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PLEA launches new legal resources for Indigenous communities in Saskatchewan
The Public Legal Education Association of Saskatchewan (PLEA) has launched a new set of plain-language legal resources aimed at helping Indigenous communities better understand and navigate the law.Th...
Mar 31, 2026 (Image Credit: Screenshot of indigenous.plea.org)
A pair of North Stars veterans discuss their college hockey commitment
The Battlefords North Stars have a couple of 20-year-olds moving onto NCAA Division Three for the 2026-27 season. North Stars captain Anthony Campbell and assistant captain Alessio Nardelli have commi...
Mar 31, 2026 Anthony Campbell and Alessio Nardelli will continue their hockey journey's next year at SUNY Plattsburgh University in New York State. (Image Credit: Byron Hildebrand Photography/Facebook)
Search underway for missing woman last seen in North Battleford
Battlefords RCMP are asking for the public's help in locating a missing 36-year-old woman last seen in North Battleford.Nicole Gardiner, who is from the Canoe Narrows-Beauval area, was reported missin...
Mar 31, 2026 On March 30, 2026 at approximately 1 p.m., Battlefords RCMP received a report of a missing 36-year-old female, Nicole Gardiner. (Image Credit: Saskatchewan RCMP)
Online campsite reservations for Sask. Parks begins April 13
Residents eager to secure a summer getaway in Saskatchewan's provincial parks can begin booking campsites starting April 13.The provincial government has released its 2026 reservation schedule, with s...
Mar 31, 2026 (Image Credit: Gov't of Sask./Ministry of Parks, Culture, and Sport)
Private security patrols coming to North Battleford downtown in $106K pilot
Private security patrols are coming to North Battleford's downtown core.City council approved Monday a $106,000, including PST, one-year pilot program - part of the 2026 budget - to fund security serv...
Mar 31, 2026 The downtown area of North Battleford. (Image Credit: Kenneth Cheung/battlefordsNOW Staff)
$18K donation helps BUH provide care to patients
Diapers, braces, and bandages. To pharmacies, these are slow moving items. But within a hospital setting, these same items take on a very different level of importance. For patients, they can provide ...
Mar 31, 2026 Fisher's Drug Store's $18,000 donation to Battlefords Union Hospital. (Image Credit: Battlefords Healthcare Foundation/ Facebook)
Ottawa allows temporary use of gopher poison in Alberta, Saskatchewan
Ottawa is temporarily allowing the return of the rodent poison strychnine in Alberta and Saskatchewan as those provinces grapple with gopher infestations.A statement from the federal ministers of heal...
Mar 31, 2026 A Richardson's ground squirrel pokes up from its burrow on Monday, July 14, 2025, in a vacant lot in Minot, N.D. (Image Credit: AP Photo/Jack Dura)
Sask. parents have split reactions on need for social media ban for minors
Saskatchewan parents are at odds over a possible ban on social media for kids under the age of 16.On Monday, Premier Scott Moe said the provincial government will poll the public on how it feels about...
Mar 31, 2026 Estevan mother Danielle Wakely said she is not in favour of putting a ban on social media for kids under the age of 16, she believes the decision should be left to families. (Image Credit: Danielle Wakely/ Submitted)
Meota Combines look back on the 2025-26 season after second straight finals loss
The Saskatchewan Prairie Hockey League (SPHL) season came to an end recently with the Neilburg Monarchs winning their second straight championship after taking down the Meota Combines 4-3 in the winne...
Mar 30, 2026 The Meota Combines will run their end of season raffle in the near future. (Image Credit: Byron Hildebrand Photography/Facebook)
Battlefords RCMP investigates reckless fireworks use on Highway 16
Battlefords RCMP is investigating a report regarding careless use of fireworks. On March 28, around 11:35 p.m., RCMP received a report that individuals were setting off fireworks from a truck. The inv...
Mar 30, 2026 Saskatchewan RCMP patrol vehicle. (Image Credit: Saskatchewan RCMP)