Battlefords

Stars best Weyburn, set new franchise mark with 16th straight

It was another memorable night for the Battlefords North Stars, in a season chalked full, as the team topped the Red Wings 6-1 in Weyburn to set a new regular season franchise record with their 16th s...

Jan 14, 2023

BASAC starts "Peggy's Closet" to help survivors of sexual assault

Battlefords and Area Sexual Assault Centre (BASAC) wants to reduce some of the trauma for survivors going through the process of reporting a sexual assault incident. Executive director Amber Stewart s...

Jan 13, 2023

North Stars head to Weyburn in search of 16th straight

The Battlefords North Stars have a chance to make franchise history Friday night in Weyburn. The Stars will shoot for a new regular season club record of 16-straight victories, when they return to pla...

Jan 13, 2023

Stars top Hounds to match franchise record with 15th straight win

The Battlefords North Stars tied their regular season franchise record for consecutive wins Thursday night at Notre Dame, taking their 15th straight in a 9-6 victory over the division-rival Hounds.Six...

Jan 13, 2023

Man facing 12 sexual assault charges applies to change guilty plea

A Saskatoon man claiming to be a traditional healer pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting 12 women between 2013 and 2021 but now wants to change that plea.Last April, police said there were a number o...

Jan 12, 2023

Comfort Inn and Suites gives lucky guest $10,000 in "Stay and Win" promotion

Comfort Inn and Suites North Battleford awarded $10,000 to a lucky guest who won the grand prize in the hotel's "Stay and Win" promotion giveaway for 2022. Shawn Cook, of Winnipeg, who stayed at the h...

Jan 12, 2023

Stars open southern swing at Notre Dame, in search of 15th straight

The Battlefords North Stars embark on a three-games-in-three-nights road swing through southern Saskatchewan Thursday, with their first stop at Notre Dame against the division-rival Hounds. Were the p...

Jan 12, 2023

City turned down for SCAN satellite office

The City of North Battleford was turned down by the province for its request to have a Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods (SCAN) satellite office established in the Battlefords. The city aimed to br...

Jan 12, 2023

NorthWest Stars see trio named to Sask First Top 80 Tournament

Three members of the U15 AA NorthWest Stars have been recognized among the best in their age group in the province and will advance to the Sask First Top 80 Tournament, next month.For Kash Alger-East,...

Jan 12, 2023

Town council passes bylaw for 2023 tax increase

The Town of Battleford council approved the new tax levy bylaw for the year at this week's meeting. The town's 2023 budget, which calls for a two per cent overall municipal tax increase, was previousl...

Jan 11, 2023