Battlefords

'The sky is the limit': How NBCHS's visual arts program is shaping creativity and confidence

This story is part of a four-part series highlighting the visual arts, drama, music and cosmetology programs at North Battleford Comprehensive High School (NBCHS).---In a room at North Battleford Comp...

Dec 29, 2025

'A younger voice means long-term thinking': city council byelection candidate

The City of North Battleford has confirmed the list of candidates for its upcoming municipal byelection to fill a vacant council seat. One of the candidates appearing on the Jan. 21 ballot is Donald M...

Dec 29, 2025

Battleford mayor reflects on a year of progress

The town of Battleford achieved a year of steady progress, pointing to safety-focused infrastructure upgrades, and council collaboration. Mayor Ames Leslie reflected back on town highlights from 2025....

Dec 29, 2025

Young and old, flu takes over north central Saskatchewan

Almost one-half of the current cases of Influenza A in Saskatchewan are in young people under the age of 19 while at the same time, multiple long term care homes are seeing outbreaks of the same virus...

Dec 29, 2025

'A very progressive year': North Battleford first female mayor reflects on 2025, looks ahead

As 2025 comes to a close, North Battleford Mayor Kelli Hawtin says the past year was about laying the groundwork for long-term change rather than delivering quick wins."It's been a very progressive ye...

Dec 29, 2025

Top 10 stories of 2025 from battlefordsNOW and meadowlakeNOW

If 2025 felt heavier than most, many people can point to why.Wildfires forced evacuations and choked the air. Economic uncertainty crept in through headlines from Washington and Ottawa. Crises unfolde...

Dec 27, 2025

Battlefords MLA Cockrill reflects on 2025, says 'there's more work to do'

As 2025 draws to a close, Jeremy Cockrill describes the past year less as a list of milestones and more as a period shaped by uncertainty - much of it beyond the borders of the Battlefords."We live in...

Dec 27, 2025

Crime trending downward in the Battlefords as RCMP doubles down on core policing

Crime in the Battlefords is trending in the right direction. Local RCMP commander Insp. Ryan How said overall calls for service are down three per cent compared to the five-year average, even after wh...

Dec 26, 2025

MP Falk says 2025 was a 'long year' in Ottawa as she keeps the same focus heading into 2026

After what she describes as a long year marked by political upheaval, Battlefords-Lloydminster-Meadow Lake MP Rosemarie Falk says her focus remains unchanged heading into 2026 - affordability, crime, ...

Dec 26, 2025

Measles exposure at Comfort Inn in North Battleford

People who were at the Comfort Inn on Carlton Trail in North Battleford are being warned that they may have been exposed to measles. The exposure came from a confirmed case and would have exposed the ...

Dec 26, 2025