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Muyres returns to Saskatchewan after mixed doubles championship in Calgary bubble

Kirk Muyres is back in Saskatchewan after about a month in the Curling Canada bubble in Calgary.It began with the Brier for the St. Gregor, Sask. native as he joined Team Dunstone as they represented ...

Mar 26, 2021

Chris Beaudry event a big success for Dekker Centre

Over 300 people tuned in to watch Chris Beaudry speak about the importance of mental health Thursday afternoon during a Dekker Centre livestream.The event, which was presented by North Battleford's Ma...

Mar 26, 2021

Twin Rivers Curling Club reflects on season, looking ahead to future

As the month of March draws to a close, the curling season would traditionally be wrapping up about this time. However, due to the pandemic, the season this year was already wrapped up by late Novembe...

Mar 26, 2021

Siobhan Gormley honoured with 2020 SARP Award of Merit

North Battleford community programmer and Don Ross Centre manager Siobhan Gormley has been honoured with the Saskatchewan Association of Recreation Professionals (SARP) 2020 Award of Merit for her man...

Mar 25, 2021

Battlefords resident honoured with bravery award

Last week, Mariano Ong was honoured with the Royal Canadian Humane Association Silver Medal Award for bravery for his humanitarian efforts in helping subdue a man firing a rifle in a pub on March 3, 2...

Mar 25, 2021

Battlefords disc golf to feature women’s league this season

Spring is here and as the weather continues to warm, disc golf season is on the horizon. Executive director with the Battlefords Disc Golf Club, Kennedy Schmidt said some in the community are already ...

Mar 25, 2021

One year anniversary passes for Sask. family in search of answers

More than a year after a young man with connections to Northern Saskatchewan went missing in B.C.'s lower mainland, his family is no closer to receiving closure.Brandon Sakebow, 23, was living in Abbo...

Mar 24, 2021

Town of Carrot River chooses acting mayor, set by-election

The Town of Carrot River has made some decisions regarding the mayor's chair.At their council meeting on Tuesday, March 23, Dylan Borody was appointed as the acting mayor. Borody has been on town coun...

Mar 24, 2021

30 years after Victoria's Michael Dunahee vanished, a new sketch is being released

VICTORIA - It has been 30 years since Michael Dunahee disappeared from a playground in Victoria in a case that became one of the largest missing child investigations in Canada. The Victoria Police Dep...

Mar 24, 2021

North Stars brass react to SJHL season cancellation

The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) announced Tuesday that the cancelation of the remainder of the 2020-21 season. President of the Battlefords North Stars, Shandon Reichert told battlefordsN...

Mar 23, 2021