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'I like the responsibility of leading and helping': Meadow Lake teen named Sask. Junior Citizen of the Year
Noah Cappelle says he never saw himself as "overly extraordinary."But after years spent leading teams, tutoring classmates and organizing school events in Meadow Lake, the Carpenter High School studen...
May 12, 2026 Noah Cappelle, a Grade 12 student at Carpenter High School in Meadow Lake, was recently named a Saskatchewan Junior Citizen of the Year in recognition of his leadership, mentorship and involvement in school and community activities. (Image Credit: Noah Cappelle/LinkedIn)
Missing teen located injured in North Battleford motel, man charged
A man has been charged with several offences after a teenager was reported missing in North Battleford. On April 25, at 6 p.m., Battlefords RCMP received a report of a missing teenage girl. The invest...
May 12, 2026 (Image Credit: Saskatchewan/RCMP)
Prairie Sky Recovery Centre to transition to a Men’s-Only facility to coincide with men's mental health month
Starting June 1, the Prairie Sky Recovery Centre (PSRC) in Wilkie will be making the jump to being a male and male-identifying only recovery facility, coinciding with men's mental health month. The fa...
May 12, 2026 Prairie Sky Recovery Facility is lining up its change to offering male and male identifying programming only with Men's Mental Health month. (Image Credit: https://prairieskyrecovery.ca/)
From nurses to musicians, Battlefords honours community mental heath champions
For one evening in North Battleford, the focus shifted from mental health struggles to the people helping others through them.Musicians, nurses, housing workers, restaurant owners and longtime volunte...
May 12, 2026 Awards sit on display ahead of the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Battlefords branch’s Champions of Mental Health awards event, themed Threads of Resilience, at the Chapel Gallery in North Battleford on May 9, 2026. (Image Credit: Kenneth Cheung/battlefordsNOW Staff)
UN, First Nations leaders say Liberals must pass Indian Act changes as 'priority'
A United Nations panel is calling on Ottawa to eliminate the second-generation cutoff in the Indian Act "as a matter of priority."Current law uses a formula to determine whether an individual qualifie...
May 12, 2026 Sharon McIvor of the Human Rights Committee, left, speaks as Grand Chief Stewart Phillip looks on as they address a news conference in Vancouver, B.C. Monday, Jan. 12, 2015 regarding an investigation regarding the root causes of violence against Indigenous women in Canada. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward)
North Battleford clears way for new apartment project, finalizes 2026 tax rates
North Battleford city council has approved a subdivision needed for a new apartment development in the city's Fairview Heights neighbourhood while also finalizing 2026 property tax rates.Council appro...
May 12, 2026 A map shows the location of city-owned land at 2430 Buhler Avenue in North Battleford, where city council has approved the sale of up to two acres for a proposed four-storey apartment development. (Image Credit: Google Map)
Women Entrepreneurs Week highlights Sask. farm ambassador
"A lot of times, especially in farming, people look at you and ask, 'Where's the man in charge?'" That's one of the biggest challenges Lisa Haynes has faced as a woman entrepreneur in agriculture. "Wh...
May 12, 2026 Lisa Haynes - owner of Farm Systems for Success. (Image Credit: Lisa Haynes/submitted)
Media leaders discuss AI and truth in journalism at Solstice Speaker Series
The changing of the seasons has established a new tradition in Saskatchewan. For the past five years, the SGI Solstice Speaker Series, held at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum in Regina, has invited Indi...
May 12, 2026 Creeson Agecoutay and Lisa LaFlamme at the SGI Solstice Speakers Series at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum. (Image Credit: submitted/Friends of the Royal Saskatchewan Museum)
Battlefords RCMP seeking public assistance locating person of interest in grandparent scam investigation
An individual who may have information regarding the grandparent scam has been identified by Battlefords RCMP. Police are asking for assistance from the public to confirm the identity of the individua...
May 12, 2026 Battlefords RCMP is attempting to locate this individual who may have information regarding the grandparent scam investigation. (Image Credit: RCMP)
Meet the 89-year-old blacksmith keeping the craft alive
MARCELIN, SASK. - Pop's Old Forge is the kind of place that feels familiar, even if you've never been there before.It's like a grandfather's workshop, where nothing is thrown out and everything has a ...
May 12, 2026 Pop’s Old Forge near Marcelin has become a living classroom where 89-year-old Hubert Smith forges iron and keeps a nearly lost trade burning bright. (Image Credit: Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)