Battlefords

‘Unlocking the School Year’: Staff and students in North Battleford head back to the classroom

School is back in session in North Battleford and staff are eager to get the new year off to a glowing start.Students with the Living Sky School Division returned to class on Tuesday after the Labour ...

Sep 06, 2023

Battleford asking province to review speed limit on Highway 40 entering town

One of the entrances into the Town of Battleford could soon have a new speed limit.The Town's Council met on Tuesday where they approved writing a letter to the Ministry of Highways asking them to rev...

Sep 06, 2023

Three generations shine at National Quarter Horse Show

It was an experience Kendra Rowswell, her daughter Ava, and mom Bobi James will not soon forget at the National Quarter Horse Show Aug. 25-29 in Red Deer, Alta.One of just five American Quarter Horse ...

Sep 06, 2023

Two people arrested, drugs seized in Buffalo Narrows

A search of a home in Buffalo Narrows resulted in the arrest of two people and the seizure of almost 30 grams of crack cocaine.On Sept. 2, around 6 a.m., RCMP searched the building on Green Avenue as ...

Sep 06, 2023

Battlefords RCMP find wanted suspect and help defuse tense situation

A 31-year-old man is facing a number of charges in connection to a tense situation on Saturday at Sweetgrass First Nation.At around 10 a.m., Battlefords RCMP received a report of a person making threa...

Sep 05, 2023

Maidstone RCMP charge two for allegedly trying to rob vehicle at gunpoint

Two people from Little Pine First Nation have been charged for allegedly attempting to rob someone at gunpoint.On Aug. 29, Maidstone RCMP were called by a driver who said they pulled over next to a pa...

Sep 05, 2023

New school year brings reminder to slow down, drive safe in school zones

With the start of a new school year fast approaching, residents across Saskatchewan are reminded to remain vigilant when driving through school zones this fall. Tyler McMurchy, the manager of media re...

Sep 04, 2023

RCMP looking for missing woman last seen on Sweetgrass First Nation

UPDATE: RCMP confirmed on Friday that Julisa Adams has been found.--Battlefords RCMP are asking the public for help finding a missing 27-year-old woman.Julisa Adams was last seen on Aug. 23, 2023, on ...

Sep 04, 2023

Battlefords local, Wheler reflects on call to Sask Hockey Hall

From his early years as a teenager officiating games in the Western Hockey League, to his time in the National Hockey League, working the Stanley Cup Final, and even the Olympics, hockey has made for ...

Sep 02, 2023

RCMP looking for woman last seen in Onion Lake

UPDATE: RCMP have confirmed that Janaya Lewis was found.---RCMP are asking the public for help finding a missing 22-year-old woman.Janaya Lewis was last seen on Sept. 1 in Onion Lake. She's described ...

Sep 02, 2023