Category Archives: Post to Social

Battlefords, northwest athletes thrive in quarterfinal appearances
Several athletes from northwest Saskatchewan shone this weekend in Alberta College Athletics Association (ACAC) sporting events.March post-season play is underway in multiple sports with several faces...
Mar 07, 2022

Humane Society planning father-daughter banquet fundraiser
The Battlefords Humane Society continues to fundraise for its long-term goal to build a new shelter to replace the existing aging facility.The charity organization will host a fun banquet, called Wint...
Mar 07, 2022

COVID levels dropping in P.A. and rising in North Battleford: study
COVID-19 levels in Prince Albert are continuing to drop.That's according to the University of Saskatchewan which has been studying wastewater in the community to determine how prevalent the virus is.I...
Mar 07, 2022

SaskEnergy to donate $20,000 after charity incentive reached in La Ronge
Editor's Note: An earlier version of this story reported SJHL made a $200,000 donation. In fact, SaskEnergy donated $20,000. We have corrected the story and headline. -- SaskEnergy will be donating a ...
Mar 07, 2022

‘Line between life and death’: Cousins used trapping skills, body spray to survive
Thomas Barnett looked to the dark sky and prayed. He prayed for wood and to stay awake despite signs of hypothermia creeping through his body. He prayed to see the morning sun and feel its heat. He pr...
Mar 07, 2022

TeleMiracle 46 surpasses $8 million mark to break all-time record
TeleMiracle 46 was one for the record books.As of 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 6th, a total of $8,002,722 has been raised.TeleMiracle 46 included the largest single donation in the telethon's history.Wi...
Mar 06, 2022

Poilievre visits Sask. in Conservative leadership campaign stops
A man who wants to be Canada's next prime minister spent some time in Saskatchewan this week.Pierre Poilievre is running for the leadership of the Conservative Party. He's the only candidate to have p...
Mar 06, 2022

“The price that we’re about to pay is surreal” – Gas prices hitting record numbers across Canada
Current gas prices continue to ramp up across all of Canada, with diesel gas seeing a large increase.Gas prices jumped up on average 26 cents/litre in the country, while diesel went up 34 cents/litre....
Mar 06, 2022

North Stars fall 4-2 to Klippers in weekend series split
The Battlefords North Stars fell 4-2 to Kindersley Saturday night in North Battleford, to cap the teams' weekend home-and-home. Dylan Esau and Zane Florence scored for the Stars in the loss, while goa...
Mar 05, 2022

Battlefords participants take part in Canada's 'Freedom Chain' event
Supporters of the Cross-Canada Human "Freedom Chain" came together to stand hand in hand off the north side of the Hwy. 16 bypass in North Battleford at noon Saturday.Similar events were held in many ...
Mar 05, 2022