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North Battleford moves to tighten taxi rules amid oversight gaps
North Battleford is moving to tighten taxi regulations after officials acknowledged gaps in oversight, including issues tracking drivers, vehicles and complaints.A draft vehicle-for-hire bylaw present...
Apr 21, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 159939776 © Syda Productions | Dreamstime.com)
Battlefords Sharks college commitments look ahead to future careers
The Battlefords WPD Ambulance Sharks will have a different looking squad next year, with eight of their players aging out. A good way to tell a junior team's success is the level their graduates reach...
Apr 21, 2026 All eight of the 2026 Battlefords WPD Ambulance Sharks graduates have committed to play hockey at the university level in the 2026-27 season. (Image Credit: Byron Hildebrand Photography/Facebook)
Three arrested, one wanted after North Battleford municipal break-in
Three people have been arrested, and one is wanted by RCMP after a break-in at a municipal building. On March 20, around 3:30 a.m., Battlefords RCMP received a report of a break and enter at a buildin...
Apr 21, 2026 Wanted man by Battlefords RCMP. (Image Credit: Saskatchewan RCMP)
From lake to plate: Sask. Polytechnic bringing innovation to tired industry
A new design for a wild rice harvester could disrupt the industry in Northern Saskatchewan, which has long stalled when it comes to innovation. Traditional wild rice harvester boats are small propelle...
Apr 21, 2026 An improved wild rice airboat built by Saskatchewan Polytechnic near Beauval. (Image Credit: Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
Fire damages donations behind North Battleford second hand store
When Barb Rosendahl, manager of the Mennonite Community Closet arrived at work on Monday morning, she came across a scene she had never seen before. "I got here at 6:30 a.m., there was a stove that th...
Apr 21, 2026 Damages behind the Mennonite Community Closet building. (Image Credit: Barb Rosendahl)
Saskatchewan to test out technology that detects drones smuggling drugs into prisons
REGINA - Saskatchewan is taking aim at reducing the rise in drugs and weapons being dropped by drones into prison yards - sometimes right to an inmate's cell window."It's literally almost like Uber Ea...
Apr 21, 2026 The Matsqui Institution, a medium-security federal men's prison, is seen in Abbotsford, B.C., on Thursday October 26, 2017. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)
'Waiting kills': North Battleford man pushes for local detox centre
A North Battleford man stood before city council Monday with a message shaped by addiction, incarceration and recovery - and a warning about what happens when help isn't there in time."That moment mat...
Apr 21, 2026 Ryan Gross presents his proposal for a community-based detox facility to North Battleford city council during the planning committee meeting on April 20, 2026, at Don Ross Centre council chambers. (Image Credit: Kenneth Cheung/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Tensions flare as RM of Sherwood moves ahead with data centre agreement
A data centre project in the Rural Municipality of Sherwood is moving forward, following a raucous council meeting which saw people ejected from the gallery, protesters banging on windows and most of ...
Apr 21, 2026 Protestors concerned about artificial intelligence and against a proposed AI data centre in the RM of Sherwood demonstrated outside a council meeting on April 20 as councillors inside voted for the agreement to move ahead. (Image Credit: Geoff Smith/980 CJME)
Season 4 of docuseries focuses on wildfires in La Ronge area
Season Four of the acclaimed docuseries Guardians of the North launches Tuesday night and over the course of six episodes will focus on wildfires in the La Ronge area.The series, which represents a pa...
Apr 21, 2026 Last year's wildfires led to poor air quality in Northern Saskatchewan. (Image Credit: Submitted photo/Government of Saskatchewan)
Man charged after RCMP seize drugs, firearm from motel room in Lloydminster
A 25-year-old Onion Lake man is facing drug and firearms charges after RCMP say cocaine, methamphetamine and a gun with a defaced serial number were seized from a motel room.Officers with the Lloydmin...
Apr 21, 2026 Officers located and seized: approximately 28 grams of cocaine; approximately 32 grams of methamphetamine; a firearm with its serial number removed; and ammunition. (Image Credit: Saskatchewan RCMP)