Category Archives: Battlefords

Former North Battleford councillor gets 24-month suspended sentence in assault case
After pleading guilty to assault, former city councillor Ross MacAngus was given a 24-month suspended sentence and probation Thursday in the North Battleford provincial court. MacAngus admitted to gra...
Sep 04, 2025

Communities 'can't keep up with the grieving,' Sask. NDP says, as province notes drug deaths declining
The province's drug crisis is claiming lives at an alarming rate, and the government has failed to respond with the urgency the situation demands, Saskatchewan's NDP critic for mental health and addic...
Sep 04, 2025
North Battleford by-election recommended for January 2026
City council will decide next Monday when to hold a by-election to fill a council seat left vacant on Aug. 31 following the resignation of Ross MacAngus. City administration is recommending Wednesday,...
Sep 04, 2025

First Nations healing conference underway in North Battleford
It's a chance for people of all walks of life to come together in the spirit of Truth and Reconciliation. The Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs (BATC) and Acahkos Awasisak-Star Children are hosting a t...
Sep 03, 2025

Finalists named for 2025 Battlefords Business Excellence Awards
The Battlefords business community is gearing up for one of its biggest nights of the year. Finalists have been announced for the 31st annual Battlefords Business Excellence (BBEX) Awards, with the ga...
Sep 03, 2025

'No risk to public safety': One arrested after police presence in North Battleford
If you spotted flashing lights and extra cruisers around 16th Ave. and 98th St. in North Battleford this morning, police say there's no need to worry.RCMP confirm the activity was tied to an ongoing i...
Sep 02, 2025

North Battleford cancer survivor sheds over 140 pounds with help from TOPS
She came into the world a month too soon, weighing less than four pounds but as time went on she grew - but just a little too much. For most of her life, Irene Lascelle felt trapped inside a body that...
Aug 29, 2025

North Battleford Friendship Centre holds 4th Overdose Awareness Day
The only person that can stop drug use is the addict themself.That was part of the message that resonated with people who attended the 4th annual Overdose Awareness Day at the Battleford Indian and Mt...
Aug 29, 2025

Biggar's multimillion-dollar Brownlee Square set for spring 2026 completion
The Town of Biggar is moving ahead with a major revitalization project that will see new gathering spaces, a farmers' market pavilion and a replica railway station built on Main Street.Known as Brownl...
Aug 28, 2025

International Two-Spirit gathering encourages storytelling, celebration of identity
The 38th annual International Two-Spirit Gathering is underway at Diamond Hill Resort near North Battleford. The gathering focuses on Pekiwewin, which is the act of coming home. "That's such a powerfu...
Aug 28, 2025