Battlefords

North Battleford urges e-billing as postal strike halts main delivery

With unionized postal workers across Canada now officially on strike, the City of North Battleford is urging utility customers to switch to email billing immediately.In a statement issued Friday, the ...

Sep 26, 2025

'He wants to go home': Biggar family leans on community as 4-year-old battles rare kidney disorder

Four-year-old Logan Bonnett should be playing with toys and chasing after his siblings in Biggar.Instead, he lies in a hospital bed in Saskatoon, hooked to infusion lines and blood pressure monitors a...

Sep 24, 2025

'Embrace one another': Elder's call for unity marks Every Child Matters flag raising in the Battlefords

As a young girl, Elder Jeanette Bugler of Red Pheasant Cree Nation was punished in school for speaking Cree. Teachers called her a "dummy" and placed her at the front of the class so others could ridi...

Sep 23, 2025

Warrior Spirit Martial Arts Academy brings in former UFC fighter Sarah Moras for combat seminar

It's not often members of the public get to train in martial arts with a celebrity, but last weekend Warrior Spirit Martial Arts Academy was host to Sarah Moras - a former professional UFC fighter and...

Sep 23, 2025

Residential zoning changes passed, whistleblower bylaw introduced in North Battleford

City council has adopted zoning bylaw changes to encourage smaller homes and more flexible home-based businesses in North Battleford, while also giving first reading to a new whistleblower protection ...

Sep 23, 2025

Plaque unveiled next to Annie Peyachew statue in Central Park

The story of a young girl who died in a residential school over 110 years ago will now be displayed next to the statue that was erected in her honour last year. A dedication ceremony was held in Centr...

Sep 22, 2025

Search underway for missing 32-year-old man last seen in North Battleford: RCMP

Battlefords RCMP are asking for the public's help in finding Carlin Bear who was reported missing last week in North Battleford. The 32-year-old man was last seen on the evening of Sept. 18 on 105 Str...

Sep 22, 2025

$1.3M highway upgrades to improve safety with new turning lanes in Battleford

Highway construction work is set to begin this week on turning lanes along Highway 4 in the Town of Battleford, according to local MLA Jeremy Cockrill.Cockrill said the project will add new right-hand...

Sep 22, 2025

'We are learning together': Battleford teacher honoured for reconciliation through land-based learning

In the glow of a spring day at Battleford Central School, Grade 3 and 4 students gathered around small campfires, laughing as they struck flint, cooked bannock on sticks and tasted fresh berry jam. Fo...

Sep 22, 2025

Concern For Youth earns funding boost at 100 Women Who Care fundraiser

At 14 years old, Wyatt was couch surfing, asking Concern for Youth for food, a place to charge his phone, and help with laundry. Now he's on the honour roll and beginning a nursing program in school. ...

Sep 19, 2025