Murray Wood: The most charming words kids say are usually the wrong ones
Kids mispronounce the funniest things. And Murray Wood thinks that sometimes, parents shouldn't rush to fix them.
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Fire in North Battleford damages property and causes power outage
The flames have been put out, now an investigation will begin into what caused a significant fire at a commercial property in North Battleford late Monday night. The North Battleford Fire Department a...
Oct 15, 2024 A post on the city’s Facebook page said RCMP, CSO’s and WPD Ambulance also attended along with local heavy equipment operators as the fire on Oct. 14 was close to a gas station. (Chris Bekei/Submitted)
Hope accompanies Annie Peyachew statue unveiled in North Battleford
At the entrance to a grassy grove in Central Park in North Battleford, a little girl stood on a boulder wrapped in a star blanket. As the mid-morning sunlight gently dappled the leaves of the overhang...
Sep 29, 2024 From left: Alvin Baptiste, member of BISCA and emcee Sheldon Wutunee during the presentation of a bronze statue of Annie Peyachew in Central Park in North Battleford on Sept. 27, 2024. (Julia Lovett-Squires/battlefordsNOW Staff)
RCMP investigating death on Sweetgrass First Nation
Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes are issuing an advisory to residents of an increased police presence on Sweetgrass First Nation. Police are issuing the warning as a man was located deceased at a home o...
Sep 22, 2024 (CKOM files)
Sask. post-secondary institutions navigating international student cap
While the full impact of a cap on international students in Canada remains to be seen, some of the post-secondary institutes in Saskatchewan expect it will be minimal here, considering how the provinc...
Sep 21, 2024 University of Saskatchewan students on campus. (University of Saskatchewan/X, formerly Twitter)
Saskatoon man dies in Hwy 16 collision near North Battleford
A 37-year-old man from Saskatoon has died following a Tuesday morning crash on Highway 16 near North Battleford. The collision occurred between an SUV and a semi in the westbound lanes. After police a...
Sep 03, 2024 Emergency services at the scene of the fatal collision crash on Highway 16 on Sept. 3, 2024. (Julia Lovett-Squires/battlefordsNOW)
'Our youth are our future': Emergency safe home opens on Sask. First Nation
Kanaweyimik Child and Family Services has opened up a new emergency safe home on Mosquito Grizzly Bear's Head Lean Man First Nation designed to shelter its residents from abusive and traumatic circums...
Aug 11, 2024 Marlene Bugler, executive director of Kanaweyimik Child and Family Services stands in front of the Emergency Safe Home located on the Mosquito Grizzly Bear’s Head Lean Man First Nation on Aug. 9 2024. (Kenneth Cheung/battlefordsNOW)
Living history: Overnight experience at Doukhobor Dugout House
Against the backdrop of the serenity that only a summer's bucolic environment can offer, the great-great-grandson of a man killed in a train explosion 100 years ago took to the podium to speak of peac...
Jul 08, 2024 Volunteers reenact a scene during the grand opening of the overnight experience at the National Historic Site. (BattlefordsNOW)
Accident south of Cochin shuts down part of Hwy. 4
A section of Highway 4 is closed following a collision outside of Cochin and detours are currently in place. Fire fighters say that vehicles must detour on Highway 26 around the lake to Aquadeo Rd., e...
Jul 05, 2024 Police have blocked off part of Hwy 4, south of Cochin. (Julia Lovett-Squires/battlefordsNOW)
Fire investigators find body in burned out North Battleford home
A criminal investigation has been initiated after North Battleford firefighters found the remains of a deceased person inside a burned home on 105th Street. The house - which was also one of the locat...
Jun 18, 2024 (Julia Lovett-Squires/battlefordsNOW Staff)
North Battleford sky comes to life with multiple funnel clouds
Funnel clouds had North Battleford residents keeping a close eye on the sky Wednesday afternoon. Environment Canada confirmed four separate funnel clouds sightings in the area. "None of them touched t...
May 30, 2024 A funnel cloud was observed around 3:50pm east of North Battleford on Wednesday, May 29. (Facebook/Saskatchewan Storm Watch)
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