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Snowmobilers in the Battlefords can expect a refreshed trail system this season, complete with new themed shelters and ongoing upgrades. Last week, the Battlefords Trail Breakers Snowmobile Club revea...

Chiefs with the Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs (BATC) say shootings, gang activity, drug trafficking and delayed RCMP response times have created a public-safety crisis in their communities, and the...

Cenovus Energy says it will begin safely restarting operations at its Rush Lake thermal oil facility on Dec. 2 after receiving approval from Saskatchewan's Ministry of Energy and Resources, nearly sev...

Battleford's security programs continue to help deter crime within both communities. Over the years, the Battlefords have seen great success with the security camera assistance program and Eyes that C...

Cut Knife's Jake Vaadeland had a very big night at the Saskatchewan Country Music Awards Gala.In addition to winning Male Artist of the Year, Vaadeland also won for Alternative Country Album of the Ye...

On a brisk morning north of Leoville, the bush is still, holding its breath.Frost clings to every branch and the rising sun paints the boreal forest in silver.Somewhere in that half-light, watching th...

Property owners in North Battleford will see a switch from quarterly to monthly utility billing in the new year. The billing change was proposed during the city's 2026 budget discussions by Finance Di...

Changes to provincial firearms legislation in response to the federal gun buyback program are being described by the Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation (SWF) as a positive step.Proposed changes to the S...

VICTORIA - The Exxon Valdez disaster happened more than 36 years ago off Alaska's coast, but the catastrophic oil spill still looms over plans for a pipeline from Alberta to the northern British Colum...

Temperatures may be dropping, but Saskatchewan RCMP wants to remind people that ice on lakes, rivers, sloughs, ponds and dugouts in the province is still too thin to walk on.Corporal Jamie Diemert, co...