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Lloydminster to help pay for rundown homes under new program
Lloydminster homeowners could soon become eligible for financial incentives from the City to help redevelop rundown residential properties.Council approved the Neighbourhood Redevelopment Program, whi...
Jul 02, 2026 City of Lloydminster Council Chamber. (Image Credit: file photo/battlefordsNOW)
Made in Sask. bug bite treatment creating international buzz
A made-in-Saskatchewan remedy for treating mosquito and other bug bites is winning over itchy people on both sides of the border.Just Bite Me can now be found on store shelves across Canada and the Un...
Jul 02, 2026 Matt Johnson recently made a stop in Prince Albert. (Image Credit: Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
Volunteers rally as eastern Saskatchewan flooding devastates town
What began as days of relentless rain have quickly turned into one of the most significant flooding events many people in eastern Saskatchewan can remember.Floodwater surrounded homes, businesses and ...
Jul 02, 2026 Volunteers use high-capacity pumps to remove floodwater from homes in Norquay, Sask., after days of relentless rain left basements and streets underwater. (Image Credit: Jennifer Lindgren)
Riders special teams look to stop big returns, keep Ottawa’s Pimpleton in check
The Saskatchewan Roughriders will look to put an end this week to breakdowns their special teams have been grappling with.Saskatchewan has allowed big return touchdowns in back-to-back weeks. Calgary ...
Jul 02, 2026 Saskatchewan Roughriders linebacker Nick Wiebe and the team's special teams group will look to stop any big kick returns from happening this week. (Image Credit: Britton Gray/CJME)
Part-time child care families could be left out under July 1 change, operator warns
A Rocanville childcare operator says families who only need spaces on a casual basis will be left out as a result of changes the provincial government is making.Cara Werner - executive director of Dre...
Jul 01, 2026 Cara Werner, executive director of Dream Big Childcare in Rocanville, joined the NDP to call on the provincial government to scrap a funding change that takes effect July 1, 2026. (Image Credit: Geoff Smith/CJME)
Ottawa eyes Green Lake to help feed the North under $3.2B food strategy
The federal government is looking to communities like Green Lake to help strengthen Canada's food supply as it highlights its $3.2-billion National Food Security Strategy, aimed at growing and process...
Jul 01, 2026 Secretary of State for Rural Development Buckley Belanger speaks during a news conference highlighting the federal government’s National Food Security Strategy at the Green Lake Community Hall on Tuesday, June 30, 2026. (Image Credit: Kenneth Cheung/meadowlakeNOW)
Switching sports by season: local Indian Relay racer tries out for Minnesota NAHL team
The past week has been an incredibly eventful one for 17-year-old Battlefords native Holden Fauchon, who travelled to Austin, Minn., to try out for the Austin Bruins of the North American Hockey Leagu...
Jul 01, 2026 Holden Fauchon awaits his result after trying out for the Austin Bruins of the NAHL in Austin, Minn. over the weekend. (Image Credit: Left photo: Alyssa Rudolph/battlefordsNOW staff / Right photo: Northern Sky Relay/Facebook)
Golden, B.C., hopes to live up to its name with gathering of golden retrievers from across Western Canada
If plans come together, Golden, B.C., will be overflowing with gold this fall...four-legged gold, that is.A dog lover in the mountain community is trying to organize what she hopes will become Western...
Jul 01, 2026 Dagger and Chester are two golden retrievers that are confirmed to be attending the Golden Tails Gathering in September. (Image Credit: Facebook/Dawn Barnes/Golden Tails Gathering page)
Battlefords RCMP investigate vandalism at two churches
Battlefords RCMP are investigating after two churches in North Battleford were vandalized Tuesday morning. Police said they received three separate reports of vandalism between 9:00 a.m. and 11:15 a.m...
Jun 30, 2026 (Image Credit: Saskatchewan RCMP)
La Ronge RCMP investigate reports of people wearing clothing associated with hate group
La Ronge RCMP officers were called around 9:15 p.m. on June 29 about several individualswalking around the La Ronge area dressed in clothing associated with promoting hate.RCMP said officers patrolled...
Jun 30, 2026 La Ronge RCMP detachment. (Image Credit: File photo/larongeNOW)