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Trick-or-treat with care: North Battleford's Halloween safety reminders
Little ghouls and goblins will be filling the streets next Friday, and the City of North Battleford's protective services are reminding the public to be cautious on Halloween night. Director Lindsay H...
Oct 23, 2025
Liberals table crime bill to restrict access to bail, impose tougher sentences
The Liberal government tabled legislation Thursday morning that would make it harder to get bail for a variety of offences, including vehicle thefts, extortion and breaking and entering.The bill would...
Oct 23, 2025
Foo Fighters announced for Regina's Mosaic Stadium
The Foo Fighters will be rocking out at Mosaic Stadium in September along with Queens of the Stone Age.The Regina Exhibition Association made the announcement on Thursday. The concert is set for Sept....
Oct 23, 2025

SaskEnergy to power volunteer program for 2026 Sask. Winter Games
SaskEnergy has been announced as the official volunteer sponsor for the 2026 Saskatchewan Winter Games - the first-ever edition jointly hosted by a municipality and a First Nation.The Crown corporatio...
Oct 23, 2025

Maple bugs are a nuisance, not harmful...just don't squash them
They've been coming out in droves over the last few weeks. Black bugs with red markings often congregating, sometimes in the hundreds or thousands, on warm surfaces around your home or outbuildings. S...
Oct 23, 2025

North Battleford family preparing for another huge Halloween
Different holidays are extra special to different families. For some, it's Thanksgiving. Others, it's Christmas. For the Standinghorn family, it's Halloween without a doubt. Their house on Douglas Ave...
Oct 22, 2025
Community groups hold steady in 2026 funding requests to North Battleford
North Battleford city council has heard its 2026 community budget delegations, with most organizations maintaining or slightly reducing their funding requests ahead of budget deliberations next month....
Oct 22, 2025

Getting to know Battlefords North Stars goaltender Kaeden Serpa
Playing in his first year with the North Stars, netminder Kaeden Serpa is now living in his third province in Canada at just twenty-years-old. Serpa was raised in Burlington, Ontario which is about an...
Oct 22, 2025
Safety, compassion and tailgating highlight Saskatchewan Throne Speech
A new legislative session began in Saskatchewan on Wednesday afternoon with the reading of the Speech from the Throne.In the speech, the Saskatchewan Party government laid out its agenda for the year ...
Oct 22, 2025

'We’ve had to cut back': Saskatchewan food banks strain under inflation pressure
As inflation in the province continues to rise, local food banks are noticing an increased dependency by the community. The latest statistics show Saskatchewan's inflation rate rose to 2.6 per cent, u...
Oct 22, 2025