NEW ARENA TALK
Regional leaders to meet on March 31 for the future of Civic centre
The City of North Battleford's Planning Committee will hold a special meeting on March 31, gathering the leadership of the region to focus on the future of the Access Communications Centre."It's special because we're talking about a really large project, no matter which direction we go," Mayor Kelli Hawtin sa...
4h ago
Read More
Animal Day 3
Day three of animal abuse trial details poor conditions of cats and dogs
Editor's note: the following includes coarse language and disturbing descriptions of animal abuse and may not be suitable for all readers. Reader discretion is advised. The gasp coming from the defense table was audible. Dr. Amber Hamilton, a veterinarian and the first expert witness to provide testimony on the third d...
19h ago
Read More
What's Trending
NEW ARENA TALK
Regional leaders to meet on March 31 for the future of Civic centre
4h ago
Opportunities are endless
Being a Registered Nurse in Saskatchewan
Battlefords AAA Sharks
Sharks ready to attack in final game of championship series
Mar 28, 2025
DRUG BUST
RCMP seize drugs, weapons in Turtleford bust
Mar 28, 2025
Battlefords
NEW ARENA TALK
Regional leaders to meet on March 31 for the future of Civic centre
The City of North Battleford's Planning Committee will hold a special meeting on March 31, gathering the leadership of the region to focus on the future of the Access Communications Centre."It's special because we're talking about a really large project, no matter which direction we go," Mayor Kelli Hawtin sa...
4h ago
Read More
Animal Day 3
Day three of animal abuse trial details poor conditions of cats and dogs
Editor's note: the following includes coarse language and disturbing descriptions of animal abuse and may not be suitable for all readers. Reader discretion is advised. The gasp coming from the defense table was audible. Dr. Amber Hamilton, a veterinarian and the first expert witness to provide testimony on the third d...
19h ago
Read More
Mail disruption
No mail for Prince Albert on Friday, yellow alert issued for North Battleford
Bad weather has led Canada Post to issue red alerts for three communities in Saskatchewan, including Prince Albert. A red service alert means that delivery has been suspended for the day. No mail collection will happen either. The alert was issued Friday morning and includes Lloydminster and Weyburn. A yellow alert, me...
Mar 28, 2025
Read More
DRUG BUST
RCMP seize drugs, weapons in Turtleford bust
Three people are facing charges after the Saskatchewan RCMP seized cocaine, a sawed-off shotgun and cash during a bust on Wednesday.Police searched a home in Turtleford, arresting five people-one who tried to flee and was caught with 10.8 grams of cocaine. A vehicle search turned up $2,690, the shotgun and ammunition.A...
Mar 28, 2025
Read More
GANGS
Mountie talks about gang issues in Saskatchewan
Gangs in Saskatchewan are moving beyond major cities and into smaller communities, using social media and music to recruit young people. Women in gangs are also playing increasingly violent roles, Cpl. Tyler Zrymiak says. At the first annual Gang Prevention Symposium in North Battleford Thursday, Zrymiak of the Saskatc...
Mar 27, 2025
Read More
Measles exposure
Measles exposure risk in N.Battleford and Saskatoon
If 10 people are in a room that previously had a person in the infectious period of measles and had coughed in it, nine of those people would become infected. The disease, one of the most contagious in the world, has come to North Battleford. "This case was...confirmed last night," Dr. Mandiangu Nsungu, medic...
Mar 27, 2025
Read More
Saskatchewan
League Fine
Roughriders fined for going over 2024 CFL salary cap by $40k
The Saskatchewan Roughriders were one of four CFL clubs to receive fines for exceeding the league's salary cap.The CFL said the Riders, B.C. Lions, Toronto Argonauts and Ottawa Redblacks all exceeded the league's salary cap of $5.525 million in 2024. Saskatchewan was over the cap by $40,121, and will face a fine as a r...
23h ago
Read More
New music and what's on the way, we chat with Cooper Tropeau on the Closeup
Photo Credit: Cooper Tropeau Cooper Tropeau is our special guest on the Saskatchewan Country Closeup. We talk about his brand new song, "Prairi...
Mar 28, 2025
Read More
Charges laid
School bus driver facing sex assault charges
A 54-year-old bus driver who has now been relieved of his duties is facing several criminal charges that were not connected to his job with the North East School Division. Court records show the driver is charged with one count of sexual assault, one count of sexual interference with a person under 16 and a third count...
