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NB Beavers advance to semi-finals of NSRBL playoffs

The North Battleford Beavers came out swinging Tuesday night in North Battleford to punch their ticket to the semi-finals of the North Sask River Baseball League playoffs. The Beavers topped the Unity...

Jul 20, 2022

Battleford traffic bylaw requires changes, new RCMP stats

A new traffic bylaw update for the Town of Battleford requires some additional work.During Monday's council meeting, members declined to adopt the proposed changes from administration. The bylaw has b...

Jul 20, 2022

Parole board to hear from truck driver in deadly Humboldt Broncos crash

A parole hearing is scheduled to take place today for a former truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash.Jaskirat Singh Sidhu was sentenced to eight years after he pleaded guilty t...

Jul 20, 2022

Statistics Canada: Inflation rate rises to 8.1 per cent in June

Statistics Canada says its consumer price index was up 8.1 per cent compared to a year ago.This is the largest yearly change since Jan. 1983.According to the latest report, the acceleration in June wa...

Jul 20, 2022

City adopts new mill rate; tax notices to be sent out

North Battleford city council formally adopted the new mill rate at its meeting this week so tax notices will be sent out soon.Council adopted the mill rate to reflect a 5.11 per cent tax increase to ...

Jul 19, 2022

Two Town Throwdown a smash hit for Battlefords Disc Golf

Disc golfers from across Saskatchewan gathered in the Battlefords over the weekend for the second annual Two Town Throwdown, hosted by the Battlefords Disc Golf Club.Taking place over two days, the to...

Jul 19, 2022

Small businesses feeling pressure from government costs: CFIB

First COVID restrictions and now more government-imposed costs are hitting small businesses hard.That's coming from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) which said in a release onTue...

Jul 19, 2022

‘Important for my job’: Finance minister defends $8K flight

Saskatchewan's finance minister won't be apologizing and doesn't feel regretful about the nearly $8,000 round-trip flight she took between Regina and North Battleford."What I will do for the people of...

Jul 19, 2022

Edam Blue Sox take provincial championship in Moose Jaw

It was a home run weekend for the Edam Blue Sox 15U team who capped their season with a provincial championship.The team won their AA Tier 3 provincial tournament in Moose Jaw, serving as the cherry o...

Jul 19, 2022

FSIN calls for police to lay charges in ‘unprovoked racial attack’ in Battleford

A video circulating on social media that shows a man being assaulted by another is putting into question what the motivation was for the attack. The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) a...

Jul 19, 2022