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‘Camping without the tent’: Rural Sask. residents spend days without power after storms
The stormy Saskatchewan weather has caused issues beyond broken trees and damaged homes, and several communities are still feeling the effects days after the storms hit. Brice Drinkwater, who lives ju...
Jul 14, 2026 Brice Drinkwater, who lives near Codette, said he and his wife have been without power since July 11, 2026. (Image Credit: Brice Drinkwater/Submitted)
Traffic, venue preparations underway for Tony Cote Summer Games
Preparations are ramping up across the Battlefords as the community gets ready to welcome an estimated 20,000 athletes, coaches, families and spectators for the Tony Cote Summer Games. City crews are ...
Jul 14, 2026 The logo for the 2026 Tony Cote Summer Games. The announcement is made during a Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs (BATC) community gathering on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation at Agrivilla in North Battleford on Sept. 30, 2025. (Image Credit: Kenneth Cheung/ battlefordsNOW)
North Battleford to replace parking machines with pay-by-phone system downtown
Drivers parking in North Battleford's downtown municipal parking lot will soon pay by smartphone instead of parking machines after city council approved a new digital payment system Monday.The city wi...
Jul 14, 2026 The downtown area of North Battleford. (Image Credit: Quintin Soloviev/ Wikipedia)
Sask. Baseball HOF president talks Carter Beck being drafted
Another Saskatchewan baseball product has entered the Major League Baseball pipeline. The MLB draft was held July 11-12, and Carnduff, Sask., product Carter Beck was selected by the Atlanta Braves wit...
Jul 14, 2026 Carter Beck is the highest drafted Saskatchewan-born player after being selected 26th overall by the Atlanta Braves. (Image Credit: Saskatoon Berries/Facebook)
RCMP seek suspects after firearm pointed at North Battleford cab driver
Saskatchewan RCMP is asking for public assistance to identify three people after a firearm was pointed at a cab driver last week. (Image Credit: Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers/ Facebook) On June 5, a Cro...
Jul 14, 2026 (Image Credit: Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers/ Facebook)
Man charged after Macklin break-in and altercation
Unity RCMP have arrested and charged a 51-year-old man after a break and enter at a home in Macklin early Friday morning. Police said officers were called to a residence in Macklin at about 1 a.m. on ...
Jul 14, 2026 (Image Credit: file photo/paNOW)
Battlefords RCMP seek suspects after Allan Sapp Gallery vandalized
Battlefords RCMP are asking for the public's help identifying two people after the Allan Sapp Gallery in North Battleford was vandalized last week. (Image Credit: Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers/ Facebook...
Jul 14, 2026 (Image Credit: Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers/ Facebook)
RCMP officer injured, 2 men charged after disturbance at Lloydminster fair
An RCMP officer was injured, and two men have been charged after a disturbance at the Lloyd Ex Fair Saturday night in Lloydminster.Officers responded to reports of a disturbance at the fair at about 1...
Jul 14, 2026 The building of the Lloydminster RCMP detachment. (Image Credit: battlefordsNOW staff)
Tornado alerts on the rise, but could too many warnings lead to alert fatigue?
With Saskatchewan experiencing an active severe weather season and more than 100 tornado warnings already issued this year, some experts are questioning whether an increasing number of alerts could ma...
Jul 14, 2026 As of June 30, Saskatchewan had received 93 tornado alerts, however, dozens more have been issued since then. (Image Credit: ID 199447248 © Waingro | Dreamstime.com)
Cleanup continues after powerful storms tear through northeastern Saskatchewan
A weekend of severe storms left a trail of damage across northeastern Saskatchewan, toppling thousands of trees, damaging buildings and knocking out power for thousands of residents as cleanup efforts...
Jul 13, 2026 A house in Carrot River was damaged by a falling tree due to strong weekend winds (Image Credit: Ben Tompkins/northeastNOW)