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Battlefords area golf courses prepare for the upcoming season
While the weather hasn't permitted it yet, courses around the Battlefords are preparing for opening day with the season around the corner. North Battleford Golf and Country Club Like all the courses a...
Apr 22, 2026 Golf Courses in and around the Battlefords look to open for the season in May, weather permitted. (Image Credit: Dreamstime/109091504)
Snowy, rainy weather will continue in Saskatchewan
According to Environment Canada, one more dump of snow is on the way for Saskatchewan. The forecast across the majority of the province is showing precipitation starting sometime Wednesday and continu...
Apr 22, 2026 A pickup truck driving through a flash flood that Prince Albert saw in August of 2025. (Image Credit: Logan Lehmann/paNOW Staff)
RCMP look for man wanted for shooting gun in Big River First Nation
A man who is suspected of shooting a gun following an altercation with a woman on the Big River First Nation, is wanted by RCMP. Blaine Keenatch is charged with several gun charges and assault. He is ...
Apr 21, 2026 Blaine Keenatch has a warrant for his arrest. (Image Credit: submitted/RCMP)
Tick season is here for many parts of Saskatchewan
While the spring weather may be taking its sweet time to take hold of the province, some areas are already seeing an unwanted aspect of the warmer weather. Ticks have woken up in parts of Saskatchewan...
Apr 21, 2026 The American Dog Tick, the most common tick found in Saskatchewan. (Image Credit: ID 14341986 © Melinda Fawver | Dreamstime.com)
North Battleford moves to tighten taxi rules amid oversight gaps
North Battleford is moving to tighten taxi regulations after officials acknowledged gaps in oversight, including issues tracking drivers, vehicles and complaints.A draft vehicle-for-hire bylaw present...
Apr 21, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 159939776 © Syda Productions | Dreamstime.com)
Battlefords Sharks college commitments look ahead to future careers
The Battlefords WPD Ambulance Sharks will have a different looking squad next year, with eight of their players aging out. A good way to tell a junior team's success is the level their graduates reach...
Apr 21, 2026 All eight of the 2026 Battlefords WPD Ambulance Sharks graduates have committed to play hockey at the university level in the 2026-27 season. (Image Credit: Byron Hildebrand Photography/Facebook)
Three arrested, one wanted after North Battleford municipal break-in
Three people have been arrested, and one is wanted by RCMP after a break-in at a municipal building. On March 20, around 3:30 a.m., Battlefords RCMP received a report of a break and enter at a buildin...
Apr 21, 2026 Wanted man by Battlefords RCMP. (Image Credit: Saskatchewan RCMP)
From lake to plate: Sask. Polytechnic bringing innovation to tired industry
A new design for a wild rice harvester could disrupt the industry in Northern Saskatchewan, which has long stalled when it comes to innovation. Traditional wild rice harvester boats are small propelle...
Apr 21, 2026 An improved wild rice airboat built by Saskatchewan Polytechnic near Beauval. (Image Credit: Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
Fire damages donations behind North Battleford second hand store
When Barb Rosendahl, manager of the Mennonite Community Closet arrived at work on Monday morning, she came across a scene she had never seen before. "I got here at 6:30 a.m., there was a stove that th...
Apr 21, 2026 Damages behind the Mennonite Community Closet building. (Image Credit: Barb Rosendahl)
Saskatchewan to test out technology that detects drones smuggling drugs into prisons
REGINA - Saskatchewan is taking aim at reducing the rise in drugs and weapons being dropped by drones into prison yards - sometimes right to an inmate's cell window."It's literally almost like Uber Ea...
Apr 21, 2026 The Matsqui Institution, a medium-security federal men's prison, is seen in Abbotsford, B.C., on Thursday October 26, 2017. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)