Category Archives: Post to Social

RCMP Report: Machete possession, assault arrests
Battlefords RCMP made two arrests related to machete possession over the past week.Monday morning, police responded to a report of several people around 13th Avenue and 101st Street with weapons. Thre...
Aug 26, 2022

Orthner sentenced to 10 years in custody in Laverdiere case
One of the individuals facing charges in the Tiki Laverdiere homicide investigation was sentenced to 10 years in prison after previously pleading guilty to manslaughter. Shayla Orthner, 30, of North B...
Aug 26, 2022

Heat warnings, severe thunderstorm watches in effect for large parts of Sask.
It's going to be hot in the northern half of Saskatchewan on Friday and wet in the southern half.Environment Canada issued a number of heat warnings and severe thunderstorm watches Friday.The heat war...
Aug 26, 2022

Food Truck Festival and Trade Show kicks off in Battleford
The Battleford Food Truck Festival and Trade Show officially kicked off Friday at the Battleford Arena. The event runs for three days, wrapping up on Sunday.Food trucks were lined up outside the facil...
Aug 26, 2022

Solitary sunflower delights drivers
If you've driven north across the Diefenbaker Bridge in Prince Albert, chances are you've seen it.A solitary sunflower growing in the middle of the road, standing defiantly, inches away from the non-s...
Aug 26, 2022

Community Spirit Group looking for vendors for Fall Festival
The streets of Battleford will be busy next month when the Fall Festival and Street Fair is back in full swing again.Hosted by the Battleford Community Spirit Group, the annual event will run Saturday...
Aug 25, 2022

Parents, volunteers show support for École Père Mercure's new playground project
Kids at cole Pre Mercure (EPM), North Battleford's francophone school, will soon have a brand new playground, thanks to help from a lot of volunteers and community donations.On Thursday about 10 paren...
Aug 25, 2022

Harvest progressing well in southern Saskatchewan, remains slow in northern areas
Around 16 per cent of the province's crops have been harvested.That's according to the weekly provincial crop report released on Thursday. This is up from the five per cent harvested one week earlier....
Aug 25, 2022

Chase the Ace winner pocketing $1.2 million
Chase the Ace at the Lloydminster Exhibition Association (Lloyd Ex) has a winner.The Ace of Hearts, one of seven cards remaining, was pulled Wednesday night in the Border City, naming Duane Nyberg as ...
Aug 25, 2022

Jim Pattison Children's Hospital receives $2 million donation from Saskatchewan farming family
The Jim Pattison Children's Hospital just received a donation so large, they launched a new program to purchase urgently needed equipment.Borden-based farmer Gene Pidwerbesky and his family donated $1...
Aug 25, 2022