Battlefords

Sask. Mixed Golf tournament hosted in North Battleford

The 2025 Saskatchewan Mixed Golf Championship took place at the North Battleford Golf and Country Club on Saturday and Sunday, with 32 pairs of golfers competing for first place. Regina golfers Alex S...

Aug 25, 2025

In St. Walburg, a lifetime of hidden art finds a home in a century-old church

Susan Velder's art is scattered across Canada.She sculpted Queen Elizabeth II on her beloved horse, Burmese, a bronze that stands outside the Saskatchewan Legislature in Regina. Inside, her bust of To...

Aug 25, 2025

St. Walburg Blueberry Festival draws over 5,000 visitors in a day

For more than three decades, Bonnie Boser has spent her summers filling ovens with pies for the St. Walburg Blueberry Festival."I started in 1991 with just a few pies, and now we're up to a lot of pie...

Aug 25, 2025

New school year brings Northwest division's first specialized classroom pilot to Turtleford

When students return to Turtleford Community School this September, they'll find a brand-new specialized support classroom - the first for the Northwest School Division.The division oversees 22 school...

Aug 22, 2025

North Battleford athlete among Team Sask medal winners at Canada Games

Team Sask has picked up multiple medals on Friday afternoon at the Canada Summer Games in St. Johns, NL, including one medal that was won by a resident of North Battleford. Morgan Vaughan of North Bat...

Aug 22, 2025

MP Falk gives statement on Poilievre by-election victory

On Monday, Conservative party Leader Pierre Poilievre regained a seat in the House of Commons after winning a by-election in the Battle River-Crowfoot constituency. The election was called after previ...

Aug 22, 2025

Battlefords RCMP officer involved in rollover on Highway #4

A male RCMP officer was involved in a single vehicle rollover on Thursday evening at approximately 6 p.m. on highway #4 at Cochin, SK. An investigation determined that the rollover occurred while the ...

Aug 22, 2025

Battlefords RCMP respond to serious collision at Cochin

Battlefords RCMP are currently on the scene of a serious collision on Highway 4 at Cochin.As this investigation is in preliminary stages, they do not have additional details to share at this time.The ...

Aug 21, 2025

Cleanup underway after severe storm and tornado winds rattle Battlefords area

Residents in and around North Battleford are assessing damage and cleaning up debris today after a powerful storm system tore through the region Wednesday evening, prompting a tornado warning and brin...

Aug 21, 2025

Last sentence made in Wendy Bird death case

Outside the Court of King's Bench in Battleford on Thursday, the mother of Wendy Bird said she was frustrated after the final offender in her daughter's death, Melissa Kaponyas, was sentenced."[The] s...

Aug 21, 2025