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Outlaws secure sixth provincial championship in 12 years
For the sixth time in the last twelve seasons, the Wilkie Outlaws senior hockey team is a provincial champion.Over the course of the weekend, the Outlaws won two straight games over the Balcarres Bron...
Mar 24, 2026 With the lone goal scored by Lyndon Ochs, the Wilkie Outlaws celebrate a 1-0 win in Game 3 and a Provincial B Championship over the Balcarres Broncs. (Image Credit: Facebook/Wilkie Outlaws)
North Battleford reviews tax system as study finds lower-value homes pay more
A new tax study suggests lower-value homes in North Battleford are paying a higher share of property taxes than properties that are worth more, as city council reviews how taxes are distributed.Counci...
Mar 24, 2026 A photo taken during the city council meeting at the Don Ross Council Chambers in North Battleford on Monday, March 23, 2026. (Image Credit: Kenneth Cheung/battlefordsNOW)
Lloydminster teen charged with second-degree murder in fatal Alberta highway shooting
An 18-year-old man from Lloydminster has been charged with second-degree murder in a fatal shooting on a highway south of Edmonton.Alberta RCMP Major Crimes Unit says Jimmy Gassner was arrested March ...
Mar 24, 2026 Birinder Singh, 22, is shown in this undated photo. Singh was killed in a highway shooting near Leduc, Alta., on March 14, 2026. (Image Credit: GoFundMe.com/ Punarmeet Singh)
Junior hockey expansion probable in northwest with new Co-op Centre
Meadow Lake's new Co-op Centre recently wrapped up its first hockey season, receiving an overwhelming amount of positive feedback from athletes, coaches and fans. According to Regan Beck, Meadow Lake'...
Mar 24, 2026 The Moeller Hometown Arena inside the Co-op Centre in Meadow Lake could be the newest home to a junior hockey team in the near future. (Image Credit: City of Meadow Lake via Workun Garrick Partnership Architecture and Interior Design Inc.)
'I'm not leaving my son': Mother recalls desperate moments as teen is pulled from burning crash near Paynton
"I'm not leaving my son."That's what Breanna Dillon remembers telling bystanders as flames spread through a crashed vehicle near Paynton last Thursday, with her 13-year-old boy still trapped inside.Mi...
Mar 24, 2026 Breanna Dillon, left, and her 13-year-old son, Malachi. He was seriously injured in a crash near Paynton on March 19, 2026. (Image Credit: Breanna Dillon)
Another snowfall event heading our way
Spring is here, but the weather will be wintery across central Saskatchewan. An area north of Highway 16 can expect significant snow tonight through tomorrow. Environment and Climate Change Canada's T...
Mar 24, 2026 (Image Credit: File photo/northeastNOW Staff)
Local entrepreneur secures $5,000 grant for first-place business pitch
When Jeremy Smith walked into the North Battleford Business Pitch Competition, winning wasn't on his mind. By the end of the event, he walked out with first place, and a $5,000 grant to invest in his ...
Mar 24, 2026 Jeremy Smith receiving his $5,000 cheque at the North Battleford Business Pitch Competition. (Image Credit: Jeremy Smith/ Facebook)
North Stars head to Melfort with a chance to push the Mustangs to the brink of elimination
In the first round of the SJHL playoffs, the Battlefords North Stars took both games one and two at home and will go into Melfort with a chance to make it a 3-0 series. Both the first two games were i...
Mar 24, 2026 The Mustangs, who have won back-to-back SJHL championships weren't down 2-0 in a series during either of their championship runs. (Image Credit: Byron Hildebrand Photography/Facebook)
UPDATE: fatal Highway 40 crash claims life of 21-Year-Old woman
*This story was updated to include more details from RCMP.Battlefords RCMP have confirmed that Wednesday morning's crash on Highway 40 killed one person, and left two other seriously injured.On March ...
Mar 24, 2026 RCMP patrol vehicle. (Image Credit: Saskatchewan RCMP)
Prairie farmland continues to be a valuable commodity
Agricultural land prices in the country continued to climb last year, but the increase was more pronounced in some regions than others. Farm Credit Canada (FCC) said Canadian farmland prices rose an a...
Mar 24, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 4752631 © Helen Filatova Dreamstime.com)