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NBCHS starts Indigenous Student Council; offers smudges for positivity

North Battleford Comprehensive High School (NBCHS) students looking to connect with their Indigenous culture will have an opportunity to do so by joining the Indigenous Student Council that just start...

Feb 04, 2022

Rathwell making mark with Lakeland Rustlers

North Battleford local, Riley Rathwell, is coming off a weekend to remember at the college basketball level with the Lakeland Rustlers.Taking home back-to-back Player of the Game honours in the Rustle...

Feb 03, 2022

RCMP believe there may be more victims in sexual assault investigation

The Blaine Lake RCMP and Saskatoon RCMP General Investigation Section have laid a sixth charge in an ongoing sexual assault investigation.Cecil Wolfe has been charged with an additional count of sexua...

Feb 03, 2022

RCMP Report: Multiple investigations underway for local thefts

Battlefords RCMP dealt with multiple investigations into thefts in the region, including a business break-in at Mosquito First Nation and an arrest in North Battleford.On Jan. 26, multiple suspects fo...

Feb 03, 2022

Battlefords Volleyball Club enjoying strong start to season

The club volleyball season is underway in the Battlefords, and the local teams have wasted no time making the most of their return to action this year.U16 Women's TeamThe U16 women's BVC team is comin...

Feb 03, 2022

Turtleford, Onion Lake RCMP arrest man for armed robbery

Police from Turtleford and Onion Lake arrested and charged a robbery suspect, who fled police in a vehicle and on foot.Both detachments received a report of a robbery in Paradise Hill around 5:30 p.m....

Feb 03, 2022

Local Conservative MPs say focus is on uniting party, after O'Toole's exit

Local federal Conservative MPs in the Battlefords and Meadow Lake area say the party will now need to focus on uniting the caucus, following the announcement that the majority of the Conservative cauc...

Feb 03, 2022

Saskatchewan exceeds a thousand COVID-19 related deaths as 837 new cases reported

With four new deaths reported today, the total of Saskatchewan residents with COVID-19 have died is now at 1,001.Another 837 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed today in Saskatchewan with 79 located ...

Feb 03, 2022

Local residents supporting, joining truckers convoy

As the polarizing 'freedom protest' continues in Ottawa and other parts of the country, a number of residents in the Battlefords region have taken part.Following the rally in support of the trucker's ...

Feb 03, 2022

Saskatchewan changing PCR test eligibility, COVID reporting practices

Saskatchewan is changing the way it's managing COVID-19.While public health measures such as mandatory masking, self-isolation and proof of vaccination will remain in place for the time being, the pro...

Feb 03, 2022