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Year in Review: Saskatchewan Roughriders win fifth Grey Cup
The Saskatchewan Roughriders rode a stout defense and a balanced offense to win their fifth Grey Cup championship in 2025, beating the Montreal Alouettes 25-17 at Winnipeg's Princess Auto Stadium. The...
Dec 29, 2025

'A younger voice means long-term thinking': city council byelection candidate
The City of North Battleford has confirmed the list of candidates for its upcoming municipal byelection to fill a vacant council seat. One of the candidates appearing on the Jan. 21 ballot is Donald M...
Dec 29, 2025

Battleford mayor reflects on a year of progress
The town of Battleford achieved a year of steady progress, pointing to safety-focused infrastructure upgrades, and council collaboration. Mayor Ames Leslie reflected back on town highlights from 2025....
Dec 29, 2025
Health care, wildfires, and trade: 2025 through the eyes of Premier Scott Moe
Everyone's past 12 months have been different, but for the province as a whole, it's been an eventful year.Premier Scott Moe sat down with 980 CJME senior reporter Lisa Schick to talk about the year t...
Dec 29, 2025

Battlefords Family Health Center celebrates 25 years of Indigenous-led primary care and systemic advocacy
Twenty-five years after its initial development began, the Battlefords Family Health Center (BFHC), operating under the umbrella of Battle River Treaty 6 Health Centre (BRT6), stands as a powerful tes...
Dec 29, 2025

Young and old, flu takes over north central Saskatchewan
Almost one-half of the current cases of Influenza A in Saskatchewan are in young people under the age of 19 while at the same time, multiple long term care homes are seeing outbreaks of the same virus...
Dec 29, 2025

Operation Red Nose
Go out and have a good time during the holiday season.Make sure the good times can happen again by always finding a safe ride home for yourself and others.Operation Red Nose (ORN) is another great way...
Dec 29, 2025

A Festivus for the Rest of Us
The views and opinions expressed in this editorial are those of the writer's and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Pattison Media.OK, technically Festivus was December 23, and maybe...
Dec 29, 2025

'A very progressive year': North Battleford first female mayor reflects on 2025, looks ahead
As 2025 comes to a close, North Battleford Mayor Kelli Hawtin says the past year was about laying the groundwork for long-term change rather than delivering quick wins."It's been a very progressive ye...
Dec 29, 2025
Saskatchewan deep freeze eases with warm-up early next week
Saskatchewan stayed locked in bitter cold Sunday, but forecasters said a noticeable warm-up was on the way early next week, enough to lift daytime highs by roughly 10 to 15 degrees in many areas."It's...
Dec 28, 2025