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Battlefords leaders welcome health investments in 2026 Sask. budget
Residents in the Battlefords could see expanded access to health care and mental health services under Saskatchewan's latest budget, with funding committed to both an urgent care centre and a complex ...
Mar 19, 2026 City of North Battleford building (left), and Town of Battleford Town Hall (right). (Image Credit: battlefordsNOW Staff)
NDP calls for policing, social investment after fatal shooting of North Battleford taxi driver
Following the fatal shooting of a North Battleford taxi driver earlier this month, the NDP is asking for further investment in policing to improve public safety. NDP MLA, Tajinder Grewal visited the c...
Mar 19, 2026 NDP MLA Tajinder Grewal visiting North Battleford on March 19. (Image Credit: Alyssa Rudolph/ battlefordsNOW Staff)
The craziest of the Battlefords North Stars regular season
Throughout the year, the Battlefords North Stars have had some crazy games and moments. From double digit point streaks to impossible feeling comebacks, to making hockey history. This season has seemi...
Mar 19, 2026 The North Stars will start their playoff campaign on March 20 against the Melfort Mustangs. (Image Credit: Byron Hildebrand Photography/Facebook)
Churchill student wins prestigious U of S scholarship
Samantha Unahan is the recipient of a $30,000 scholarship from the University of Saskatchewan. The Grade 12 student from La Ronge's Churchill Community High School learned she was receiving the Best a...
Mar 19, 2026 Samantha Unahan, centre, will be studying electrical engineering at the U of S this fall. (Image Credit: Churchill Community High School)
SaskPower project to link Saskatchewan’s northern and southern power grids
A project by SaskPower will connect the province's northern and southern power grids, with the aim of improving reliability and growth in northern Saskatchewan.The two power grids currently operate in...
Mar 19, 2026 SaskPower said the approval of the north-south transmission systems interconnection project will see the installation of two new transmission lines, running roughly 250 kilometres from the E.B. Campbell Hydroelectric Station to the IslandFalls Hydroelectric Station. (Image Credit: SaskPower/X)
Regina company braving ice roads to deliver homes to northern communities
Herauf Modular Solutions are sending three buildings to a remote northern community to be used for youth transitional homes. And the trek to deliver the homes is not exactly straightforward."We're in ...
Mar 19, 2026 Herauf Modular Solutions are transporting three homes over 700kms to a northern First Nation. (Image Credit: Herauf Modular Solutions)
USask student instrumental in growing Métis community on campus
(USask), went from a concept to having over 100 Mtis students in their group. And much of that growth and success is thanks to Chelsea Ochoa.On March 10, Ochoa was recognized for her impact on the Mti...
Mar 19, 2026 Chelsea Ochoa, Psychology student at the University of Saskatchewan, received an Indigenous Achievement Award for Leadership. (Image Credit: submitted photo)
Riders CEO Craig Reynolds says Saskatoon pre-season game will be a hot ticket
The start of training camp continues to get closer for the Saskatchewan Roughriders.The CFL club will look to defend its Grey Cup title this season with training camp set to get underway on May 10.Thi...
Mar 19, 2026 Saskatchewan Roughriders President and CEO Craig Reynolds joined The Green Zone to discuss the upcoming pre-season game in Saskatoon. (Image Credit: Saskatchewan Roughriders/Submitted)
Supreme Court of Canada to hear challenge of federal firearms ban
The Supreme Court of Canada will hear a challenge of a Liberal government ban on more than 1,500 different firearms models and variants.The government banned the use, sale and importation of the weapo...
Mar 19, 2026 A restricted gun licence holder holds an AR-15 at his home in Langley, B.C. on May 1, 2020. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward)
Battlefords North Stars look to prevent three-peat in the first round matchup with the Melfort Mustangs
It took the very last day of the Sask. Junior Hockey League (SJHL) regular season to nail everything into place, but the season has come to an end and the playoff matchups are set. After finishing thi...
Mar 19, 2026 The Battlefords North Stars will take on the Melfort Mustangs in the first round of the SJHL playoffs. (Image Credit: Byron Hildebrand Photography/Facebook)