Battlefords

'A listening ear': BATC launches 24-hour helpline to support mental health

Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs (BATC) launched a new 24-hour helpline on Monday to provide anyone who is struggling mentally and needs a safe place to talk."If we save one life or help one child mov...

Dec 19, 2024

Man charged with drug trafficking in Little Pine drug bust

A man is facing drug trafficking charges after getting arrested in a search warrant on Tuesday.Cut Knife RCMP executed search warrants at two houses in Little Pine First Nation as part of the ongoing ...

Dec 19, 2024

Highway updates: Snowy conditions and reduced visibility across N.B. and M.L roads

With the show flurrying part of the Saskatchewan area, the latest Highway Hotline report said that the roads surrounding North Battleford and Meadow Lake are mostly covered in snow, and drivers will e...

Dec 19, 2024

'It's really fun': Battlefords students become Santa's elves to help food bank

Battlefords District Food and Resource Centre (BDFRC) provided local kids the opportunity to be 'Santa's elves' for an afternoon.A group of Grade 6 students from Battleford Central School embraced the...

Dec 18, 2024

Combines want give back in big rivalry game

In the midst of the NHL and Junior hockey season, local senior hockey is also underway and going strong. In the Saskatchewan Prairie Hockey League (SPHL), it's the Battleford Beaver Blues and Perdue P...

Dec 18, 2024

Table Mountain open for the holidays

Despite the lack of snow so far this December, Table Mountain Regional Park will be open and ready for mountain goers to enjoy this holiday season. "We finished making snow here last Thursday and we w...

Dec 18, 2024

Another weekend, another medal for AAA Sharks

The success just doesn't seem to stop for the Battlefords AAA Sharks as they grabbed third place at the Mandi Schwartz Memorial Tournament this past weekend against some of the tops teams and prep sch...

Dec 18, 2024

'The chaos was real': MP Gary Vidal on Freeland's resignation

A quiet has settled over Parliament Hill after yesterday's historic and weird day in Canadian politics brought the government to a standstill. "Yesterday was very chaotic, it was a very interesting da...

Dec 17, 2024

RCMP search underway for missing man in La Loche

A 23-year-old man was reported missing in La Loche on Monday and the RCMP is asking for public help to find him.According to the police, Tazz Piche was last seen on Circle Drive North at around 7 p.m....

Dec 17, 2024

Cockrill found in violation in one conflict of interest investigation, cleared in another

Saskatchewan's Conflict of Interest Commissioner concluded MLA and Health Minister Jeremy Cockrill breached conflict of interest regulations when it came to his father-in-law's business receiving gove...

Dec 17, 2024