Category Archives: Post to Social
Local golfers atop Junior Golf Provincials leaderboard after Day 1
The first day of the Saskatchewan Junior Golf provincial tournament has wrapped up at The Legends Golf Club in Warman, with the Battlefords well represented near the top of the leaderboard. North Batt...
Jul 08, 2026 Shae Maunula looks to hold onto the lead at the Saskatchewan Junior Golf Provincial tournament after entering day two in first place. (Image Credit: ID 58037507 © Photozek07 | Dreamstime.com)
Vawn's final mud volleyball tournament draws record turnout
What began as a one-time event in 1996 has come full circle for the hamlet of Vawn.The community first hosted a mud volleyball tournament 30 years ago, but the event was short-lived. It was revived in...
Jul 08, 2026 Vawn's 10th annual mud volleyball tournament. (Image Credit: Derek Cornet/ Facebook)
NDP alleges hundreds of Lloydminster newborn transfers may have been avoidable
Potentially hundreds of newborn medical transfers in Lloydminster may have been avoidable with adequate staffing, according to the Saskatchewan NDP, while the province maintains only a small percentag...
Jul 08, 2026 A picture of the Lloydminster Hospital. (Image Credit: battlefordsNOW)
La Ronge residents impressed with Île-à-la-Crosse 250 celebration
Residents of La Ronge who travelled to le--la-Crosse for its 250th anniversary celebration had nothing but good things to say about the historic six-day event. "250 years as a community is a tremendou...
Jul 08, 2026 Two drone shows showcased Ile-à-la Crosse to those gathered for the celebration. (Image Credit: Facebook/Northern Village of Ile-a-la Crosse)
Former Roughrider Charleston Hughes to be inducted into Canadian Football Hall of Fame
Charleston Hughes, a former star for the Saskatchewan Roughriders, will be inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame this fall.Hughes, a six-time CFL all-star, led the league in sacks over five...
Jul 08, 2026 Charleston Hughes will be inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in September at a ceremony in Hamilton. (Image Credit: Saskatchewan Roughriders)
From watch parties to Vancouver, Battlefords fans soak in World Cup fever
The World Cup never stopped at the Battlefords city limits.As Canada's time hosting FIFA World Cup matches wound down in Vancouver, soccer fever was still showing up in the Battlefords through local w...
Jul 08, 2026 Canada's final game in their home country came in the group stage against Switzerland. This photo was taken by North Battleford resident Kelly Bitner who attended the game in person. (Image Credit: submitted/Kelly Bitner)
North Battleford auction sets $12.7M site record
Ritchie Bros.' latest North Battleford online auction generated more than $12.7 million in gross transaction value, setting a new site record and more than doubling last year's total.The record-breaki...
Jul 08, 2026 (Image Credit: Ritchie Bros./ submitted)
'Could be life and death': Jury calls for safety changes after suicide at Sask. healing lodge
A coroner's jury decided federal correctional workers should carry emergency rescue tools at all times, warning that the 30 seconds to one minute spent retrieving one could be the difference between l...
Jul 08, 2026 Casandra Fox of Sweetgrass First Nation is shown in a police handout photo. Fox, 26, died at the Okimaw Ohci Healing Lodge in Maple Creek on Jan. 18, 2023. (Image Credit: Saskatchewan RCMP)
Thunderchild First Nation broadcaster creates Cree words for modern world
Vince Natomagan believes the Cree language has not kept pace with modern life. "It is stuck in the '70s and '80s and in the meantime, English is evolving at lightning speed," said the Thunderchild Fir...
Jul 08, 2026 Vince Natomagan is a Cree-speaking radio personality on Thunderchild First Nation. (Image Credit: Alyssa Rudolph/ battlefordsNOW)
Canada says there’s no basis for Trump’s forced labour tariffs
WASHINGTON - The Canadian government told the Trump administration new legislation combating forced labour in supply chains should shield Canada from new tariffs.In a written submission to the United ...
Jul 08, 2026 President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House, Wednesday, April 2, 2025, in Washington. (Image Credit: AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)