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North Battleford to home Sask.'s first involuntary addictions assessment centre
Saskatchewan's first involuntary addictions assessment centre will open in North Battleford under newly passed provincial legislation allowing people with severe addictions to be forced into care in c...
May 07, 2026 Saskatchewan Hospital North Battleford is where the province plans to locate Saskatchewan’s first involuntary addictions assessment centre and inpatient treatment unit under The Compassionate Intervention Act. (Image Credit: Saskatchewan Health Authority)
Battlefords campaign shines spotlight on nurses making a difference
A new campaign in the Battlefords is helping to bring recognition to nurses who go above and beyond every day. "Nursing in general isn't easy... sometimes we don't get recognition for what we do," sai...
May 06, 2026 Battlefords Union Hospital. (Image Credit: photo/ BUH website)
Flood ravaged RMs continue calls for supports and resources
As of Wednesday afternoon, 15 local states of emergency remained active across Saskatchewan, with peak floodwaters expected to arrive within four to six days in some areas. The Saskatchewan Associatio...
May 06, 2026 A view from above White Star road in the RM of Buckland, near Prince Albert. (Image Credit: Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
Lloydminster tops $3B in retail spending in 2025, mayor says
A booming economy and expanding retail sector are bringing new growth to Lloydminster, but Mayor Gerald Aalbers says rising homelessness and encampments remain a growing challenge for the border city....
May 06, 2026 City of Lloydminster Council Chamber. (Image Credit: file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Former NDP MLA says she was muzzled by party leader on Compassionate Intervention Act
Newly independent MLA Betty Nippi-Albright revealed a bit more about her frustrations with her former party on Wednesday.In a statement shared to social media, the former NDP MLA said she commissioned...
May 06, 2026 Former NDP MLA Betty Nippi-Albright announced on Tuesday that she was leaving the NDP and would sit the rest of her term as an independent. (Image Credit: Lisa Schick, CJME News Staff)
McHappy Day brings communities together in Saskatchewan
*This story has been updated to include McHappy Day donation totals. In North Battleford, community members raised $36,357 during McHappy Day.--As McHappy Day returns, families across Canada are being...
May 06, 2026 Battlefords North Stars coaches participate in McHappy Day. (Image Credit: battlefordsNOW)
'We will not forget': Sask. RCMP vows commitment as community honours missing loved ones
Ryan Nicotine, Kionna Nicotine, Lee Bearsears, Candy Pritchard, Ashley Morin, Megan Gallagher and Tiki Laverdiere.Their names were spoken softly by candlelight in North Battleford Tuesday night - just...
May 06, 2026 Family members of missing and murdered loved ones hold candles during a vigil in North Battleford on May 5, 2026, marking Missing Persons Week and the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and 2SLGBTQI+ People. (Image Credit: Kenneth Cheung/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Riders sign five picks from 2026 CFL Draft, add to roster ahead of rookie camp
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have added to the numbers the team will see at training camp this season.The CFL club has signed five of its 2026 draft picks, as well as three territorial junior players ...
May 06, 2026 The Saskatchewan Roughriders announced a number of signings ahead of the 2026 rookie camp, which begins on Wednesday. (Image Credit: (file photo/CKOM News Staff)`)
RCMP, volunteers rescue dogs from flooded Red Earth First Nation
A combined effort from volunteers from Nipawin and Flin Flon, MB along with RCMP officers from Carrot River has helped save the lives of 16 dogs from Red Earth First Nation. Much of the community was ...
May 06, 2026 RCMP officers from Carrot River have helped two volunteers from Nipawin rescue 16 dogs from Red Earth, which is flooded by spring runoff. (Image Credit: submitted/North of 54 Front Line Dog Rescue)
Some streams have peaked, Sturgeon, Garden, Torch Rivers still climbing: WSA update
While many streams and rivers across the central and northern portions of Saskatchewan have reached their peak, that is not the case everywhere said the Water Security Agency on May 5. Tributaries of ...
May 06, 2026 An aerial shot of the Garden River area in spring 2026, north of Prince Albert, taken by a local farmer. (Image Credit: submitted/Darren Fladager)