Category Archives: Newsletter Daily

'No rhyme or reason': Plough winds wreak havoc to Kimball Lake Campground
Two nights ago, "All Hell broke loose" in Kimball Lake Campground. Around 10:30, Sharon Hofer, owner of the Kimball Lake Store heard a thunderstorm with sheet lightning. She had been inside with her t...
Jul 19, 2024

PBCN celebrates Indigenous culture and wellness room at Foran Mining near Hanson Lake
It's a space Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (PBSN) Chief Peter Beatty describes as a sanctuary for First Nations employees and an educational resource for others. The Indigenous Culture and Wellness Roo...
Jul 19, 2024

Water danger can be a surprise even for good swimmers, says RCMP’s underwater recovery expert
From jumping into a dugout on the farm to swimming in a river when you're used to a lake, even experienced swimmers can underestimate where real trouble lurks, the Saskatchewan RCMP's underwater recov...
Jul 19, 2024

Kinistin man wanted in connection with Saskatoon homicide
Saskatoon Police are looking for Kendell Ameech, a 28-year-old man from the Kinistin First Nation in connection with the murder of Melissa Duquette earlier this year. Duquette, age 24, was found decea...
Jul 19, 2024

Widespread technology outage disrupts flights, banks, media outlets and companies around the world
A global technology outage grounded flights, knocked banks and hospital systems offline and media outlets off air on Friday in a massive disruption that affected companies and services around the worl...
Jul 19, 2024

Shelter pups looking to beat the heat; volunteers needed
As residents in the Battlefords are once again trying to find ways to beat the heat with the latest hot spell, dogs with names like Stubbs, Batty Koda and Charles B. Barkin need to cool off too."We ha...
Jul 18, 2024

Female inmate re-integration target of new funding to Elizabeth Fry Society
Women in custody in places like Pine Grove Prison in Prince Albert and the women's unit at the Saskatchewan Hospital in North Battleford will have extra help when leaving the prison system. The provin...
Jul 18, 2024

If you build it: New announcers' booth to be build by Battlefords Minor Softball
The future voices of Battlefords Minor Softball will have a new place to call home at the Marilyn O'Driscoll Field. "They're making a premier diamond at what is known as the (Battleford) Flats," said ...
Jul 18, 2024

Early morning collision detours traffic
A collision at the intersection of HWY 4 and Territorial Drive near the Don Ross Centre will have traffic detoured until the scene is cleared around 10 a.m. At this time, details are unknown as to the...
Jul 18, 2024

Klimosko to coach hometown Humboldt Broncos
Brayden Klimosko has agreed to join the Humboldt Broncos as their new head coach and general manager.The long-time head coach of the Battlefords North Stars agreed to take over the position of his hom...
Jul 18, 2024