Category Archives: Battlefords

Saskatchewan's largest addictions treatment centre is now fully open
Mental Health and Addictions Minister, Lori Carr announced today that the new addictions treatment centre near Lumsden, the EHN Willowview Recovery Centre, is now fully open with all 60 inpatient trea...
Apr 02, 2025

Maidstone emergency centre adds 24/7 virtual physician support
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has expanded its virtual physician program to provide overnight emergency care at the Maidstone Collaborative Emergency Centre (CEC), also known as Maidstone Me...
Apr 02, 2025

Radiothon to 'keep STARS in the sky' takes off
For the fifth year, an integral part of emergency services in Saskatchewan is in need of community support. The STARS Critical Care on the Air radiothon, presented by BPH will take place today."We are...
Apr 02, 2025

Regional leaders signed MOU to explore $80.2M twin-pad arena project
Regional leaders officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Monday to advance discussions on the proposed $80.2 million twin-pad arena project, a move that could pave the way for a new regi...
Apr 01, 2025

Province, instructors see surge in gun licensing courses
It started when Justin Trudeau resigned as prime minister and started to grow as more global events unfolded. Tim Thiessen, the president and owner of Saskatchewan Firearm Safety Training said the rea...
Apr 01, 2025

Falk focuses on affordability, trade in Battlefords-Lloydminster-Meadow Lake race
As the 2025 federal election campaign begins to heat up, incumbent Member of Parliament Rosemarie Falk of the Conservative Party is vying for a third term.In an interview with battlefordsNOW, Falk hig...
Apr 01, 2025

North Stars fall short in Game 6 to end season
Last night at the Access Comminations Centre, the Battlefords North Stars season officially came to an end as they lost 2-1 to the Weyburn Red Wings in Game 6 of their playoff series to lose the serie...
Apr 01, 2025

Healthcare workers speak out about burnout concerns
Dexter Mercer, a medical radiation technologist (MRT) at the Battlefords Union Hospital, had worked a 50-hour stretch of multiple shifts when the accident happened. "On yet another return to the hospi...
Mar 31, 2025

Onion Lake podcast aims to keep Cree language alive
Growing up, Fraser Heathen remembers hearing Cree spoken fluently by his parents and grandparents."Like the evolution of it since I was a young boy with my parents and my grandparents, I think it was ...
Mar 31, 2025

Man in custody after running away from officers
Battlefords RCMP said a man was arrested after fleeing from them in North Battleford on Saturday.Officers responded to a call about a suspicious person on Airport Road around 3:35 p.m. A man had drive...
Mar 31, 2025