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Town passes budget with 0 per cent tax increase

The Town of Battleford approved the 2024 budget that will include a 0 per cent tax increase for the fiscal year.During the final council meeting of the year on Monday, Dec. 11, CAO Landon Chambers pre...

Dec 12, 2023

Sex offender in Saskatchewan who took children into U.S. signs plea agreement

A convicted sex offender living in Saskatchewan who cut through a fence to drive across the Canada-U.S. border with two children and their mother has entered a plea agreement.The agreement filed in So...

Dec 12, 2023

Cut Knife musician says winning Folk Artist of the Year a ‘rite of passage’

While his name was being called at the Saskatchewan Music Awards earlier this month, a local musician was doing what he loves best, performing a show.Jake Vaadeland was on tour with the Hunter Brother...

Dec 12, 2023

North Stars host Hounds for Tuesday night showdown

Coming off a nine-day layoff since their last game (Dec. 2 versus Melville), the Battlefords North Stars return to action Tuesday night on home ice, as the team hosts the Notre Dame Hounds for a Nutri...

Dec 12, 2023

Chances of a white Christmas looking low for Saskatchewan

Christmas is just two weeks away, but if you look outside of your window right now, chances are it looks nothing like winter.Very little snow has fallen in most parts of Saskatchewan so far this seaso...

Dec 12, 2023

Battleford adopts a clean desk policy to help with security

The Town of Battleford is adopting a Clean Desk policy to help guard against potential threats to safety and security. During the Monday night council meeting, the details of the policy that will take...

Dec 12, 2023

Mandi Schwartz Memorial Tournament a learning experience for AAA Sharks

The Battlefords AAA Sharks recently returned home from the 2023 Mandi Schwartz Memorial Tournament in Wilcox and Milestone, SK., representing the organization for the first time at the largest Female ...

Dec 12, 2023

City passes budget with 4.42 per cent tax increase

North Battleford city council has passed the 2024 operating budget that will see a 4.42 per cent property tax increase.Administration originally proposed a 5.12 per cent tax increase but council was a...

Dec 11, 2023

‘Not true reconciliation:’ FSIN reacts to federal bill on water

The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) is not impressed with new federal legislation on clean water.The Canadian government announced Bill C-61, the proposed First Nations Clean Water A...

Dec 11, 2023

Little Pine man charged with multiple drug and firearm offenses

Arrests have been made following a traffic stop just outside North Battleford on Highway 40 on Saturday, Dec. 9. A news release said following the stop, the officer from the North Battleford Crime Red...

Dec 11, 2023