Battlefords

A year in review and a look ahead with MLA Jeremy Cockrill

It was a busy year for Battlefords MLA and new Saskatchewan Minister of Health, Jeremy Cockrill, from re-election and teacher negations to a new position and a conflict-of-interest investigation. Amid...

Jan 02, 2025

Hawtin takes a look at the year that was and looks to what's next

One of the favourite moments this past year for the newly elected mayor stands out clearly: the official ceremonial unveiling of the little bronze girl statue in Central Park this past September. At j...

Dec 31, 2024

'It wasn't safe': Being trans in rural Saskatchewan

Quinn Loewen's classmates never knew him by his identity: it wasn't safe. He went to Medstead Central School, roughly an hour from the Battlefords and is situated in the conservative village of Medste...

Dec 30, 2024

'We're all on the same team': Battlefords residents push for positive change in 2025

As residents in the Battlefords prepare to take on a new year, there is a sense of optimism and a desire to work together as a community in 2025. battlefordsNOW spoke with several residents who shared...

Dec 30, 2024

2024 top stories in Meadow Lake and the Battlefords

It was a busy year in the Battlefords and Meadow Lake. As this year quickly gives way for the new, here are some of the news making moments of the as we bid farewell to 2024.Loon Lake residents frustr...

Dec 30, 2024

UPDATED: Missing people located

Update: Dec. 31, 2024:Both missing people identified in an earlier report have been located. All identifying information has been removed from this article. --cjnbnews@pattisonmedia.com

Dec 28, 2024

N. Battleford Scouts and Venturers set to take over Queensland for Jamboree

Four local North Battleford teens are about to trade in their signature expression "Eh" for "G'Day." On New Year's Day, when the rest of the world is busy ringing in 2025, Zakir Daredia, Julianne Robb...

Dec 27, 2024

25-year-old Calgary woman killed in Christmas Eve highway crash

RCMP say a 25-year-old woman from Calgary was killed in a crash on Christmas Eve.It happened on Highway 7, just west of Rosetown.Police reported that two semis jackknifed on the road, causing an SUV t...

Dec 27, 2024

Knit and Natter group work their needles and hooks with love

It all started with the bombing of North Battleford - with yarn. Eleven years ago, a group of knitters decided to use their creative spirit and talents to add crochet to the streets and railings of ce...

Dec 27, 2024

Man missing from Lloydminster

A 49-year-old Lloydminster man is missing and police are asking for the public's help. Ricardo Raposo was last seen on Dec. 17 and describes as 6 feet tall and roughly 190 lbs, green eyes, brown hair ...

Dec 27, 2024