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North Battleford clears way for new apartment project, finalizes 2026 tax rates
North Battleford city council has approved a subdivision needed for a new apartment development in the city's Fairview Heights neighbourhood while also finalizing 2026 property tax rates.Council appro...
May 12, 2026 A map shows the location of city-owned land at 2430 Buhler Avenue in North Battleford, where city council has approved the sale of up to two acres for a proposed four-storey apartment development. (Image Credit: Google Map)
Women Entrepreneurs Week highlights Sask. farm ambassador
"A lot of times, especially in farming, people look at you and ask, 'Where's the man in charge?'" That's one of the biggest challenges Lisa Haynes has faced as a woman entrepreneur in agriculture. "Wh...
May 12, 2026 Lisa Haynes - owner of Farm Systems for Success. (Image Credit: Lisa Haynes/submitted)
Media leaders discuss AI and truth in journalism at Solstice Speaker Series
The changing of the seasons has established a new tradition in Saskatchewan. For the past five years, the SGI Solstice Speaker Series, held at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum in Regina, has invited Indi...
May 12, 2026 Creeson Agecoutay and Lisa LaFlamme at the SGI Solstice Speakers Series at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum. (Image Credit: submitted/Friends of the Royal Saskatchewan Museum)
Battlefords RCMP seeking public assistance locating person of interest in grandparent scam investigation
An individual who may have information regarding the grandparent scam has been identified by Battlefords RCMP. Police are asking for assistance from the public to confirm the identity of the individua...
May 12, 2026 Battlefords RCMP is attempting to locate this individual who may have information regarding the grandparent scam investigation. (Image Credit: RCMP)
Meet the 89-year-old blacksmith keeping the craft alive
MARCELIN, SASK. - Pop's Old Forge is the kind of place that feels familiar, even if you've never been there before.It's like a grandfather's workshop, where nothing is thrown out and everything has a ...
May 12, 2026 Pop’s Old Forge near Marcelin has become a living classroom where 89-year-old Hubert Smith forges iron and keeps a nearly lost trade burning bright. (Image Credit: Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
MP calls on Canadians to fill out census as some express privacy concerns
As some Canadians claim that the federal government's national census violates their privacy, a Liberal member of Parliament is calling on them to fill out their 2026 census forms for the good of thei...
May 12, 2026 Statistics Canada building and signs are pictured in Ottawa on Wednesday, July 3, 2019. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick)
Saskatchewan still focused on floodwaters, local states of emergency drop to 18
An update from the province revealed that as of Monday, the number of communities under current declarations of local emergency was 18, down from around 34 on Sunday.As of 2 p.m. on Monday, May 11, ma...
May 11, 2026 The roof of the gazebo at Pasquia Regional Park was almost covered by Carrot River floodwaters last week. The WSA has reported record flows in parts of the Carrot River. (Image Credit: Smoky Burn/Facebook)
UPDATE: Man dies after bear attack in remote area of northern Saskatchewan
A 27-year-old man is dead after an encounter with a black bear near a remote airstrip in northern Saskatchewan.The Ministry of Community Safety said the man died Friday roughly 80 km northeast of Poin...
May 11, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 875031 © Mike Rogal | Dreamstime.com)
Death of young mother in Turnor Lake highlights rural domestic violence barriers
The death of a young mother in Turnor Lake is drawing renewed attention to domestic violence and gaps in support services in northern Saskatchewan communities.RCMP said 21-year-old Shalayah Montgrand ...
May 11, 2026 Shalayah Montgrand, 21, is remembered by community members in Turnor Lake as a caring young mother following her death on May 8, 2026. RCMP said a 25-year-old man has been charged in connection with the case. (Image Credit: submitted)
POSTPONED: Battlefords RCMP celebrate National Police Week with community barbecue
*This story has been updated to provide new information.Due to an unfavorable weather forecast for Friday, the RCMP community barbecue has been postponed. A new date has not been decided at this time....
May 11, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 25566294 © Grandmaisonc | Dreamstime.com)