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North Battleford apartment fire forces residents from homes
A Saturday morning apartment fire in the 1100 block of 104th Street forced about 40 North Battleford residents from their homes, though no injuries were reported. The NBFD said the fire started in the...
May 30, 2026 (Image Credit: City of North Battleford/website)
Roughriders hopeful Matthew Sexton waits for roster decision
For Saskatchewan Roughriders hopeful Matthew Sexton, the waiting is just beginning.The receiver and return specialist spent the last few weeks fighting for a roster spot, making plays in the pre-seaso...
May 30, 2026 Roughriders hopeful Matthew Sexton. (Image Credit: Submitted)
Lobstick wildfire surges to 19,000 hectares; residents urged to heed evacuation orders
The Lobstick fire is now 19,000 hectares in size, which is approximately the size of the City of Regina or 38 football fields.It is one of ten active wildfires in the province burning Saturday. The mi...
May 30, 2026 On Saturday, Shellbrook Fire and Rescue said in a Facebook post that people driving on the back roads of Shellbrook were hampering rescue efforts, with water bombers having to abort drops due to people being where they shouldn’t be. (Image Credit: Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency)
One lucky key leads Edam woman to shopping spree prize
For Edam's Kim Ernst, winning the Swift Shop The Co-op's $2,000 shopping spree felt almost unreal. After successfully calling the radio station in time after hearing her name over the airwaves, Ernst ...
May 30, 2026 Edam's Kim Ernst wins the Swift Shop The Co-op’s $2,000 shopping spree. (Image Credit: Alyssa Rudolph/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Sask. Chamber encouraging young entrepreneurs to apply for bursary
Applications are now open for Saskatchewan's Young Entrepreneur Bursary, which offers $5,000 to eligible small-business owners in the province between the ages of 18 and 35. The program, now in its se...
May 30, 2026 Applications for the Saskatchewan Young Entrepreneur bursary close on July 17. (Image Credit: ID 157932280 © Amazingdream | Dreamstime.com)
Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency issues widespread fire ban
Saskatchewan has imposed a sweeping fire ban across much of central and southern parts of the province as new details emerge about the Lobstick Fire burning southwest of Prince Albert.The Saskatchewan...
May 29, 2026 SPSA officials said on Friday the Lobstick Fire burning between Duck Lake and MacDowall had crossed the North Saskatchewan River and was likely sparked by lightning rather than human activity, as first believed. (Image Credit: Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency/Facebook)
Long-time volunteer reflects on nearly 60 years of community theatre
Donna Challis still remembers the first meeting in 1967 that led to the creation of Battlefords Community Players."We picked a play and we called for auditions; we had enough people to do it," she sai...
May 29, 2026 Donna Challis has volunteered for Battlefords Community Players for nearly 60 years. (Image Credit: Alyssa Rudolph/ battlefordsNOW)
SPSA issues sweeping fire ban as Lobstick wildfire crosses North Sask. River
Standing at the kitchen window, Colleen Neufeld watched as the flames from the Lobstick wildfire grew ever closer.The familiar prairie sunset she knows, filtered through a dark haze of smoke. On Frida...
May 29, 2026 The Lobstick Fire nearing the property of Colleen and Matt Neufeld. (Image Credit: Submitted/Matt Neufeld)
A landmark without its label: Sign disappears from beloved Popoff Tree
In the heart of the North Saskatchewan River Valley, near Blaine Lake, stands the largest tree ever recorded in the province. This plains cottonwood and poplar cross, locally known as the Popoff Tree,...
May 29, 2026 A $500 reward is being offered for the sign's safe return in original condition to the Blaine Lake RCMP. (Image Credit: Saskatchewanderer/Facebook)
Sask. court upholds convictions in home daycare child-sex abuse case
Saskatchewan's highest court has upheld the conviction and 15-year prison sentence of a man found guilty of sexually assaulting two young children attending a home daycare and creating child pornograp...
May 29, 2026 Joseph Sproull was convicted of sexually assaulting two children aged two and three at a home daycare in Marshall operated by his wife, as well as possessing, making and distributing child pornography. (Image Credit: battlefordsNOW staff)