Category Archives: Battlefords

Two charged with aggravated assault in Canoe Lake stabbing
Two men have been charged with aggravated assault in connection with a stabbing incident that happened on Jan. 24 in Canoe Lake Cree First Nation.According to a police report, just after midnight last...
Jan 27, 2025

Mills take weekend sweep over North Stars
It was another tough game for the Battlefords North Stars on Friday at Access Communications Centre as they lost 6-3 to the Melville Millionaires, getting zero points over the weekend.In the first per...
Jan 25, 2025

Guilty: Robert Young convicted of second-degree murder of Jason Chartier
Six years ago, Robert Young told the responding paramedic that his friend, then 42 and lying under a blanket in Young's Buffalo Narrows shack, was sick following an altercation. The paramedic replied,...
Jan 24, 2025

At 91, Battleford woman digitally preserves Sask baseball history to honour late husband's legacy
A 91-year-old woman in Battleford has devoted decades to safeguarding the beloved baseball legacy she and her late husband, Dave Shury, built-in 1983.Jane Shury has worked tirelessly at the Saskatchew...
Jan 24, 2025

North Battleford council passes $45M budget
After a long process, the wait is over. North Battleford city council approved its operating budget that will see a 4.39 per cent tax increase.The break down is: 1.93 per cent increase for city operat...
Jan 24, 2025

RCMP make arrests in Wednesday's armed robbery
Three men have been arrested following an armed robbery Wednesday night in North Battleford. According to RCMP, the incident happened on the 1300 block of 101st Street when the men threatened another ...
Jan 23, 2025

Winter storytelling continues Jan. 28-29
Floyd Favel wants to revive a winter tradition. "It was a common thing a generation or two ago where people would gather and they would get an elder to share sacred stories,' he said. "These stories a...
Jan 23, 2025

Crown seeks 18.5 years; defense six in Sproull child porn case
She called Joseph Sproull a monster. "This is something a mother prays she will never have to do, and I have played this moment over and over in my mind what I would say to the man that took advantage...
Jan 22, 2025
Lyle Night Jr. murder case adjourned to next month
The case of two suspects charged with first-degree murder in the death of Lyle Night Jr. will be adjourned to February in North Battleford Provincial Court.Brody Runningaround and Malyka Nahbexie firs...
Jan 22, 2025

Man in serious condition after vehicle collision
STARS flew a man to hospital in serious condition this past weekend after he was hit by a vehicle while standing in front of the Beaver Hotel in North Battleford. Battlefords RCMP received a report of...
Jan 22, 2025