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Setting the record straight: Fort Battleford adds Indigenous story
Battleford, Sask. - Eric Tootoosis marked National Indigenous People's Day this year by climbing into his truck and making the 65-kilometre drive from his home on Poundmaker First Nation to a site tha...
Aug 14, 2024
First Nation slams public safety agency as Sandy Bay evacuated due to fire
A wildfire has forced the evacuation of the community of Sandy Bay, and leaders with the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation say the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency should be doing more to help, calling th...
Aug 14, 2024

Aircraft engineer recognized for excellence in Canadian aviation
Nathan Catte, who was raised in Air Ronge and currently lives in Prince Albert, has been recognized by Wings magazine in its annual Top 20 Under 40 program. The program recognizes young individuals un...
Aug 13, 2024

Encounters with bears more likely as they prepare for winter
The black bear population in Saskatchewan is starting to prepare for winter hibernation, and that means they could be on the move a little more in the next few months. The Ministry of Environment is u...
Aug 13, 2024

Community agencies partner to bring warmth this winter
The Battlefords District Food and Resource Centre (BDFRC) and BGC Battlefords (formerly Boys & Girls Clubs of Canada) have partnered for the 'Shared the Warmth' project to keep members of the comm...
Aug 13, 2024
Stanley Mission gets dedicated vehicle for safer patient transportation
Stanley Mission will now benefit from enhanced medical transportation from a dedicated first responder vehicle.Previously, patient transportation to the local clinic was in the box of a truck or SUV.T...
Aug 13, 2024
Rylan Wiens celebrates Olympic bronze medal in Sask.
Before the Olympic Games, Rylan Wiens said he wanted to bring medals back home to Saskatchewan.Fast forward a month since he left and Wiens has lived up to his goal. He's brought an Olympic bronze med...
Aug 13, 2024

Weapon charges laid following CRT search
Two Saulteaux First Nation men are facing weapons charges. The Battlefords Crime Reduction Team seized both real and phony firearms, ammunition, "drug trafficking evidence" for which both men appeared...
Aug 13, 2024

Construction on new pool complex in Wilkie underway
Wilkie is diving into its future. Groundbreaking and the first steps to the new community pool complex is officially underway following last year's decision to replace the former pool which stood for ...
Aug 13, 2024

First degree murder charge laid in Kemp Crescent homicide
A 38-year-old man has been arrested and charged with the first-degree murder of Norman Wenzel in Prince Albert's Kemp Cresent last month. Quentin Gardiner, age 38, made his first court appearance this...
Aug 13, 2024