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Heritage Day celebrates the Battlefords rich and diverse culture
A celebration of the Battlefords rich and diverse culture is happening Sunday at the Western Development Museum (WDM).The WDM will be hosting their third annual Heritage Day Feb. 9. The event costs $2...
Feb 07, 2020 Heritage Day at the WDM on Sunday Feb. 9 (Supplied photo/WDM)
Local writers receive $17,500 in Saskatchewan Arts Board funding
Two writers from the tri-communities have received a total of $17,500 from the Saskatchewan Arts Board to assist them in ongoing projects. Miriam Krner was given a $10,000 Independent Artists grant to...
Feb 07, 2020 Miriam Körner was one of the funding recipients. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
No deaths or injuries reported after train derails near Guernsey
There weren't any injuries or deaths reported after a 31-car train derailment near Guernsey on Thursday.Marlo Pritchard, the president of the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency, said the train comprise...
Feb 06, 2020 The fire was still burning in the afternoon after a train derailed near Guernsey on Feb. 6, 2020. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Tisdale Kin groups gearing up for Telemiracle 44
In just one month, Saskatchewan residents will be asked to ring those phones for Telemiracle 44.As the telethon approaches, it is a very busy time for Kin clubs across the province as they prepare to ...
Feb 06, 2020 Tisdale Kin working the phones at Telemiracle 43. (Facebook/Tisdale Kinettes)
Hospice gets one of its biggest donations from local association
Car dealers in Prince Albert have banded together to support the Rose Garden Hospice.Thursday afternoon at the hospice office in the Gateway Mall, the P.A. Automobile Dealers Association, which is mad...
Feb 06, 2020 The Prince Albert Automobile Dealers Association made the donation Thursday at the hospice office in the Gateway Mall. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
Riverside Rebels ready to seize opportunity ahead at Sask Cup
While the high school volleyball season may have wrapped up long ago, the club volleyball schedule is just getting started in the Battlefords.The Riverside Rebels are a local 17-U team in the communit...
Feb 05, 2020 Undefeated through their opening two tournaments of the season, the surging Riverside Rebels will look to keep their momentum rolling this weekend in Saskatoon/Warman for the first Sask Cup tournament of the season. (Submitted photo/Vic Stynsky)
Fishing Lake First Nation officially opens new school
After decades of portable trailers being used as a school on the Fishing Lake First Nation, there's now a permanent structure.On Monday, Feb. 3, a grand opening was held for Chief Sabatiwasis School. ...
Feb 05, 2020 The new school at Fishing Lake replaced a handful of portables used at the school for decades. (Fishing Lake School/Facebook)
P.A. man flips the switch on life, creates clothing brand
Prince Albert's Cody Demerais can recall the morning he woke up on the floor after a failed suicide attempt and realized he needed to make a change.That was nearly seven years ago and now the 25-year-...
Feb 05, 2020 Cody Demerais handles some of his merchandise at Limitless Gear Clothing and Apparel. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
Not Guilty: Split Senate acquits Trump of impeachment
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump won impeachment acquittal Wednesday in the U.S. Senate, bringing to a close only the third presidential trial in American history with votes that split the cou...
Feb 05, 2020 In this image from video, Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts arrives for the vote in the impeachment trial against President Donald Trump in the Senate at the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 5, 2020. (Senate Television via AP)
NB Table Tennis club to host inaugural open tournament
Since first opening their doors in 2018, the North Battleford Table Tennis Club has continued to gain momentum, becoming one of the fastest growing sporting pastimes in the region.Due to the expanding...
Feb 05, 2020 The North Battleford Table Tennis Club will host their first open tournament later this month at École Elementary School. (File photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)