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'If I can do this, so can you': Officer encouraging Indigenous people to join RCMP
RCMP Const. Wanda McKenzie has a policing career spanning more than two decades and she now prides herself with increasing the number of Indigenous officers in the force. McKenzie, who is a member of ...
Dec 17, 2025
Battlefords WPD Ambulance Sharks place third at Mandi Schwartz Memorial Tournament
The Mandi Schwartz Memorial Tournament, the biggest girls U18 hockey tournament in Western Canada took place this past weekend in Wilcox, Saskatchewan. In the end, the Battlefords WPD Ambulance Sharks...
Dec 17, 2025
Blizzard conditions grip Battlefords area as SaskPower crews stand ready
Update: The City of North Battleford issued a Voyent Alert at 12:50 p.m., saying deteriorating weather has prompted a warning from the director of protective services, with roads inside the city repor...
Dec 17, 2025
Canada Post ‘fully prepared’ for holiday rush after last year’s disruptive strike
Canada Post says it's ready for the holiday rush and expects to deliver letters and parcels on time coming out of its labour turmoil of the past two years.The postal service said Tuesday that commerci...
Dec 17, 2025
Battlefords area added to blizzard warning
Severe weather is likely to cause significant damage, disruption, or health impacts. That's what the colour orange means on Environment Canada weather alert maps, and there is a large swath of it cove...
Dec 16, 2025
RCMP recruitment initiative: Run with a Recruiter
Individuals who are considering a career with the RCMP can join a Run with a Recruiter event Wednesday night in North Battleford. The night will be hosted as a fitness event to help applicants prepare...
Dec 16, 2025
Woman, 29, wanted for robbery and aggravated assault
Battlefords RCMP are asking the public to report sightings and information on the whereabouts of 29-year-old Raylene Sewap. She's wanted in connection to an incident that took place around 2:20 p.m. o...
Dec 16, 2025
Sidelined by sickness: Flu outbreaks cancel Christmas gatherings and hockey games
Due to rising cases of influenza, chief and council on Beardy's and Okemasis Cree Nation near Duck Lake have postponed all community dinners and Christmas parties until the new year or when the flu se...
Dec 16, 2025
Battleford council approves 2026 budget with reduced tax increase
The town of Battleford council approved the 2026 budget during the Dec. 15 regular council meeting. The ask at the end of the last budget deliberation was $110 per door. Now, that ask has been brought...
Dec 16, 2025
Unity teen places 17th at world acro championships, earns podium finishes with Team Canada
The lights in Italy were brighter than anything Keira Schumack had known.Not because she hadn't danced under pressure before - but because this time, the stage stretched across continents.For three wh...
Dec 16, 2025