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Christmas weather outlook promising for Battlefords-Meadow Lake area

If hitting the highway is on your agenda this holiday season, you are in luck. Environment and Climate Change Canada reports weather conditions will remain mild and stable in the Battlefords and Meado...

Dec 21, 2023

Kingwell to coach Team Sask at 2024 Canadian Para Hockey Championship

North Battleford's Noel Kingwell has been named head coach of Team Saskatchewan for the 2024 Canadian Para Hockey Championship in Ontario this May.Taking place in Port Colborne, ON., May 16-19, the ev...

Dec 21, 2023

At least 15 people are dead after a mass shooting at a Prague university, police chief says

PRAGUE (AP) - An armed man opened fire in a university building in downtown Prague on Thursday, killing 10 people and sowing widespread panic with one of the Czech Republic's worst mass shootings of i...

Dec 21, 2023

Canada’s electric vehicle push met with excitement, concern

The federal government's plan to phase out gas-powered vehicle sales by 2035 is being met with both support and concern.Tyler Krause sits on the board of directors for the Saskatchewan Electric Vehicl...

Dec 21, 2023

AAA Sharks Alumni Game connects hockey and community

The Battlefords AAA Sharks held their annual Alumni Game Tuesday night at Battleford Arena, with 15 alumni joining those on the current team roster, to face off in a friendly game between current and ...

Dec 20, 2023

Linamar Corp. makes deal to buy Bourgault Industries

Bourgault Industries of St. Brieux, Sask. will be under new ownership.Linamar Corporation announced it has reached an agreement to acquire Bourgault $640 Million CAD.Bourgault President Gerry Bourgaul...

Dec 20, 2023

Chief Holm reflects on achievements in 2023

As this year winds down to a close, North Battleford Fire Chief Lindsay Holm is taking time to look back at the local events that shaped 2023."Actually 2023 all the way around was a pretty good year,"...

Dec 20, 2023

Community Grant Program to benefit Battlefords, Lloydminster and Meadow Lake area programs

The Community Initiatives Fund (CIF) will provide some added benefit to programs in the North West region in the latest installments. Family programs will receive support in the Battlefords, Meadow La...

Dec 20, 2023

NDP Justice Critic Nicole Sarauer visits North Battleford to learn about communities public safety needs

The justice critic for the Official Opposition was recently in the Battlefords to learn about what the communities' public safety needs are.Nicole Sarauer, MLA for Regina-Douglas-Park and NDP critic f...

Dec 20, 2023

Northlands planning for new administration degree program

Northlands College will offer a Bachelor of Administration program in the fall of the 2024. It was announced in a media release Wednesday. The program is made possible through an agreement between the...

Dec 20, 2023