Category Archives: Post to Social

Triceratops at BN Steel and Metals a destination
Driving past the BN Steel and Metals Inc. in North Battleford, one may notice that something seems out of place. A creature that lived during the Late Cretaceous period stands proudly with its three h...
Feb 22, 2024

RCMP ask for public's help following suspicious death on Red Pheasant
Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes Unit continues to investigate the death of Candie Pritchard on Red Pheasant Cree Nation.Pritchard's remains were discovered near a home on the First Nation Feb. 5. Her d...
Feb 22, 2024

American wins Canadian Challenge main event
American Clayton Perry is the Canadian Challenge Sled Dog Race winner of the main event. Perry, who is from Power, Montana, competed in the 10-dog, 328-kilometre race and won with a time of 32 hours a...
Feb 22, 2024

Four AAA Stars named to Team Sask for National Aboriginal Hockey Championship
Four members of the Battlefords AAA Stars have been selected to represent Team Saskatchewan this spring, at the 2024 National Aboriginal Hockey Championship (NAHC), May 5-11 in Grande Prairie, Alta. S...
Feb 22, 2024

Too early to forecast 2024 wildfire season: SPSA
While Alberta has already started the 2024 wildfire season, it doesn't appear Saskatchewan will be doing that anytime soon. Earlier this week, the Government of Alberta declared the start of its wildf...
Feb 22, 2024
Sask. Health Authority looking to recycle ‘a large amount’ of expired PPE
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is trying to find someone to recycle what it described as "a large amount" of expired personal protective equipment (PPE) from the COVID-19 pandemic response.The SHA ...
Feb 22, 2024

Town of St. Walburg hires new CAO
The Town of St. Walburg has a familiar face moving into the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) position. Christine Seguin, who is currently the assistant CAO, will take on the CAO role starting April ...
Feb 22, 2024

No injuries in overnight house fire in North Battleford
North Battleford fire department was busy overnight putting out a house fire at 1671-102 Street in the city.No injuries were reported. Firefighters responded to the call for service at 2:36 a.m., and ...
Feb 22, 2024
WSA warns of drought with below-normal runoff expected in Sask.
Saskatchewan is poised to experience a relatively dry spring, meaning another year of drought-like conditions is possible.In the preliminary spring runoff report it released Thursday, the Water Securi...
Feb 22, 2024

Poundmaker's Lodge hosts information session for community leaders
It was a single moment that created the possibility that life could be different for those with addictions in the Battlefords.Brad Cardinal, executive director of Poundmaker's Lodge Treatment Centres ...
Feb 22, 2024