Battlefords

North West College's Battlefords campus temporarily closed due to burst pipe

The deep freeze caused a pipe to burst at North West College's Battlefords campus Monday, resulting in some flooding on the main floor. The building was closed the same day and will continue to be thr...

Jan 16, 2024

Conversations about mental health the goal with 'Blue Monday Carnations'

Blue Monday may officially be over but that doesn't mean the conversations around mental health are."I believe in reclaiming things that can have negative connotations to them and turning them into as...

Jan 16, 2024

Eight North Stars named to SJHL/MJHL Showcase

Eight members of the Battlefords North Stars have been selected to make the trip to Winnipeg at the end of the month, to represent their team and province at the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League/Mani...

Jan 16, 2024

North Battleford-Meadow Lake teachers hit the streets for teachers' strike

Despite the frigid temperatures of -27 and -42 with the windchill, teachers in the Battlefords and Meadow Lake area took to the streets for a one-day province-wide teachers' strike today.The Saskatche...

Jan 16, 2024

NBFD activates mobile warming station for extreme weather

When the temperature plummeted last week to bone-chilling negative double digits, it only took three hours for the North Battleford Fire Department to initiate a new purpose for their utility bus as t...

Jan 15, 2024

Battlefords RCMP Gang Task Force sees success with SGI support

The Battlefords RCMP Gang Task Force have been better able to tackle crime in the community with help from SGI.The RCMP reports the Gang Task Force received covert surveillance vehicles from SGI last ...

Jan 15, 2024

Daycares in North Battleford are full for teachers' strike Tuesday

With the one-day teachers' strike looming tomorrow, daycares in North Battleford have already been pushed to their maximum capacities.Families with young children looking to drop their kids off somewh...

Jan 15, 2024

Perform like no one is watching: Caledonia Donahue offers Biggar talent to TeleMiracle

A 15-year-old singer from Biggar has turned her life-long love of music into a way to help Saskatchewan in the good old-fashioned country style.Caledonia Donahue recently got back from her pre-record ...

Jan 15, 2024

Portner, Cunningham lead North Stars to 6-2 triumph over Hounds

The Battlefords North Stars saved their best for the third period Saturday night at the Access Communications Centre, scoring five of their six unanswered goals in the final frame, to come back from a...

Jan 14, 2024

North Stars go for sixth straight in return to home ice

For the first time since the calendar change to 2024, the Battlefords North Stars will return to action on home ice at the Access Communications Centre, as the team play host to the Notre Dame Hounds,...

Jan 13, 2024