Category Archives: Battlefords

RCMP looking for man wanted on Canada-wide warrant
Pierceland RCMP are requesting assistance from the public as officers search for 25-year-old, Tonio Cantell who is wanted on Canada-wide warrant.The RCMP have been working to locate Cantell and gather...
Sep 14, 2022

UPDATE: Police arrest suspect after school lockdown
Police have located and arrested the teenaged suspect wanted in connection with a lockdown at North Battleford Comprehensive High School. One person sustained non-life threatening injuries during the ...
Sep 14, 2022

Three missing people found dead in submerged vehicle
Three people who police recently reported missing have been found dead.Meadow Lake and Green Lake RCMP received a report of a potential submerged vehicle off Highway 155 at the Beaver River Bridge. Sa...
Sep 14, 2022

‘We were always close’: Family of stabbing victim remembers their loved one during vigil in P.A.
As funerals for the victims of the stabbings in James Smith Cree Nation and Weldon continue, the family of one of those lost recalls his smiling face.Earl Burns was one of 10 people killed in the stab...
Sep 14, 2022

North Battleford Comprehensive High School under lockdown
RCMP are currently on scene at the North Battleford Comprehensive High School after responding to an assault around 12:30 p.m. today. According to a release from the Battlefords RCMP, one student has ...
Sep 14, 2022

Humane Society temporarily not taking dogs due to concern of distemper
The Battlefords Humane Society is temporarily not accepting or adopting out dogs due to a risk of a possible case of distemper. Shelter coordinator, Michelle Spark, said one of the dogs at the facilit...
Sep 13, 2022

City approves name change from Railway Avenue West to Peyak Trail
Residents of North Battleford will now notice a new street name during their walks. The City of North Battleford approved a proposal at its meeting Monday to rename Railway Avenue West, from Territori...
Sep 13, 2022

Majority of Sask. communities seeing property sale numbers higher than 10-year average
Residential property sales across the province continue to be down from last year but that doesn't mean the sector is struggling.According to the Saskatchewan Realtors' Association (SRA), most communi...
Sep 13, 2022

City honours James Smith Cree Nation victims and the Queen
The City of North Battleford held two separate moments of silence during council's meeting Monday. Mayor David Gillan first acknowledged the tragic loss of life and injuries on the James Smith Cree Na...
Sep 13, 2022

Big River RCMP looking for two missing women
Big River RCMP is asking for help in finding two missing 25-year-old women.Alysa Durocher and Morgan Boyer were last seen in Big River on Sept. 10 around 7:25 p.m. in a black Chevrolet Equinox with th...
Sep 12, 2022