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Battlefords RCMP ask for help finding missing 14-year-old girl
Battlefords RCMP are asking for the public's help locating a missing 14-year-old girl. RCMP received a report on July 15 that Alexis "Lexi" Firingstoney of North Battleford was missing. She was last s...
Jul 16, 2026 On July 15, Battlefords RCMP received a report of a missing 14-year-old girl, Alexis Firingstoney from North Battleford. She also goes by the name ‘Lexi’. (Image Credit: Saskatchewan RCMP)
Carrier Forest Products to indefinitely curtail operations at Big River sawmill
Carrier Forest Products Ltd. has announced it will indefinitely curtail production at its Big River sawmill beginning Oct. 16, 2026, a decision expected to impact approximately 117 employees.In a news...
Jul 16, 2026 Production at Carrier Forest Products' Big River facility will begin winding down Oct. 16, 2026. (Image Credit: File photo/paNOW)
Changes to provincial disaster assistance to be announced in wake of major Sask. storms
In the midst of a costly year for storm damage to Saskatchewan communities, the Government of Saskatchewan is announcing changes to its Provincial Disaster Assistance Program (PDAP) on Thursday.A form...
Jul 16, 2026 Waldheim families are in clean-up mode today, dealing with uprooted trees, trampolines in trees and branches galore covering lawns, roads and roofs. (Image Credit: Libby Gray/CKOM)
'We care about them': Inside North Battleford's downtown security pilot
For two Mosquito Grizzly Bear's Head Lean Man First Nation security guards in North Battleford, keeping people safe downtown begins with building trust. "They kind of start to become your family... We...
Jul 16, 2026 Vanessa Rosette (right), Cecile Moosomin (middle), and their coworker. (Image Credit: Alyssa Rudolph/ battlefordsNOW)
Judge hands lifetime animal ban in Battle River neglect case, spares woman jail
A judge has permanently banned a Battle River-area woman from ever owning animals after describing the neglect inflicted on dozens of horses, dogs and cats as being at "the high end" of the spectrum o...
Jul 15, 2026 Ellen Haudeck leaves North Battleford provincial court following her appearnace on Wednesday, June 10, 2026. (Image Credit: Kenneth Cheung/battlefordsNOW) (Image Credit: Kenneth Cheung/battlefordsNOW)
NDP calls for construction of road connecting northern mine sites
The Saskatchewan NDP is calling for the federal government to support the construction of a new road in the North to connect the Cigar Lake and McArthur River uranium mines. A letter sent to Minister ...
Jul 15, 2026 The two mines sites are relatively close, but there is no road connecting them. (Image Credit: Google Maps)
Sacred lance leaves La Ronge for North Battleford
A more than 600-kilometer journey for the sacred lance is officially underway as 32 runners left La Ronge on Wednesday, bound for North Battleford in advance of the Tony Cote Summer Games. The runners...
Jul 15, 2026 The run is expected to last for 12 days before the group reaches North Battleford. (Image Credit: Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
Ness Creek prepares to welcome thousands for four-day festival
Thousands of music lovers are expected to head deep into the boreal forest in northern Saskatchewan this week as the Ness Creek Music Festival returns for another year of live performances, cultural p...
Jul 15, 2026 The Ness Creek Music Festival runs July 16 -19. (Image Credit: Ness Creek Cultural and Recreational Society/Facebook)
North Battleford Beavers gearing up to face Standard Hill in NSRBL semifinals
The North Battleford Beavers are one step closer to taking home their fourth straight North Sask. River Baseball League (NSRBL) championship. They swept the Glaslyn Orioles in two games, taking them d...
Jul 15, 2026 The Beavers will kick off their semifinal series against the Standard Hill Lakers on July 15 at Beaver Lions Stadium. (Image Credit: submitted/Kyle Gregoire)
Saskatchewan reports 46 active wildfires, crews continue containment efforts
The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) reported 46 active wildfires across the province as of 11 a.m. Wednesday, with firefighting crews continuing suppression and containment efforts on several...
Jul 15, 2026 Saskatchewan has had 244 wildfires so far this year. (Image Credit: Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency)