Category Archives: Battlefords
'We're at a very critical stage': language revitalization underway in North Battleford
The Cree language isn't just a language. That's the message Celeste Tootoosis has spread in her classroom for the past 35 years. "When the students see each other performing, singing, dancing, they'll...
Feb 13, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 11115276 © David Webb | Dreamstime.com)
Man charged after firearm, ammunition seized at North Battleford business
Saskatchewan RCMP have charged a man after a firearm and ammunition were seized at a business in North Battleford. On Feb 12, Saskatchewan RCMP's North Battleford Crime Reduction Team-Gang Task Force ...
Feb 13, 2026 Saskatchewan RCMP. (Image Credit: File photo/ battlefordsNOW)
Vehicle crashes into Fisher's Drug Store in North Battleford
Police are investigating after a vehicle crashed into the front of a North Battleford business Friday afternoon.Battlefords RCMP said officers received a report of a collision on 100th Street at appro...
Feb 13, 2026 Damage is seen at the front entrance of Fisher’s Drug Store in North Battleford after a vehicle crashed into the building on 100th Street. (Image Credit: Kenneth Cheung/battlefordsNOW)
Years of dedication leads three Battlefords skaters to Sask. Winter Games
Sending her athletes off to Meadow Lake and Flying Dust First Nation for the 2026 Saskatchewan Winter Games brings back fond memories for figure skating coach Cindy Tymoruski. "It's pretty special bec...
Feb 13, 2026 Three Battlefords figure skaters being sent off for the 2026 Saskatchewan Winter Games. (Image Credit: Alyssa Rudolph/ battlefordsNOW)
Saskatchewan RCMP investigating suspicious death
A 39-year-old woman from Mistawasis First Nation has been identified as the victim of a homicide being investigated by Saskatchewan RCMP.Her body was discovered while the Prince Albert Police Service'...
Feb 13, 2026 The remains of 39-year-old Stacey Badger from Mistawasis First Nation were found in the back of a truck within a Prince Albert tow yard on Feb. 7. (Image Credit: Nigel Maxwell/paNOW)
Two men facing multiple charges following North Battleford shooting
Two people have been charged after a shooting took place in North Battleford. On Feb 8, around 9:30 p.m., Battlefords RCMP received a report of shots fired at a residential building. Officers immediat...
Feb 11, 2026 Battlefords RCMP. (Image Credit: battlefordsNOW Staff)
From North Battleford to Thailand: athletes fight for Team Canada
Over the weekend, Saskatchewan Muay Thai athletes put their skills to the test in an attempt to make Team Canada for the World Boxing Council in Thailand. This year, tryouts were held at Warrior Spiri...
Feb 11, 2026 Some of the athletes that participated in Team Canada tryouts in North Battleford with coach Stuart Fontaine (middle). (Image Credit: Stuart Fontaine)
Repeat offenders driving break-ins, gun crime in North Battleford, RCMP say
Mounties say a small number of repeat offenders are responsible for driving several crime spikes in North Battleford, even as overall trends show mixed results.Speaking during a fourth-quarter 2025 cr...
Feb 11, 2026 Battlefords RCMP commander Insp. Ryan How poses in his office during a previous interview with battlefordsNOW. (Image Credit: Kenneth Cheung/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Excavation company fined $58,100 after worker seriously hurt in trench collapse
An excavation company is facing a hefty fine after a workplace injury in 2022.According to the Saskatchewan Ministry of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety, Triple 7 Excavating Ltd. pleaded guilty t...
Feb 11, 2026 The company was charged with failing “to give notice to the division as soon as reasonably possible of an incident at a place of employment that required a worker to be admitted to a hospital as an in-patient for a period of 72 hours or more” as well as failing to ensure that workers in a trench more than 1.2 metres deep are protected from cave ins or sliding material. (Image Credit: file photo/CKOM News Staff)
'Today is the day you're going to die': Accused, witness testify in Wilkie care home trial
Testimony continued Tuesday in the Wilkie care home abuse trial, with a care worker describing hearing a resident scream in distress and the accused defending her conduct before court adjourned.North ...
Feb 10, 2026 Jaclyn Elias leaves North Battleford Provincial Court in North Battleford on Feb. 10, 2026, during her trial involving allegations related to a Wilkie care home. (Image Credit: Kenneth Cheung/battlefordsNOW Staff)