Battlefords

If you build it: New announcers' booth to be build by Battlefords Minor Softball

The future voices of Battlefords Minor Softball will have a new place to call home at the Marilyn O'Driscoll Field. "They're making a premier diamond at what is known as the (Battleford) Flats," said ...

Jul 18, 2024

Early morning collision detours traffic

A collision at the intersection of HWY 4 and Territorial Drive near the Don Ross Centre will have traffic detoured until the scene is cleared around 10 a.m. At this time, details are unknown as to the...

Jul 18, 2024

Deadly roads: how does HYW 4 compare to some other highways in the province?

The highway at the centre of the two fatal accidents a couple weeks ago is not among the deadliest according to an RCMP analysis. For the last five years, there have been 368 fatal collisions on highw...

Jul 17, 2024

16-year-old girl missing from Lloydminster

Update: Littlebear has been found safe.------A 16-year-old Lloydminster girl is missing and police need the public's help in finding her. Nevaeh Littlebear was last seen Saturday night wearing a white...

Jul 17, 2024

National Drowning Prevention Week runs July 21 to 27 in Battlefords

As drownings have become a tragic feature this summer with at least five so far in the region, the Battlefords have proclaimed next week National Drowning Prevention Week from July 21 to 27. The City ...

Jul 17, 2024

Battleford looking at future of Battlefords Industrial School chimney

A chimney that bore witness to the residential school era and subsequent deaths of 74 children housed within the building it once served is facing the possibility of joining the rest of the ruins that...

Jul 16, 2024

North Battleford man dead after single-vehicle rollover: RCMP

A 32-year-old man from the North Battleford area died in a single-vehicle rollover on Monday evening.According to the RCMP, the crash happened north of the city on Highway 378 about one kilometre east...

Jul 16, 2024

Man back behind bars after tampering with monitoring bracelet

A 29-year-old man was arrested at a home on the Thunderchild First Nation on July 11, by members of the Battlefords RCMP Crime Reduction Team and officers from the Turtleford detachment. Donnie Okanee...

Jul 16, 2024

Unknown town councillor under ethics probe

An investigation is underway following code of conduct-ethics complaint against a sitting Battleford councillor. "No further information nor name of the person that the complaint is against will be re...

Jul 16, 2024

Teenager arrested after armed robbery

A 17-year-old boy from North Battleford is facing several charges following an armed robbery in the city last Friday.Police responded to the call shortly after 3 p.m. on 107 Street. A group of individ...

Jul 16, 2024