Battlefords

Car theft at food bank leads to compassion for would-be thief

Her hands were so cold, they were purple. The woman behind the attempt to steal a car behind the Battlefords District Food and Resources Centre earlier Wednesday was trying to make her way back to a r...

Feb 20, 2025

Minor injuries reported in Wednesday night crash

A collision at Territorial Drive and 15th Avenue in North Battleford slowed traffic Wednesday night as emergency crews responded to the scene.RCMP and WPD Ambulance arrived to find minor injuries amon...

Feb 19, 2025

'No improvement': Beauval mayor demands action over ongoing health-care disruptions

Residents of Beauval and surrounding northern communities are once again facing health-care disruptions, with Mayor Rick Laliberte calling on provincial and federal officials to address the growing cr...

Feb 19, 2025

Search underway for missing middle-age man in North Battleford

Battlefords RCMP is seeking community assistance to locate a 67-year-old man reported missing on Wednesday.Police say Gerald Desmeules was last seen at midnight yesterday in the city. He is described ...

Feb 19, 2025

'A safe community to live in': Focused policing efforts lower crime in Battleford

The latest fourth-quarter report from the RCMP for 2024 revealed that the Town of Battleford experienced an overall nine per cent reduction in crime compared to the same period in 2023 (October to Dec...

Feb 19, 2025

House fire breaks out in North Battleford Wednesday morning

Editor's note: this story was updated at 4:20p.m.According to a news release issued this afternoon by the City of North Battleford, there are no reported injuries from an early morning house fire.The ...

Feb 19, 2025

Wild finish results in North Stars falling to Mustangs

There was no shortage of action last night at the Access Communication Centre as the Battlefords North Stars went toe-to-toe with the Melfort Mustangs and after a wild finish, ended up falling short t...

Feb 19, 2025

North Battleford taking cautious approach with capital investments

In light of potential tariffs coming from both sides of the border, the City of North Battleford is rethinking the 2025 budget. "We do buy products, equipment, definitely all kinds of things we need f...

Feb 18, 2025

Crunch time for North Stars with three games this week

After coming off a weekend split against the Humboldt Broncos, the Battlefords North Stars currently sit at seventh overall in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) and second in the Nutrien Di...

Feb 18, 2025

Three people in custody after shots fired in North Battleford and police chase

Three men are facing multiple charges after a police pursuit involving a stolen vehicle and a firearm incident that began in North Battleford and ended on Red Pheasant First Nation.Last Friday, around...

Feb 18, 2025