Category Archives: Battlefords

SSFA 55+ Games Curling wraps up with many winners
It's a wrap!Around 70 participants from across Saskatchewan descended on the Northland Power Curling Centre in North Battleford from March 4 to 6 to take part in the Saskatchewan Senior Fitness Associ...
Mar 07, 2024

AAA Sharks show bite heading into playoffs
For the first time in over 17 years, the Battlefords AAA Sharks are set to open the playoffs this Saturday with home-ice advantage in their first-round series.The Sharks enter the post-season having p...
Mar 07, 2024

Unity dancer takes stage in Anne of Green Gables
A young girl from Unity is about to pirouette her way back in time to the era of straw hats with green ribbon, gingham dresses and hair the colour of carrots.Eleven-year-old Mikaela Hennings will take...
Mar 06, 2024

Battlefords-Meadow Lake families impacted by suicide can access free counselling supports
Battlefords and Meadow Lake area families struggling after losing a loved one to suicide, or who survived a suicide attempt with significant injury or trauma will now be able to access a free new coun...
Mar 06, 2024

SPHL Finals kick off Wednesday in North Battleford
The stage is set ahead of opening night of the Saskatchewan Prairie Hockey League (SPHL) Finals, as the Meota Combines will host the Glaslyn North Stars for Game 1 of the best-of-seven senior hockey c...
Mar 06, 2024

Armed man scheduled to appear in North Battleford court
A 37-year-old man is scheduled to appear in North Battleford Provincial Court today (March 6) following an arrest Monday afternoon on Highway 16 near Delmas. The Battlefords RCMP learned there was an ...
Mar 06, 2024

City unveils new council chambers space
North Battleford city council now has a new council chambers to call their own.The venue, located in Room 107 at the Don Ross Centre, was officially unveiled at a ceremony Monday afternoon. The aim of...
Mar 05, 2024

Four North Stars headline finalists for SJHL Awards
The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) recently announced the finalists for the 2023-24 year-end awards, featuring four North Stars' players up for five awards.Kian Bell has been named a finalis...
Mar 05, 2024

SIGA & Gold Eagle Casino donate $10,000 to Battlefords Food Bank to help with food insecurity
There was good news for Battlefords Food Bank this week. Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA) and the Gold Eagle Casino donated $10,000 to the Battlefords District Food and Resource Centre to s...
Mar 05, 2024

Parks Canada to install plaque at Old Government House site about residential school history
The Town of Battleford council has given its consent to a request from Parks Canada to have a plaque installed at the site of the former Old Government House, south of Battleford, to identify it as th...
Mar 05, 2024