Category Archives: People

La Ronge man found after going missing during holiday in Vietnam
A former resident of La Ronge is back in Canada after disappearing for nearly a week in Vietnam. "I can't thank everyone enough for supporting me and my family and helping my son come back home...
Dec 17, 2018

Stars top Hawks thanks to overtime magic
With just over a minute gone in 3-on-3 overtime, Quintin Loon-Stewardson jumped over the boards to join his elder brother Elijah and Cody Spagrud on the ice. Carrying the puck out of his defensive end...
Dec 16, 2018

Stars set for early bird start vs. Hawks
The Battlefords North Stars return to action tonight for the final time before the Christmas break, as the team welcomes the league-leading Nipawin Hawks back to the Civic Centre for the second-straig...
Dec 16, 2018

Holiday shopping trends in the Battlefords
With the holiday season upon us and the countdown to Christmas just over a week away, various local businesses in the Battlefords have been thrust into full swing with residents in the community shopp...
Dec 16, 2018

‘Reasonable Doubt’ play includes scenes from Stanley trial
A play commissioned by Saskatoon's Persephone Theatre features scenes from the controversial trial of Gerald Stanley. The Saskatchewan farmer was charged with murder in connection with the 2016 shooti...
Dec 15, 2018

Ag Society reports mainly good year despite challenges
Despite some reduced sponsorship funding due to a sluggish economy, the Battlefords Agricultural Society is reporting a mainly good year for 2018. The society held its annual general me...
Dec 15, 2018

Celebrated Ukrainian dance troupe to perform in North Battleford
Residents in the Battlefords area planning to attend Malanka, the Ukrainian New Year’s celebration, will be in for a treat. The evening will include a traditional Ukrainian ...
Dec 14, 2018

SJHL celebrates 50 years in new book
Rod Pedersen may perhaps be best known by the people of Saskatchewan as the voice of the province's Saskatchewan Roughriders, a position the Milestone, Sask., native has held for over two decades, but...
Dec 13, 2018

Christmas Spirit Day back in the Battlefords
It's time to dust off your Christmas sweaters and get into the holiday spirit. Battlefords United Way is holding their second-annual Christmas Spirit Day in the city, where businesses can have employe...
Dec 13, 2018

Health Canada recalls two brands of pot sold in Sask.
It's not just leafy green vegetables that can be subject to a recall; Health Canada is warning people to stop using two brands of pot sold at stores in Saskatchewan. A Manitoba-based producer called B...
Dec 13, 2018