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SJHL/MJHL Showcase Day 2: Final day of action underway in Regina
This year's annual SJHL/MJHL Showcase will conclude Wednesday, after one more game from each team on the final day of action. Team Kunitz kicks off the day's schedule Wednesday morning against Team Za...
Jan 22, 2020 Matthias Urbanski and his North Stars’ teammates will have one final game at the joint-league event Wednesday, against the MJHL’s Team Zajac. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Military must nearly double annual female recruitment to reach its own target
OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces needs to nearly double the number of women it has been recruiting in recent years to reach its goal of having women represent one-quarter of all military person...
Jan 22, 2020 (File photo/Canadian Press)
SJHL/MJHL showcase: Opening day wrap-up
Opening day of the SJHL/MJHL Showcase drew to a close Tuesday night with the Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL) taking two of the three matchups between the two sides. The first game of the day feat...
Jan 21, 2020 Stars’ forward, Steven Kesslering pictured here in his first showcase game, suiting up for the SJHL’s Team Schwartz. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW)
Moe gets dedicated RCMP protection
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is now receiving regular protection from the RCMP, after it was determined a bolstering of his security was required. The move brings him in line with most of his counte...
Jan 21, 2020 Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe now has a protective detail provided by the RCMP. (File Photo/paNOW Staff)
Police investigating violent incidents at P.A. Correctional Centre
Three separate violent incidents at the men's correctional facility in Prince Albert are now part of an ongoing investigation by the Prince Albert Police Service and the Ministry of Corrections and Po...
Jan 21, 2020 (File photo/paNOW Staff)
BATC's Atoskewin Success Gathering set for Feb. 18-20
The Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs (BATC) are hosting the Atoskewin Success Gathering for 2020 at the Western Development Museum (WDM) on February 18 to 20.Alexis Christensen, director of communicat...
Jan 21, 2020 Atoskewin Success Gathering will be at the WDM in February. (supplied photo/Alexis Christensen)
Métis inventor from Langham recognized with Order of Gabriel Dumont award
Dylan Smart is proud of his Mtis heritage and wants to promote his culture to help other young Mtis people reach their goals just as he is reaching his. The Langham inventor is one of the Order of Gab...
Jan 21, 2020 Métis inventor Dylan Smart of Langham is one of the Order of Gabriel Dumont Award recipients in the bronze category for 2020. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Day 1 of SJHL/MJHL Showcase kicks off in Regina
Sixty of the top players from the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) and 60 of the best from the Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL) gathered together in Regina Tuesday for day one of the annua...
Jan 21, 2020 North Stars players in their Showcase threads: Pictured top row: Matthias Urbanski, Quintin Loon-Stewardson, Seth Summers, Elijah Loon-Stewardson. Back row: Noah Form, Austin Becker, Matthew Fletcher, Steven Kesslering (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Stars dominate league honours for past week
The Battlefords North Stars made the most of a busy schedule last week, winning all four games the team played over five nights, to continue to stay hot atop the league standings. Tuesday saw the Nort...
Jan 21, 2020 The Battlefords North Stars were all over the league’s weekly accolades, celebrating the best and brightest from the past seven days. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Battlefords 3 Barons take gold at peewee tournament
The Battlefords 3 peewee Barons tore through the competition on their way to a gold medal as the host team at a tournament in the Battlefords over the weekend.Barons head coach Sean Fauchon said he wa...
Jan 20, 2020 The Battlefords 3 Barons won a gold medal as host team. (supplied photo/Vern Amyotte)