lifting of restrictions

As Saskatchewan nears Step two of its Reopening Roadmap, restaurants have tempered excitement in preparing for a boost in attendance.On June 20, capacity limits will be lifted for restaurants and bars...

Jun 15, 2021

Graduation kicks-off at St. Mary High School

With summer just around the corner that can only mean one thing... grad season is here.The first school to kick-off their celebrations was Ecole St. Mary High School who are presenting diplomas to stu...

Jun 15, 2021

North Stars sign Pilot Mound standout Bear for fall 2021

The Battlefords North Stars have announced the signing of forward Colby Bear.A veteran of the prep school hockey ranks, Bear spent the last three years as a member of the Pilot Mound Hockey Academy in...

Jun 15, 2021