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Regional leaders signed MOU to explore $80.2M twin-pad arena project
Regional leaders officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Monday to advance discussions on the proposed $80.2 million twin-pad arena project, a move that could pave the way for a new regi...
Apr 01, 2025

Province, instructors see surge in gun licensing courses
It started when Justin Trudeau resigned as prime minister and started to grow as more global events unfolded. Tim Thiessen, the president and owner of Saskatchewan Firearm Safety Training said the rea...
Apr 01, 2025
Canadian book industry calls on government to keep it out of trade war
TORONTO - Canada's literary institutions are banding together on the eve of an expected announcement about counter-tariffs on U.S. imports that could include books.Booksellers big and small, libraries...
Apr 01, 2025

Falk focuses on affordability, trade in Battlefords-Lloydminster-Meadow Lake race
As the 2025 federal election campaign begins to heat up, incumbent Member of Parliament Rosemarie Falk of the Conservative Party is vying for a third term.In an interview with battlefordsNOW, Falk hig...
Apr 01, 2025
Trump tariffs expected this week loom over Canada's election campaign
OTTAWA - The prospect of another wave of U.S. tariffs this week loomed over the federal election trail as another busy day of campaigning got underway. On Wednesday, U.S. President Donald Trump is exp...
Apr 01, 2025

North Stars fall short in Game 6 to end season
Last night at the Access Comminations Centre, the Battlefords North Stars season officially came to an end as they lost 2-1 to the Weyburn Red Wings in Game 6 of their playoff series to lose the serie...
Apr 01, 2025

Healthcare workers speak out about burnout concerns
Dexter Mercer, a medical radiation technologist (MRT) at the Battlefords Union Hospital, had worked a 50-hour stretch of multiple shifts when the accident happened. "On yet another return to the hospi...
Mar 31, 2025

Onion Lake podcast aims to keep Cree language alive
Growing up, Fraser Heathen remembers hearing Cree spoken fluently by his parents and grandparents."Like the evolution of it since I was a young boy with my parents and my grandparents, I think it was ...
Mar 31, 2025

Man in custody after running away from officers
Battlefords RCMP said a man was arrested after fleeing from them in North Battleford on Saturday.Officers responded to a call about a suspicious person on Airport Road around 3:35 p.m. A man had drive...
Mar 31, 2025

To get timely blood work patients are travelling, paying for private appointments
**This story was updated on April 1 to include comments from the Ministry of HealthFrom time to time, Shelley Gordon needs to adjust her medication. She has a thyroid condition and on occasion needs a...
Mar 31, 2025