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Living Sky contracts rural bus service to private company, union warns of long-term risks
Living Sky School Division is moving forward with a plan to sell its rural bus fleet and contract student transportation services to Southland Transportation, a decision drawing concern from the union...
Feb 05, 2026 Living Sky School Division is contracting rural school bus services to Southland Transportation, a move aimed at financial sustainability that has raised worker and service concerns from CUPE 4747. (Image Credit: ID 71527619 © Monkey Business Images | Dreamstime.com)
Woman treated for injuries after son fends off moose in Bienfait
A woman's encounter with a moose outside her Bienfait home could have resulted in an outcome far worse than a short hospital stint if her son not been there to help.On the morning of Jan. 22, Shawn Tu...
Feb 05, 2026 Shawn Tuffnell said he hit a young bull moose with his fist and a shovel after it attacked his mom. He shot and killed the animal when it came after him. (Image Credit: Saskatchewan Environment/Facebook)
Meadow Lake sex assault trial dropped
A sexual assault trial involving two men from Edmonton, and allegations that stem from Meadow Lake, will not be proceeding in April as planned.The charges against Gagandeep Gill and Balraj Sidhu, have...
Feb 05, 2026 Battleford Court of King's Bench. (Image Credit: (File photo/ battlefordsNOW Staff))
CP NewsAlert: Canada's McMorris to skip big air competition following training crash
Veteran Canadian snowboarder Mark McMorris, in the wake of a training crash, has decided to skip big air qualifying Thursday at the Milan Cortina Olympics.The news was confirmed by a source, granted a...
Feb 05, 2026 People tend to Canada's Mark McMorris after crashing during a snowboard big air training session at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026. (Image Credit: (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson) Lindsey Wasson)
Winter warm-up welcome, but not enough snow to help with soil moisture
A mid-winter warm-up across southern Saskatchewan is bringing a break from bitter cold, but a corporate agronomist say it won't do much to improve soil moisture - especially in areas that went into fr...
Feb 05, 2026 Weiseth said the challenge isn’t just how warm it gets, it’s how that warmth interacts with frozen ground and limited snowpack. (Image Credit: File photo/CKOM)
A pair of North Stars take home SJHL Monthly Awards
The Battlefords North Stars finished the month of January with a record of 9-3-1-0, which was the second best record through January only behind the first-place Flin Flon Bombers. That record included...
Feb 05, 2026 Josh Knittig and Kaeden Serpa will continue to try to make an impact for the North Stars who have 14 games left to go in the regular season. (Image Credit: Byron Hildebrand Photography/Facebook)
Mark McMorris hurt during practice run at Olympics: report
Reports are saying Mark McMorris' Olympics are now in jeopardy.The Associated Press is reporting that the three-time Olympic bronze medalist crashed Wednesday night during a training session for the b...
Feb 04, 2026 Medical personnel stretcher Canada's Mark McMorris off after crashing during a snowboard big air training session at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026. (Image Credit: AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Who pays how much: SHA, city and regional municipalities to negotiate costs needed to equip Victoria Hospital
When the provincial government announced the renewal and expansion plans for the Victoria Hospital in 2020, it committed to fully fund the capital costs, waiving the 20 per cent community share.The lo...
Feb 04, 2026 It will cost about $30 million to equip the new acute care tower at the Victoria Hospital with equipment, fixtures and furniture. (Image Credit: Submitted)
Sask. RCMP investigate 33 homicides in 2025, maintaining elevated pace
Saskatchewan RCMP continued to face a high volume of homicide cases in 2025, following a previous record year in 2024. In 2025, the Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes branch investigated 33 manslaughter a...
Feb 04, 2026 Saskatchewan RCMP continued to face a high volume of homicide cases in 2025. (Image Credit: File photo/ battlefordsNOW Staff)
Delayed Lloydminster projects move $35M into 2026 budget
Lloydminster city council approved moving roughly $35 million worth of unfinished municipal projects into 2026, allowing work already budgeted last year to continue without approving new project fundi...
Feb 04, 2026 The council chamber of the City of Lloydminster. (Image Credit: Kenneth Cheung/battlefordsNOW Staff)