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NDP health care report outlines concerns around communication, retention, and addictions
The Saskatchewan NDP says it wants to diagnose what is broken in the province's health-care system.The comment from associate shadow health minister Keith Jorgenson came during a stop in Prince Albert...
3h ago NDP Associate Shadow Health minister Keith Jorgenson was in Prince Albert on Thursday. (Image Credit: Nigel Maxwell/paNOW Staff)
Battlefords Youth Soccer Inc. shed broken into for second time this season
Battlefords Youth Soccer Inc. had its shed broken into overnight June 23, with several items stolen in the second such incident this season.The theft will not stop the club's operations, but director ...
8h ago Battlefords Youth Soccer Inc is assessing the damages after various items were stolen from their shed late Tuesday evening. (Image Credit: Kat Huxley/Facebook)
Lloydminster health-care report shows needs being largely met, opportunities for improvement
A new report from the Government of Saskatchewan is providing insight into health care delivery in the Lloydminster area.The report found local needs are largely being met by existing services, while ...
8h ago (Image Credit: ID 99086305 © Sergey Tinyakov | Dreamstime.com)
North Battleford air cadets recognized for excellence at 85th annual ceremony
For 17-year-old Flight Sgt. Matthew Kim, receiving two of the highest honours at the 43 Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron's 85th annual ceremonial review reflects years of hard work.Kim received the T...
9h ago Inspection of 43 RCACS cadets. (Image Credit: Submitted/Darren Roberts)
UPDATED: North Battleford teen killed in early morning rollover
Update: June 25, 2:18 p.m.Battlefords RCMP confirmed that a North Battleford teenager has died following a single-vehicle rollover north of Cochin on Thursday.Police said they were called to the crash...
11h ago (Image Credit: File photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Sask. 2025 wildfire response topped $350M amid severe budgeting flaws: Auditor
The provincial auditor is calling for proper planning and budgeting for wildfires each year, saying the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency has failed to determine optimum resource levels.In her report,...
11h ago A team of firefighters from Nova Scotia walks toward the Shoe Fire, near Little Bear Lake in Saskatchewan in March 2025. In a 2026 report provincial auditor Tara Clemett says out-of-province workers cost between two and five times more than staff firefighters. (Image Credit: Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources/Facebook)
Marsch says Davies was not ready to play in Canada’s 2-1 loss to Switzerland
VANCOUVER - Canada coach Jesse Marsch says Alphonso Davies was not ready to play in Wednesday's 2-1 loss to Switzerland despite indicating a day earlier that the captain was expected to return from a ...
Jun 24, 2026 Canada's Alphonso Davies (19) pauses as he walks on to the field for warm up prior to the first half of a World Cup Group B soccer match against Switzerland, in Vancouver, on Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)
City of North Battleford to close boat launch with North Sask. River levels projected to rise
The City of North Battleford says the North Saskatchewan River is expected to rise significantly beginning June 26 because of heavy rainfall and above-average snowmelt in Alberta. Water levels in the ...
Jun 24, 2026 The city of North Battleford is expecting the water levels in the North Saskatchewan River to rise with heavy rainfall and snowmelt in Alberta. (Image Credit: City of North Battleford)
Accessible washroom upgrades approved for Don Ross Centre
People with mobility challenges will soon have easier access to one of North Battleford's busiest public facilities after city council approved a washroom renovation project aimed at making the Don Ro...
Jun 24, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 582508 © Ieva Zigg | Dreamstime.com)
Swiss collector wants thousands of Indigenous artifacts returned to communities
WINNIPEG - A Swiss collector who has amassed thousands of Indigenous artifacts says he is eager to have his collection repatriated back to the communities it has come from.Vincent Escriba has accumula...
Jun 24, 2026 Vincent Escriba is shown in this undated handout photo taken in Zurich, Switzerland. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout - Vincent Escriba (Mandatory Credit))