Mar 28, 2025
Read More
Sask Travel Blog
Social media takeover of 'Saskatchewanderer' features P.A. video creator
Sarah Tweidt has been putting out content about Prince Albert and the surrounding area on her social media since the pandemic."I just really fell in love with our province, and we have so many hidden gems that I really wanted to promote them."Now, she's doing that in an official capacity as she's in the midst...
Mar 28, 2025
Read More
GANGS
Mountie talks about gang issues in Saskatchewan
Gangs in Saskatchewan are moving beyond major cities and into smaller communities, using social media and music to recruit young people. Women in gangs are also playing increasingly violent roles, Cpl. Tyler Zrymiak says. At the first annual Gang Prevention Symposium in North Battleford Thursday, Zrymiak of the Saskatc...
Mar 27, 2025
Read More
Spreading Precipitation
Winter weather to blanket Saskatchewan on Thursday
A blast of winter weather is coming to Saskatchewan on Thursday.Environment Canada lead forecaster Brad Vrolijk said a weather disturbance is developing in Alberta, spreading precipitation across Saskatchewan on Thursday."This system is bringing a band of quite heavy snow to the region," Vrolijk explained.&qu...
Mar 27, 2025
Read More
Local Sports
League Fine
Roughriders fined for going over 2024 CFL salary cap by $40k
The Saskatchewan Roughriders were one of four CFL clubs to receive fines for exceeding the league's salary cap.The CFL said the Riders, B.C. Lions, Toronto Argonauts and Ottawa Redblacks all exceeded the league's salary cap of $5.525 million in 2024. Saskatchewan was over the cap by $40,121, and will face a fine as a r...
23h ago
Read More
Battlefords AAA Sharks
Sharks ready to attack in final game of championship series
After spitting the first two games of the Sask. Female U18 AAA Hockey League finals (SFU18AAAHL), the Battlefords Sharks are getting ready to try and seal the deal at home for their first ever league title on Saturday, March 29th in the third and final game of the series against the Saskatoon Stars. Looking back to the...
Mar 28, 2025
Read More
3-2 OT loss
North Stars drop Game 4 at home
It was a tough one last night for the Battlefords North Stars at the Access Communications Centre as they ended up losing 3-2 in overtime to the Weyburn Red Wings in Game 4 of their playoff series.For first period, it was the Red Wings who scored the first and only goal, coming from Jonah Bierd with just under three mi...
Mar 27, 2025
Read More
LOCAL TALENT
Battlefords dancers dazzle with top honours at Medicine Hat competition
Eleven-year-old Charlie Lehman from the Battlefords showed out at the Diamond Dance Xtreme competition in Medicine Hat, Alta. last weekend, earning a DIAMOND standing for her contemporary solo, an honour given to only a few dancers. But Charlie wasn't done there. She also secured an Acro scholarship, giving her the cha...
Mar 26, 2025
Read More
5-3 loss
Tough third period leads to North Stars loss in Game 3
Last night, the Battlefords North Stars were back at the Access Communications Centre for Game 3 of their playoff series against the Weyburn Red Wings and ended up losing 5-3 to go down 2-1 in the series.For the first period, the North Stars opened up the scoring just five minutes in on a goal from Josh Knittig to take...
Mar 26, 2025
Read More
Leader in growing the sport
Meadow Lake wrestling coach named Rivers West Coach of the Year
The community around the sport of wrestling in Saskatchewan is a small but committed one, and a large reason for that community's growth is because of Meadow Lake wrestling coach Chris Brownrigg. This year, Brownrigg is the Rivers West Coach of the Year for his efforts to help grow the sport through coaching both the C...
Mar 25, 2025
Read More
Battlefords Profiles
In the business of confidence
Tommy Gun's Original Barbershop opens in North Battleford, blending tradition with contemporary style
The barbershop. Traditionally identified with a spinning pole of white, red and blue stripes that also symbolized a place to go for comradery, to catch up on local news and walk away with a fresh new style. Now, North Battleford is set to experience that longstanding tradition, albeit with a contemporary flair, as Tomm...
Dec 10, 2024
Read More
Nursing education
New early admission option to help alleviate tight timeline for nursing students
You've decided you want to become a registered nurse? Exciting! Nursing has so many career paths, there's a place for everyone to find their passion. Plus, registered nurses are in high demand, so by choosing this career, you're setting yourself up for opportunity, stability, and the ability to work almost anywhere. Wh...
