Category Archives: Battlefords

RCMP investigating related break-and-enters in Saskatchewan and Alberta
Maidstone and Kitscoty RCMP are investigating two related break-and-enters involving a stolen vehicle. Police first received a report at 11 a.m. on Nov. 2 of an overnight truck theft from outside a re...
Nov 07, 2025

Fifteen names, one legacy: Sweetgrass First Nation set to honour its veterans
When Chief Lorie Whitecalf looks over the names of Sweetgrass men who went to war, she sees a legacy of courage and sacrifice that continues to guide her community today.Fifteen members of Sweetgrass ...
Nov 07, 2025

Triple homicide near Turtleford leads to second-degree murder charge against 25-year-old woman
A 25-year-old woman from Thunderchild First Nation has been charged with second-degree murder after three men were found dead at a rural property northwest of Turtleford.Police say officers responded ...
Nov 07, 2025

Birdies Golf Lounge named Business of the Year at 2025 BBEX Awards
A North Battleford couple who turned a winter pastime into a community hub are celebrating a major honour.Birdies Golf Lounge - the indoor golf facility run by Clarissa and Darvin Scheidel - was named...
Nov 06, 2025

MP Rosemarie Falk calls new federal budget 'costly,' says it overlooks rural Sask.
Battlefords-Lloydminster-Meadow Lake MP Rosemarie Falk says the new federal budget will do little to make life more affordable for Canadians, calling it a "costly" plan that overlooks the realities of...
Nov 06, 2025

Red Pheasant introduces hockey academy for local students
Red Pheasant Cree Nation has introduced a new hockey program at its school to help bring new opportunities to children in the community. Red Pheasant's Chief and council have supported the idea for a ...
Nov 06, 2025

Local pride group 'cautiously hopeful' Supreme Court will strike down Sask. pronoun law
The president of Battlefords Area Pride says she's "cautiously hopeful" the Supreme Court of Canada will overturn Saskatchewan's school pronoun law - and limit how far governments can go using the Con...
Nov 06, 2025

Young archer celebrated as Saskatchewan’s junior female athlete of the year
A young Saskatchewan archer received junior female athlete of the year, a certificate commemorating her archery accomplishments. Payton Harms has been a part of the Saskatchewan Archery Association si...
Nov 05, 2025

What Sask.'s $250M post-secondary funding deal means for North West College
Saskatchewan's new four-year post-secondary funding agreement will boost operating budgets and cap tuition increases at three per cent a year - a move North West College (NWC) says will help keep educ...
Nov 05, 2025

Snow on the way to the Battlefords means it's time to think winter tires and tune-ups
The first snowflakes may not have hit the pavement yet, but they're already on the radar - and that means it's time for Battlefords drivers to start thinking about tire tread and antifreeze, not Chris...
Nov 05, 2025