Category Archives: Battlefords
Battlefords WPD Ambulance Sharks win first Fedoruk Cup
A historic season for the Battlefords WPD Ambulance has ended with their first Fedoruk Cup victory in franchise history. They clinched the championship with a 3-0 win over the Swift Current Innovation...
Mar 26, 2026 The Battlefords WPD Ambulance Sharks took down the Swift Current Innovation Federal Credit Union Wildcats 3-0 in game two to clinch the Fedoruk Cup. (Image Credit: Battlefords WPD Ambulance Sharks/Facebook)
Manhunt underway for suspects in North Battleford city hall break-in
RCMP are asking for the public's help in identifying four people believed to be involved in a break and enter at North Battleford City Hall earlier last week. The incident happened around 3:25 a.m. on...
Mar 26, 2026 Suspects in a break and enter at North Battleford city hall are seen on CCTV outside the building in North Battleford on Friday, March 20, 2026. (Image Credit: Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers)
North Battleford formally commits $15M for proposed regional arena project
North Battleford city council has approved up to $15 million in capital funding toward a proposed regional arena project.The commitment also includes up to $350,000 annually in operating costs.City ma...
Mar 25, 2026 The Access Communications Centre in North Battleford. (Image Credit: battlefordsNOW staff)
Table Mountain's season winds down with one final weekend
A winter of extremes. That's how Table Mountain's manager Lawrence Blouin, described this winter at the hill as the season's end inches closer. "The weather was plus 8 C one day, and then three, four ...
Mar 25, 2026 (Image Credit: Table Mountain/ Facebook)
'This means so much': Flags raised in North Battleford brings community together
As a young boy, Tyson Wuttunee would sit on his hockey team's bench at North Battleford's Access Communications Centre, waiting for his turn to step onto the ice. Often, his gaze drifted across the ri...
Mar 25, 2026 Community members gathered at the Access Communications Center for the flag raising ceremony. (Image Credit: City of North Battleford/ Facebook)
North Battleford property owners have 30-day window to appeal 2026 assessments
Property owners in North Battleford will have a one-month window to review and challenge their assessed property values as the city opens its 2026 assessment roll this week.The roll will be available ...
Mar 25, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 112833767 © Tero Vesalainen | Dreamstime.com)
North Battleford reviews tax system as study finds lower-value homes pay more
A new tax study suggests lower-value homes in North Battleford are paying a higher share of property taxes than properties that are worth more, as city council reviews how taxes are distributed.Counci...
Mar 24, 2026 A photo taken during the city council meeting at the Don Ross Council Chambers in North Battleford on Monday, March 23, 2026. (Image Credit: Kenneth Cheung/battlefordsNOW)
Lloydminster teen charged with second-degree murder in fatal Alberta highway shooting
An 18-year-old man from Lloydminster has been charged with second-degree murder in a fatal shooting on a highway south of Edmonton.Alberta RCMP Major Crimes Unit says Jimmy Gassner was arrested March ...
Mar 24, 2026 Birinder Singh, 22, is shown in this undated photo. Singh was killed in a highway shooting near Leduc, Alta., on March 14, 2026. (Image Credit: GoFundMe.com/ Punarmeet Singh)
'I'm not leaving my son': Mother recalls desperate moments as teen is pulled from burning crash near Paynton
"I'm not leaving my son."That's what Breanna Dillon remembers telling bystanders as flames spread through a crashed vehicle near Paynton last Thursday, with her 13-year-old boy still trapped inside.Mi...
Mar 24, 2026 Breanna Dillon, left, and her 13-year-old son, Malachi. He was seriously injured in a crash near Paynton on March 19, 2026. (Image Credit: Breanna Dillon)
Local entrepreneur secures $5,000 grant for first-place business pitch
When Jeremy Smith walked into the North Battleford Business Pitch Competition, winning wasn't on his mind. By the end of the event, he walked out with first place, and a $5,000 grant to invest in his ...
Mar 24, 2026 Jeremy Smith receiving his $5,000 cheque at the North Battleford Business Pitch Competition. (Image Credit: Jeremy Smith/ Facebook)