Category Archives: Battlefords
Ukrainian dance festival brings community, culture to North Battleford stage
Over the weekend, North Battleford's Dekker Centre for the Preforming Arts will be filled with dancers from across Saskatchewan and Alberta. One of which is 16-year-old Jelayna Ulmer who practices in ...
Apr 17, 2026 Ukrainian dancers preforming on stage. (Image Credit: Svoboda Ukrainian Dance Festival/ Facebook)
Several items seized during search warrant in Lloydminster
RCMP has seized cocaine during a search warrant in Lloydminster. In January, Saskatchewan RCMP's Lloydminster Saskatchewan Trafficking Response Team began a drug trafficking investigation in the Lloyd...
Apr 17, 2026 Items seized by RCMP. (Image Credit: Saskatchewan RCMP)
No motion to close Sakewew High School, says director of education
Battlefords First Nations Joint Board of Education states there is no motion to close Sakewew High School. This comes after a press release called 'BATC Calls for Collaborative Solutions Following Clo...
Apr 17, 2026 Sakewew High School in North Battleford. (Image Credit: Kenneth Cheung/ battlefordsNOW)
MP Falk slams Liberal majority as 'backroom deals' after historic shift
Battlefords-Lloydminster-Meadow Lake MP Rosemarie Falk is criticizing the Liberal government's shift to a majority, saying Canadians "did not vote for this Liberal majority government."Prime Minister ...
Apr 17, 2026 Battlefords–Lloydminster–Meadow Lake MP Rosemarie Falk is shown in this file photo. (Image Credit: MP Rosemarie Falk/Website)
Valleyview Tower II to be converted into mixed-use housing in North Battleford
A seniors-only housing building in North Battleford is being converted into a mixed-use complex aimed at expanding access for lower-income residents.In a release Friday, the Government of Saskatchewan...
Apr 17, 2026 The Valleyview Towers in North Battleford. (Image Credit: Google Map)
'I'm not a monster': Lloydminster man gets 3.5 years for sexual interference with a 14-year-old
A Lloydminster man convicted of sexually interfering with a 14-year-old girl was sentenced Thursday to 3.5 years in prison. Court heard Tristan Lewis was 20 at the time and communicated with the girl ...
Apr 17, 2026 The Lloydminster Provincial Court building on the Saskatchewan side, where Tristan Lewis was sentenced Thursday, April 16, 2026, to three and a half years for sexual interference involving a 14-year-old girl. (Image Credit: Kenneth Cheung/battlefordsNOW)
BATC calls for solutions after closure of Sakewew High School
Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs (BATC) is calling for collaborative solutions following the closure of North Battleford's Sakewew High School. In a press release, BATC acknowledged the recent closure...
Apr 16, 2026 Sakewew High School in North Battleford. (Image Credit: battlefordsNOW Staff)
Community tradition continues with 54th annual North Battleford Kinsmen Indoor Rodeo
Dirt will soon replace the ice in North Battleford's arena as cowboys saddle up to kick off rodeo season. Heath Gabruch, a long-time committee member, said the April 24 to 26 weekend will mark the 54t...
Apr 16, 2026 Past rodeo in North Battleford. (Image Credit: Kenneth Cheung/ battlefordsNOW)
RCMP rules out link between deaths and suspected hazardous drink
Battlefords RCMP have released an update on an investigation into a possible hazardous, consumable liquid beverage or substance circulating in the area. The investigation determined that the sudden de...
Apr 16, 2026 Saskatchewan RCMP patrol vehicle. (Image Credit: Saskatchewan RCMP)
'A shared win': trio earns Best Lead Actress award at TheatreFest
For three local actresses, earning a lead role award at TheatreFest seemed unlikely - especially in a production where the spotlight was shared equally. Crystal Gilbert, Holly Briant, Amber Milne, and...
Apr 16, 2026 Holly Briant, Crystal Gilbert, and Amber Milne during their performance at TheatreFest. (Image Credit: Battlefords Community Players/Facebook)