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North Stars to hold billet meeting Wednesday in preparation for season ahead

The Battlefords North Stars will be holding a billet meeting Wednesday, Aug. 18 at the Access Communications Centre (formerly the Civic Centre).Taking place upstairs in the Raptor Lounge, the meeting ...

Aug 17, 2021

SaskTel offering subsidized high-speed internet to low-income families, seniors.

Thousands of low-income seniors and families in Saskatchewan will have subsidized accessed to high speed internet as SaskTel continues a partnership with the federal government. The crown corporation ...

Aug 17, 2021

Additional doses of COVID vaccine approved for traveller; 820 new cases reported in last week

Effective immediately, Saskatchewan residents can now receive additional doses of COVID-19 vaccinations for international travel requirements.Some countries are requiring proof of vaccination with spe...

Aug 17, 2021

LloydMall shutdown until further notice from flooding

Shoppers in the Border City today are still unable to stroll through Lloydminster's Mall.Due to ankle-high flooding found Monday morning, LloydMall is closed from the public until further notice. In a...

Aug 17, 2021

Town applying for grant for signage to help slow down traffic

The Town of Battleford hopes to receive provincial funding to purchase signage to encourage drivers to slow down, especially considering schools are set to start again in September.Council agreed to a...

Aug 17, 2021

Man dies in Lloydminster Hospital following assault, investigation ongoing

Alberta RCMP's Major Crime Unit (MCU) have taken charge of the investigation into an assault that resulted in the death of an adult male in Lloydminster.During the early morning hours of August 14, Ll...

Aug 17, 2021

Sask. experiences poor air quality from B.C. wildfires, north

Smoke from forest fires in British Columbia has once again made its way to Saskatchewan.Residents in central and southern Saskatchewan woke up Monday morning to hazy conditions. Environment Canada iss...

Aug 17, 2021

Move over voter fatigue: apathy may be the name of the 2021 federal election

We've dealt with a lot of elections in Saskatchewan in the last 22 months.First, there was the October 2019 federal election. Then, the October 2020 provincial election.That was followed by the munici...

Aug 17, 2021

BHP gives long-awaited go ahead for Jansen potash mine in Saskatchewan

Australian mining giant BHP Group says it has approved $7.5 billion in capital spending to build its Jansen potash project in Saskatchewan.The decision came as BHP announced a plan to merge its oil an...

Aug 17, 2021

Midwest Food Resources opens third community garden project

Midwest Food Resources has now started a third community garden project in North Battleford. Board chair Claude Desnoyers says the non-profit organization recognized a need for a third garden to grow ...

Aug 16, 2021