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Fatal stabbing of teenage girl at Big River First Nation results in five-year sentence
A young woman responsible for the stabbing death of a teenage girl had been using meth for two weeks and was experiencing hallucinations and hearing voices.Those details were shared Thursday morning a...
Mar 06, 2025
Trump announces one-month tariff pause on some Canadian goods, lowers potash levy
U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that pauses tariffs on some Canadian imports that comply with the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement linked to the auto industry, and also lowers le...
Mar 06, 2025

Laparoscopy towers now in use at BUH
In one of the Battlefords Union Hospital operating rooms, General Surgeon Melissa Mcgee and Equipment Resource Technician Lynnette Tatton turned on a new laprascopy tower that was just put into servic...
Mar 06, 2025

Federal court dismisses Waterhen Lake First Nation land, rights claim appeal
The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed Waterhen Lake First Nation's bid for compensation over the loss of traditional hunting, fishing and trapping lands, ruling the claim falls outside the court's...
Mar 06, 2025
Sask. pushing provinces to reduce trade barriers amid tariff war with U.S.
As the tariff war between Canada and the United States heats up, Saskatchewan plans to push other provinces to reduce trade barriers on goods flowing across the country.According to the provincial gov...
Mar 06, 2025

North Stars set to embark on biggest road trip of season ahead of playoffs
With just four games left in the regular season, the Battlefords North Stars have officially clinched a playoff spot and seem to be playing some of the best hockey they have all season.They are curren...
Mar 06, 2025

North Battleford opens property assessment roll for Review
North Battleford's property assessment roll opens on March 6, giving property owners until May 5 to review their assessments and file appeals if needed."Property assessment appeals may only be filed d...
Mar 06, 2025

'Pretty excited': Teachers and STF still digesting Tuesday's decision
A day after announcing the arbiter's decision to allow class complexity in the Provincial Collective Bargaining Agreement, Samantha Becotte, president of the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation said she...
Mar 05, 2025

Battlefords chamber optimistic ahead of Mayor's State of the City Address
Big questions about North Battleford's future could be answered next week as Mayor Kelly Hawtin delivers her State of the City Address on March 12 at the Dekker Centre.Business leaders are eager to he...
Mar 05, 2025

JPII raises over $20,000 for Battlefords Healthcare Foundation
It was packed stands on Tuesday night at John Paul II (JPII) Collegiate as the JPII Crusaders Senior girls basketball team took on the McLurg Broncos, but it wasn't the game that was the highlight of ...
Mar 05, 2025