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North Battleford to replace parking machines with pay-by-phone system downtown
Drivers parking in North Battleford's downtown municipal parking lot will soon pay by smartphone instead of parking machines after city council approved a new digital payment system Monday.The city wi...
Jul 14, 2026 The downtown area of North Battleford. (Image Credit: Quintin Soloviev/ Wikipedia)
Sask. Baseball HOF president talks Carter Beck being drafted
Another Saskatchewan baseball product has entered the Major League Baseball pipeline. The MLB draft was held July 11-12, and Carnduff, Sask., product Carter Beck was selected by the Atlanta Braves wit...
Jul 14, 2026 Carter Beck is the highest drafted Saskatchewan-born player after being selected 26th overall by the Atlanta Braves. (Image Credit: Saskatoon Berries/Facebook)
RCMP seek suspects after firearm pointed at North Battleford cab driver
Saskatchewan RCMP is asking for public assistance to identify three people after a firearm was pointed at a cab driver last week. (Image Credit: Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers/ Facebook) On June 5, a Cro...
Jul 14, 2026 (Image Credit: Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers/ Facebook)
Man charged after Macklin break-in and altercation
Unity RCMP have arrested and charged a 51-year-old man after a break and enter at a home in Macklin early Friday morning. Police said officers were called to a residence in Macklin at about 1 a.m. on ...
Jul 14, 2026 (Image Credit: file photo/paNOW)
Battlefords RCMP seek suspects after Allan Sapp Gallery vandalized
Battlefords RCMP are asking for the public's help identifying two people after the Allan Sapp Gallery in North Battleford was vandalized last week. (Image Credit: Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers/ Facebook...
Jul 14, 2026 (Image Credit: Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers/ Facebook)
RCMP officer injured, 2 men charged after disturbance at Lloydminster fair
An RCMP officer was injured, and two men have been charged after a disturbance at the Lloyd Ex Fair Saturday night in Lloydminster.Officers responded to reports of a disturbance at the fair at about 1...
Jul 14, 2026 The building of the Lloydminster RCMP detachment. (Image Credit: battlefordsNOW staff)
Tornado alerts on the rise, but could too many warnings lead to alert fatigue?
With Saskatchewan experiencing an active severe weather season and more than 100 tornado warnings already issued this year, some experts are questioning whether an increasing number of alerts could ma...
Jul 14, 2026 As of June 30, Saskatchewan had received 93 tornado alerts, however, dozens more have been issued since then. (Image Credit: ID 199447248 © Waingro | Dreamstime.com)
Cleanup continues after powerful storms tear through northeastern Saskatchewan
A weekend of severe storms left a trail of damage across northeastern Saskatchewan, toppling thousands of trees, damaging buildings and knocking out power for thousands of residents as cleanup efforts...
Jul 13, 2026 A house in Carrot River was damaged by a falling tree due to strong weekend winds (Image Credit: Ben Tompkins/northeastNOW)
Country Thunder weekend a successful one despite 177 calls, RCMP says
Along with the heat and mosquitoes at this year's Country Thunder Saskatchewan festival, some country music fans and campers also had to deal with Saskatchewan RCMP officers.Mounties said in a press r...
Jul 13, 2026 Along with the heat and mosquitoes at the 2026 Country Thunder Saskatchewan festival, some country music fans and campers also had to deal with Saskatchewan RCMP officers. (Image Credit: Submitted/Saskatchewan RCMP)
Pair of Battlefords Orcas swimmers thrive at ManSask championship
The Manitoba-Saskatchewan Open Championship took place from July 9 to 12 at the Shaw Centre in Saskatoon, bringing together top swimmers from Manitoba, Saskatchewan and beyond, including a pair from t...
Jul 13, 2026 Claire Meiers and Sophie de Montarnal represented the Battlefords and the Battlefords Orcas Swim Club at the ManSask 2026 swimming championships. (Image Credit: Battlefords Orcas Swim Club/Facebook)