Nov 18, 2024
Read More
Nursing
Become a Registered Nurse in North Battleford
Dr. Eli Ahlquist (BSN'04) is president & CEO of North West College, University of Saskatchewan (USask) College of Nursing alumnus, and a proud registered nurse. When Dr. Ahlquist was studying to complete his Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree, he had the choice to study in Saskatoon, Prince Albert, or Regi...
Oct 20, 2024
Read More
Canada
Tesla protests planned across Canada as part of international 'day of action'
Hundreds of protests at Tesla showrooms around the world are expected today, including multiple ones organized in provinces across Canada. The events, dubbed the Tesla Takedown's Global Day of Action, is the latest demonstration by those who object to the role Tesla CEO Elon Musk has played in the administration of U.S...
18m ago
Read More
Quebec university publishes guidelines for staff, students travelling to the U.S.
MONTREAL - Université de Montréal has issued a series of guidelines to students and staff who will be travelling to the United States for academic purposes. Rector Daniel Jutras says the guidelines were issued on Thursday in response to numerous questions from students and staff about U.S. travel concerns...
1h ago
Read More
Election
Busy day for Carney, Poilievre targets criminal 'monsters' on campaign trail
Liberal Leader Mark Carney on Friday promised a new $5 billion infrastructure fund to accelerate big projects in his quest to make much of his campaign about nation building and making Canada more economically independent from the United States.For the third day in a row, U.S. President Donald Trump dominated Carney's ...
2h ago
Read More
Carney campaigning in his Ottawa riding today, Poilievre in Winnipeg
OTTAWA - Liberal Leader Mark Carney will be campaigning in Nepean today, the Ottawa riding where he is seeking election. Carney, who has not yet served as an MP, is expected to meet with volunteers in the riding at 10 a.m. Carney has faced questions about his decision to run in Nepean, which became vacant only after th...
8h ago
Read More
Does artificial intelligence deserve a seat in Canada's courtrooms?
VANCOUVER - The case law looked real to Fraser MacLean. It was December 2023 and the Vancouver-based family court lawyer was reading citations in an application by opposing counsel Chong Ke, who wanted an order allowing the children of her client to visit him in China. "I read it there in the courtroom for the fir...
10h ago
Read More
Fight on in southern Alberta to save Tyra the mega-popular tourist-luring dinosaur
CALGARY - Tyra the Tyrannosaurus, the lovable landmark that towers over the Drumheller skyline in the heart of the Canadian Badlands, is facing an extinction-level event. The 25-metre-high attraction -- billed as the World's Largest Dinosaur, and the backdrop to hundreds of thousands of tourist photos over a quarter of...
22h ago
Read More
World
Myanmar's earthquake death toll jumps to more than 1,000 as more bodies recovered from the rubble
Bangkok (AP) - The death toll from a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar jumped to more than 1,000 on Saturday as more bodies were pulled from the rubble of the scores of buildings that collapsed when it struck near the country's second-largest city. The country's military-led government said in a statement th...
5h ago
Read More
Myanmar earthquake death toll jumps to nearly 700, according to government, state-run media reports
BANGKOK (AP) - The death toll from a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar has jumped to nearly 700, according to the government, state-run media reported Saturday. MRTV reported that 694 people have now been found dead and another1,670 injured, with 68 others injured, according to a statement from the military-...
14h ago
Read More
Voice of America wins in court, for now, as judge blocks Trump administration from firing staff
NEW YORK (AP) - The Voice of America can't be silenced just yet. A federal judge on Friday halted the Trump administration's efforts to dismantle the eight-decade-old U.S. government-funded international news service, calling the move a "classic case of arbitrary and capricious decision making." Judge James P...
19h ago
Read More
US Naval Academy ends affirmative action in admissions
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - The U.S. Naval Academy will no longer consider race, ethnicity or sex as a factor for admission to the service institution, a response to an executive order by President Donald Trump, according to federal court documents made public Friday. The change in policy was made in February by Vice Adm. Yv...
19h ago
Read More
Appeals court clears way for DOGE to keep operating at USAID
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal appeals court has lifted an order blocking Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency from further cuts at the U.S. Agency for International Development. The three-judge panel found the Trump administration is likely to show that DOGE's involvement doesn't violate the Constitution. The ...
21h ago
Read More
3 dead and more than 200 rescued in South Texas after severe storms flood streets
McALLEN, Texas (AP) - Drenching rain along the Texas-Mexico border let up Friday, but rescues were still ongoing a day after severe storms trapped residents in their homes, forced drivers to abandon their vehicles on flooded roads and shut down an airport. At least three people died. Hidalgo County officials said in a ...
21h ago
Read More
