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Sister of woman who died from COVID-19 urges public to follow precautions and stay home
Battlefords resident Eleanor Widdowson is urging her community and the rest of Saskatchewan to "follow the rules" after her sister died from COVID-19 the day before receiving her test result.Widdowson...
Mar 31, 2020 The family of Alice Grove, 75, (pictured), is urging the province to release locations of patients diagnosed with COVID-19 to prevent further transmission. (submitted photo/ Eleanor Widdowson)
Youth worker, hockey coach one of Alberta's latest COVID-19 victims
HIGH PRAIRIE, Alta. - The wife of a northern Alberta man who died this week of complications due to COVID-19 says he will be remembered as a loving father and someone who cared for youth in his commun...
Mar 31, 2020
Local couple amongst hundreds of Canadians trying to get home from Peru
A couple from the Melfort area are two of the hundreds of Canadians attempting to make their way home from Peru.Russell Edwards from Melfort and Heather Hind from St. Brieux have been in the country f...
Mar 31, 2020 Russell Edwards of Melfort and Heather Hind of St. Brieux stranded in Peru due to COVID-19 pandemic. (Facebook/Heather Hind)
What'sHappeningNOW March 30, 2020
News Director Glenn Hicks speaks with Reporter Alison Sandstrom about a creative surprise birthday party.
Mar 30, 2020
Living Sky begins transition to online curriculum
After several weeks of waiting, teachers, students and families will have some direction of where to go educationally this spring, as school divisions across the province are putting their teachers ba...
Mar 30, 2020 Living Sky School Division staff and teachers are back to work this week in preparing students for online study. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
The effects of COVID-19 on funeral services
The global COVID-19 pandemic has far-reaching effects on everything from daily work schedules, to sports and entertainment and other events throughout the province, as it has around the world. Another...
Mar 30, 2020 Many in the community are holding small graveside services, while postponing larger-scale gatherings with extended family and friends until the COVID-19 pandemic is over. (submitted photo/Eternal Memories Funeral Service and Crematorium)
Carrot River’s Jayden Wiens grinds through first WHL season, prepared for his biggest offseason
Jayden Wiens returned home to Carrot River following his first Western Hockey League (WHL) season with the Saskatoon Blades; perhaps a month too early.The WHL post-season was set to begin on Friday, M...
Mar 29, 2020 Playing against bigger players was one of Jayden Wiens' (No. 9 blue and yellow) learning curves during his first WHL season with the Saskatoon Blades (Twitter/@BladesHockey).
P.A. woman receives parade for 40th birthday
Dozens of Shannon Billo's closest friends and family showed up for her 40th birthday on Thursday in Prince Albert, and none of the province's social distancing rules were breached.Shannon and her husb...
Mar 27, 2020 (submitted photo/Cory Lillis)
Legion looking to start banner program to honour North Battleford veterans
The North Battleford community may soon see a banner program to honour its veterans, similar to the one started in Battleford last year.The Royal Canadian Legion (RCL) Branch #70 based in North Battle...
Mar 27, 2020 The Royal Canadian Legion Branch #70 in North Battleford wants to work with the Fred Light Museum and the city to create a banner program to remember local veterans. (submitted photo/Town of Battleford)
Before he signed with the Predators, Ingram got his start with the Mintos
Long before Connor Ingram was signing deals with NHL teams such as the Nashville Predators like he did on Monday, he was a 16-year-old shaggy-haired kid from Imperial looking to earn a spot on the 201...
Mar 27, 2020 Connor Ingram signed a three-year extension with the Predators on Monday. (Complete Hockey News/Twitter)