A 21-year-old appeared in North Battleford Provincial Court earlier Monday after being arrested on Moosomin First Nation this weekend. Saskatchewan RCMP's Critical Incident Response Team was also involved in the arrest. According to police, he was arrested for "failing to comply with a release order condition"...

JThe federal Indigenous Justice Strategy has been finalized and has the support of the Métis Nation-Saskatchewan (MN-S). "MN-S supports the outcomes of the work done in part with Justice Canada on the Indigenous Justice Strategy. Collaborating, government-to-government, with Justice Canada, the IJS represen...

City council has voted to reduce North Battleford's public transit service to a single route with limited hours in an effort to curb rising costs.The decision follows months of budget discussions, with council members expressing concerns over the high cost of subsidizing transit."Right now, we are paying $16.48 pe...

Battlefords RCMP have arrested a wanted man following a standoff on Saulteaux First Nation early Monday.Police say a vehicle fled a traffic stop around 2 a.m. and was later found at a home. Several people ran inside and initially refused to come out.Eight eventually exited, along with a dog that got into a fight with a...

North Battleford sees friendly future for businesses. After spending time speaking with community members, business leaders and developers, city council will host an open house on Mar. 19 to get public feedback on zoning bylaw amendments. The goal is to make the city more business friendly by creating more mixed-use sp...

Last night, the Battlefords North Stars were at the Inter Pipeline Arena in Kindersley for their final game of the regular season and shutout the Kindersley Klippers 6-0 to take the Nutrien Division title. In the first period, the North Stars opened up the scoring just eight minutes in on a powerplay goal from Anthony ...

The Saskatchewan Coroners Service has reported two suspected drug toxicity deaths in Prince Albert in a 24-hour period starting March 15th. The unknown substances that caused the fatalities are reported to be fentanyl, oxycontin or morphine. "These fatalities indicate a higher risk of overdose and death from drugs...

REGINA - Saskatchewan's Opposition NDP says it'll pressure Premier Scott Moe's government to put Canada first as politicians return for the spring legislative sitting during a turbulent trade war with the United States. NDP Leader Carla Beck says her party plans to introduce an emergency motion this week that calls on ...

Saskatchewan is having more predators lurking on the Internet than ever before.The province's Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit is on track to handle 1,317 cases this year - nearly double the 853 files it opened in 2021-22. Last year, the unit saw 1,003 new cases, a record it is set to surpass."Surpassing las...

The chair of Sask Oilseeds says China's retaliatory tariffs on Canadian canola oil will spell trouble for farmers and canola crushers alike."This is going to place a lot of pressure on our domestic crushers," Dean Roberts said."There's been a lot of investment made in expansion over the last few years, a...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's move Friday to end the consumer carbon price has done little to put the long-standing political battle to rest.Rather, Carney's theatrical document signing led to another heated debate about whether the paper he signed was even a real thing.The signing ceremony came as Carney allow...

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) says there has been a confirmed case of measles in Swift Current.In a news release on March 14, the SHA listed a number of locations and said anyone who was at any of them during the listed time periods should monitor for measles symptoms.The locations were Cypress Regional Hospi...

Last night, the Battlefords North Stars were at the Inter Pipeline Arena in Kindersley for their final game of the regular season and shutout the Kindersley Klippers 6-0 to take the Nutrien Division title. In the first period, the North Stars opened up the scoring just eight minutes in on a powerplay goal from Anthony ...

From multiple tournament wins to best in the league and a national ranking, the U18 Battlefords AAA Sharks are now getting prepared for the semi-finals this weekend after earning a bye in the first round of the playoffs. The Sharks ended the regular season in the Saskatchewan Female U18 AAA Hockey League with a 23-3-2-...

In their final home game of the regular season last night, the Battlefords North Stars ended up beating the Kindersley Klippers 3-2 in overtime to keep their chance for sixth place alive.To start off the game, the North Stars struck right away, getting a goal just 40 seconds into the first period, coming from Braden Ni...

After dropping both games to the Flin Flon Bombers last weekend, the Battlefords North Stars now have their most important matchup of the season as they take on the Kindersley Klippers in their final two games of the regular season. Tonight's games will be at the Access Communications Centre and will be the final home ...

Things are starting to heat up across senior hockey leagues in the Battlefords and surrounding areas. In the Sask. Prairie Hockey League (SPHL), the Neilburg Monarchs currently have a 2-1 series lead over the three-time defending champion Meota Combines. For the Sask. West Hockey League (SWHL), the finals start this we...

The North Battleford Comprehensive High School Vikings senior boys basketball team will see nine teams come to town this weekend as they host the 5A regional basketball championship. After finishing the season with a 17-14 overall record, the Vikings were granted a third overall ranking going into the weekend. Vikings ...

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...

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...

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...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney, defence minister and military chief in Iqaluit for sovereignty announcement Prime Minister Mark Carney will be in Iqaluit today in a bid to reassert Canada's sovereignty in the Arctic. Carney is expected to make an announc...

FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's Liberal party is scheduled to table its first budget today since winning the October election. The budget comes as Canada is in a trade war with the United States, and Premier Susan Holt has said the economic uncertainty has made balancing the budget an "exceptionally difficult" ...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney will be in Iqaluit today in a bid to reassert Canada's sovereignty in the Arctic. Carney is expected to make an announcement on strengthening security along with Defence Minister Bill Blair and Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan. He is also set to meet with Nunavut Premier P...

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada is set to release inflation figures for February today. Most economists expect inflation picked up as the federal government's temporary tax break on a number of household staples came to an end in February. The two-month GST holiday cooled prices in December and January, but inflation is for...

OTTAWA - A Liberal member of Parliament is set to join a United States senator at the Canada-U.S. border today for a discussion on how to navigate the trade war between the two nations. Democratic senator Peter Welch is convening the roundtable of mainly Quebec- and Vermont-based businesses in the state to talk about h...

VANCOUVER - Immigration lawyers say the case of a Vancouver woman detained in the United States over a denied visa is a warning to other Canadians that it's no longer business as usual when crossing the border for work. Jasmine Mooney returned to Vancouver this weekend after she was detained for about 12 days when she ...

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - Hungarian lawmakers on Tuesday passed a law banning Pride events and allowing authorities to use facial recognition software to identify attendees, continuing a crackdown by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's right-wing populist party on the country's LBGTQ+ community. The measure passed in a...

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel launched airstrikes across the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, killing at least 413 Palestinians, including women and children, according to hospital officials. The surprise bombardment shattered a ceasefire in place since January and threatened to fully reignite the 17-month-old war. ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA's two stuck astronauts headed back to Earth with SpaceX on Tuesday to close out a dramatic marathon mission that began with a bungled Boeing test flight more than nine months ago. Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams bid farewell to the International Space Station - their home since last spr...

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Gaza's Health Ministry says a wave of Israeli strikes across the territory has killed at least 200 people. Khalil Degran, a spokesman for the ministry based at the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in central Gaza, provided the updated figure early Tuesday. Wafaa Shurafa And Josef Federman, The ...

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel launched new strikes against Hamas and promised 'increasing military force' after talks on on further hostage releases stalled. Early Friday morning, Israel's Prime Minister's office said it instructed the army to strike Hamas across Gaza. The statement said it was because of Ham...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Employees of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency have entered the U.S. Institute of Peace despite protests from the nonprofit that it is not part of the executive branch and is instead an independent agency. The organization's CEO, George Moose, said, "DOGE has broken into our buildin...