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Battleford mayor reflects on a year of progress
The town of Battleford achieved a year of steady progress, pointing to safety-focused infrastructure upgrades, and council collaboration. Mayor Ames Leslie reflected back on town highlights from 2025....
Dec 29, 2025
Health care, wildfires, and trade: 2025 through the eyes of Premier Scott Moe
Everyone's past 12 months have been different, but for the province as a whole, it's been an eventful year.Premier Scott Moe sat down with 980 CJME senior reporter Lisa Schick to talk about the year t...
Dec 29, 2025

Young and old, flu takes over north central Saskatchewan
Almost one-half of the current cases of Influenza A in Saskatchewan are in young people under the age of 19 while at the same time, multiple long term care homes are seeing outbreaks of the same virus...
Dec 29, 2025

'A very progressive year': North Battleford first female mayor reflects on 2025, looks ahead
As 2025 comes to a close, North Battleford Mayor Kelli Hawtin says the past year was about laying the groundwork for long-term change rather than delivering quick wins."It's been a very progressive ye...
Dec 29, 2025

New interactive map helps anglers find stocked fishing spots
An outdoor enthusiast is making it easier to find out where you can fish for your favourite species and how to get there. Matt Siemens, who runs the popular website SaskLakes.ca, has been compiling al...
Dec 28, 2025
Man sought after serious assault in Meadow Lake
Meadow Lake RCMP are actively searching for Taylon Kimbley, after another man was seriously injured in Meadow Lake on Friday.At approximately 3a.m., RCMP received a report of an assault with a weapon ...
Dec 27, 2025

Top 10 stories of 2025 from battlefordsNOW and meadowlakeNOW
If 2025 felt heavier than most, many people can point to why.Wildfires forced evacuations and choked the air. Economic uncertainty crept in through headlines from Washington and Ottawa. Crises unfolde...
Dec 27, 2025

Battlefords MLA Cockrill reflects on 2025, says 'there's more work to do'
As 2025 draws to a close, Jeremy Cockrill describes the past year less as a list of milestones and more as a period shaped by uncertainty - much of it beyond the borders of the Battlefords."We live in...
Dec 27, 2025

Crime trending downward in the Battlefords as RCMP doubles down on core policing
Crime in the Battlefords is trending in the right direction. Local RCMP commander Insp. Ryan How said overall calls for service are down three per cent compared to the five-year average, even after wh...
Dec 26, 2025

MP Falk says 2025 was a 'long year' in Ottawa as she keeps the same focus heading into 2026
After what she describes as a long year marked by political upheaval, Battlefords-Lloydminster-Meadow Lake MP Rosemarie Falk says her focus remains unchanged heading into 2026 - affordability, crime, ...
Dec 26, 2025