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Province cracks down on illegal outfitting
Legislative changes are coming that will make it harder for non-Saskatchewan outfitters to illegally do business in the province. Once passed, non-residents will only be able to buy three five-day ter...
Mar 20, 2026 From left: Jordan Roswell of the Saskatchewan Commission of Professional Outfitters, Environment Minister Darlene Rowden, and Todd Smith of the Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation spoke about legislative changes affecting game bird hunters in the province. (Image Credit: Susan McNeil/paNOW)
'Hard transfer': Teacher shortage cuts early French immersion in northwest Sask.
A Loon Lake parent says his daughter will have to leave French immersion earlier than expected after a northwest Saskatchewan school division scaled back the program due to a teacher shortage."She's i...
Mar 20, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 78947624 © Monkey Business Images | Dreamstime.com)
Two-vehicle crash near Paynton sends four to hospital
Maidstone RCMP are investigating a two-vehicle collision near Paynton. On March 19, around 9 p.m., RCMP received a report of a vehicle collision on Highway #16, west of the community.Officers, local f...
Mar 20, 2026 (Image Credit: File photo/battlefordsNOW)
Saskatchewan eyes opening for North Battleford complex needs facility next winter
Saskatchewan's health minister said a Complex Needs Facility (CNF) planned for North Battleford could be operating as early as next winter."There's still some site selection work that needs to happen ...
Mar 20, 2026 Saskatchewan Health Minister Jeremy Cockrill, who is also the MLA for the Battlefords, speaks during a post-budget breakfast hosted by the Battlefords and District Chamber of Commerce in North Battleford on Friday, March 20, 2026. (Image Credit: Kenneth Cheung/battlefordsNOW)
Lasting legacy: two local residents honored for lifetimes of community impact
What started as a hometown hobby reached farther than Glenn Goodman ever expected. "He would have been absolutely thrilled," said Myrna Goodman, after receiving her late husband's Order of Merit award...
Mar 20, 2026 Myrna Goodman (left) receiving her late husband's award and Len Taylor (right) receiving his. (Image Credit: battlefordsNOW Staff)
North Stars set for Game 1 vs the Melfort Mustangs
The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) playoffs are finally upon us, and the Battlefords North Stars face off with the Melfort Mustangs in the opening round. The North Stars finished in the thir...
Mar 20, 2026 The Battlefords North Stars will look to be the first team in three seasons to take down the Melfort Mustangs in a playoff series. (Image Credit: Byron Hildebrand Photography/Facebook)
Sharks hunting for first ever league championship against Swift Current
The Battlefords WPD Ambulance Sharks are back in the provincial finals for the second year in a row, which means another opportunity to win the Fedoruk Cup for the very first time in franchise history...
Mar 20, 2026 The Battlefords WPD Ambulance Sharks face off with the Swift Current Innovation Federal Credit Union Wildcats in the Fedoruk Cup Finals. (Image Credit: Byron Hildebrand Photography/Facebook)
RCMP investigate gun threat towards Spiritwood High School
RCMP are investigating a threat made towards Spiritwood High School.On March 19, at approximately 3:30 p.m., officers received a report of an online/electronic message of an individual threatening to ...
Mar 20, 2026 (Image Credit: Website/ Spiritwood High School)
Chuck Norris, martial arts master and actor whose toughness became internet lore, dies at 86
Chuck Norris, the martial arts grandmaster and action star whose roles in "Walker, Texas Ranger" and other television shows and movies made him an iconic tough guy - sparking internet parodies and ado...
Mar 20, 2026 Chuck Norris attends the premiere for ”The Expendables 2” in Los Angeles on Aug. 15, 2012. (Image Credit: Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
Huskies eliminated at University Cup
"It's really hard to comprehend." USask men's hockey coach, Brandin Cote, did his best to process a 4-3 overtime loss to the St. Mary's Huskies in the teams' one and only game of the University Cup on...
Mar 20, 2026 The host St. Mary's Huskies pull out OT win over USask. (Image Credit: U SPORTS)