Battlefords

Vikings Senior Boys team ends season on a high note in Moose Jaw

One High School basketball team from North Battleford was happy to participate in the provincial basketball championships even though it was just for one game. After HOOPLA was cancelled due to teache...

Mar 27, 2024

Gang Task Force file charges following major weekend drug bust in North Battleford

Last weekend was a big one for the Battlefords RCMP's Gang Task Force as they recovered a major supply of drugs following two separate search warrants - both on Sunday, March 24. The warrants involved...

Mar 27, 2024

Honour our Veterans banner program approved for North Battleford

North Battleford City Council have approved the annual Honour Our Veterans banner program. The city agreed to install veterans' banners on up to 20 light standards each season on the 1100 to 1300 bloc...

Mar 27, 2024

Northwest teams reflect on unique experience at one-day HOOPLA

It may not have been the major basketball event from previous years but some northwest students still had much to celebrate at the one-day HOOPLA tournament. The 2024 edition of the High School basket...

Mar 27, 2024

Bell nets hat trick in five-point night to lead North Stars to Game 3 win

Just a week after being named the first-ever consecutive MVP in SJHL history, Battlefords North Stars' forward Kian Bell added another dazzling performance to his 'greatest hits' catalog, scoring a ha...

Mar 27, 2024

A total eclipse of the sun is coming in April, Sask. to see partial

A vision not witnessed by Canadians in roughly 45 years is about to inspire awe in those who are able to see it in totality. On Mon., April. 8, a total eclipse of the sun will track across Canada. In ...

Mar 26, 2024

City adopts new community safety and well-being plan

North Battleford city council formally adopted the city's new community safety and well-being (CSWB) plan at its meeting Monday night. The aim of the plan, prepared by MNP, covering 2024 to 2028, is t...

Mar 26, 2024

North Stars look to take series stranglehold on Mills in Game 3

Following a hard-fought, tight-checking opening two games in North Battleford over the weekend, the Battlefords North Stars return to action in Melville Tuesday night, for Game 3 of the team's first r...

Mar 26, 2024

Over 12K boxes of KD to topple over at Field House Thursday

When Dan Fox, school liaison with Living Sky School Division first conceived of the "fun, little project" to help the Battlefords District Food and Resource Centre, he never foresaw where the cheesy g...

Mar 26, 2024

City approves new King Hill project in principle

North Battleford is expected to soon have a new destination site at the top of King Hill to celebrate Indigenous culture.City council approved the proposed project in principle at its meeting Monday.T...

Mar 25, 2024