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‘Mission accomplished’: Province celebrates opening of Saskatchewan Hospital
By Tyler Marr Mission accomplished. Those were the words of former Prairie North Health Region CEO David Fan as politicians and health care workers gathered to mark the grand opening of the Saskatchew...
Mar 08, 2019 Premier Scott Moe was on hand for the official grand opening of the new Saskatchewan Hospital North Battleford. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Blind man treated for hypothermia, frostbite after going missing
A North Battleford man is being treated for hypothermia and frostbite after going missing Monday for nearly 10 hours. Battlefords RCMP said 66-year-old Gordon Bingham, who is considered legally blind,...
Feb 20, 2019
‘A big hole in your life’: Boushie’s family gather to mark 1-year since verdict
Alvin Baptiste sat cross-legged on the floor of a raised stage at the front of The Chapel Gallery. He was flanked by a handful of young men to his right and a dozen or so women to his left. The smell ...
Feb 11, 2019 Family and friends of Colten Boushie gathered for a vigil Saturday in North Battleford (Tyler Marr/BattlefordsNow Staff)
Candlelight vigil held for missing North Battleford woman
By Angela Brown, battlefordsNOW People braved a windchill into the -20'sC Friday for a candlelight vigil at North Battleford Library Park for a woman, who's now been missing for six months. During the...
Jan 13, 2019 Ashley Morin's mother Diane, centre right, is presented with a painting during a vigil for the missing woman on Jan. 11, 2019. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW)
Night of upsets set stage for 2019 Meridian Canadian Open finals
By Tyler Marr, battlefordsNOW A pair of upsets Saturday night set the stage for the Pinty's Grand Slam of Curling: Meridian Canadian Open finals. The first came from Silvana Tirinzoni, who ran away wi...
Jan 13, 2019 Brendan Bottcher's rink kept the crowd on edge in a back and forth bout with Brad Gushue that came down to the final rock on Jan. 12, 2019 (Tyler Marr/BattlefordsNOW)
Accused in Amber Alert will receive sentence in February
By Angela Brown, BattlefordsNOW The man charged in connection to September's Amber Alert in North Battleford will learn his sentence in February, as the judge wants more time to craft a decision. John...
Jan 09, 2019 Johnathan Ryann Gunville, 19, is accused in an Amber Alert in Sept. 2018. (Johnathan Ryann Gunville/Facebook)
North Battleford man arrested after weapons complaint
A North Battleford man is in custody after he pointed a gun at police before returning to a house party he was kicked out of on New Year's Day in the city. Battlefords RCMP said in a media release tha...
Jan 02, 2019
Inquest rules death of Brydon Whitstone 'undetermined'
The jury at the coroner's inquest in North Battleford has been unable to determine why an Onion Lake man was fatally shot. Brydon Whitstone was killed in an altercation with the RCMP after crashing in...
Dec 07, 2018 Brydon Whitstone posted photos on social media showing "W" and "Outlaws" tattoos along with comments related to the Saskatchewan gang under an alias. (Ozcar Brock/Facebook)
Officer who shot Whitstone testifies on third day of coroner's inquest
By Tyler Marr and Angela Brown The mother of a man shot and killed by RCMP believes police should have tried to use other means to subdue her son. Dorothy Laboucane spoke outside Battleford Court of Q...
Dec 06, 2018 Albert Whitstone speaks outside Court if Queen’s Bench in Battleford during the coroner’s inquest into his son Brydon’s death. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW)
Inquest hears no weapon found on man fatally shot by police
By Angela Brown and Tyler Marr for BattlefordsNow Three people testified on day one of the coroner's inquest into the death of Brydon Whitstone. The 22-year-old from Onion Lake was fatally shot in an ...
Dec 04, 2018 Battlefords RCMP opened fire on the driver of a vehicle who allegedly rammed a police vehicle after a pursuit October 2017. (Greg Higgins/battlefordsNOW)
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