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Fire crews respond to house fire in North Battleford

North Battleford residents began the day with the sight of smoke billowing from a house fire on 101st Street.The North Battleford Fire Department said the call regarding the fire came in at approximat...

Jul 09, 2021

Historic church building burns down near Redberry Lake

A historical Polish Church building near Redberry Lake burned down Thursday afternoon.The site is just under an hour east of the Battlefords. The fire follows a string of church burning incidents acro...

Jul 08, 2021

Battlefords Pride planning parade, activities to celebrate Pride Week in August

The Battlefords Pride group is getting ready to celebrate Pride Week next month with a variety of activities, running from Aug. 16 to Aug. 22.Battlefords Pride committee president Bobbisue Thompson sa...

Jul 08, 2021

SPSA highlight three wildfires of concern near communities

Among the 30 active wildfires burning in the province right now, the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) is sounding the alarm on three that are near communities. During a teleconference on Thurs...

Jul 08, 2021

Local student Hailey Rose named recipient of Terry Fox Humanitarian Award

North Battleford's Hailey Rose has been named a recipient of the Terry Fox Humanitarian Award Program for 2021. The program provides university scholarships to students who exemplify the humanitarian ...

Jul 08, 2021

Province reports 113 new cases and 17 recoveries in the province today

The province has reported another 113 new cases of COVID-19, and 17 recoveries, in Saskatchewan on Thursday, bringing the provincial total to 49,152 cases; 48,167 total recoveries, and 415 cases are c...

Jul 08, 2021

‘It’s not going to be good:’ Search for unmarked graves at Battlefords-area residential school begins

Neil Sasakamoose has heard the stories from survivors that there are people buried in residential school sites in the Battlefords area."I'm in shock," he said. "(It's distressing) when you hear someth...

Jul 08, 2021

Saskatchewan municipality's commemorative display honours children lost to residential schools

A Saskatchewan municipality is showing it stands in solidarity with Indigenous families grieving the loss of their children to residential schools in the province and throughout Canada. The City of No...

Jul 08, 2021

Drugs seized, one arrested following traffic stop near Maidstone

Trafficking and possession charges have been laid in relation to cocaine, following a traffic stop on Highway 16 near Maidstone in June where the driver was arrested.A Saskatchewan RCMP Roving Traffic...

Jul 08, 2021

RCMP Report: One teen found, one still missing

Half of the search for two missing 13-year-olds from North Battleford is over.Aliya Natomagan was located in Saskatoon by police over the weekend, following a month long search for her and Skyler Tink...

Jul 08, 2021