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What's haunting your wallets this Halloween?
With Halloween landing on a Friday, you may be handing out more treats than last year, but there's another reason your wallets may be spooked - Shrinkflation. According to the 2025 Halloween Treat Cos...
Oct 28, 2025

Police dog helps arrest 18-year-old armed suspect after robbery attempt in North Battleford
An 18-year-old man has been charged after an attempted robbery involving a machete in North Battleford.Police responded around 10:45 p.m. on Oct. 24 after several reports of a male threatening people ...
Oct 28, 2025

John Paul II Crusaders football team falls 41-32 in provincial quarter finals
The John Paul II Crusaders football season has come to an end after falling 41-32 to the Melville Cobras in Melville. The Crusaders did hold a lead for a significant portion of the game, but the Cobra...
Oct 28, 2025
AI system changing how North Battleford prioritizes road repairs
The City of North Battleford is using artificial intelligence to help plan road and sidewalk repairs, replacing a complaint-driven system with one based on data.Assistant director of operations Jeff B...
Oct 28, 2025

Wildfire destruction could speed up erosion of ancient land formation
A video uploaded to YouTube last week is raising awareness of the wildfire impact on the Nipekamew Sand Cliffs south of La Ronge. The Nipekamew Sand Cliffs are a 125-million-year-old land formation cr...
Oct 28, 2025

Pulp mill fire contained, estimated 100,000 cubic metres of logs lost, fire chief says
A large log pile fire at Meadow Lake Mechanical Pulp is expected to burn for a few more days, but officials say the situation has stabilized and there is no danger to the community.As of Tuesday morni...
Oct 28, 2025
Cameco and Brookfield sign deal with U.S. government to help build reactors
SASKATOON - Cameco Corp. and Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. have signed a partnership agreement with the U.S. government to help build nuclear reactors in the United States.Under the deal, the U.S. ...
Oct 28, 2025

Dodgers take 2-1 lead in World Series with 6-5 win over Jays in Game 3
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Freddie Freeman homered leading off the bottom of the 18th inning, Shohei Ohtani went deep twice in another record-setting performance and the Los Angeles Dodgers outlasted the Toro...
Oct 28, 2025

Faculty associations say Sask Polytech layoffs threaten key sectors in province
The collective voice of Saskatchewan's faculty associations is asking community members across the province to write local MLAs and the Minister of Advanced Education asking them to ensure the next bu...
Oct 27, 2025

Warrant issued for North Battleford woman after armed robbery on Highway 16 Bypass
A warrant has been issued for a North Battleford woman following an armed robbery at a business along the Highway 16 Bypass last week that led to multiple arrests and charges.RCMP say officers were ca...
Oct 27, 2025