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McHappy Day brings communities together in Saskatchewan
*This story has been updated to include McHappy Day donation totals. In North Battleford, community members raised $36,357 during McHappy Day.--As McHappy Day returns, families across Canada are being...
May 06, 2026 Battlefords North Stars coaches participate in McHappy Day. (Image Credit: battlefordsNOW)
'We will not forget': Sask. RCMP vows commitment as community honours missing loved ones
Ryan Nicotine, Kionna Nicotine, Lee Bearsears, Candy Pritchard, Ashley Morin, Megan Gallagher and Tiki Laverdiere.Their names were spoken softly by candlelight in North Battleford Tuesday night - just...
May 06, 2026 Family members of missing and murdered loved ones hold candles during a vigil in North Battleford on May 5, 2026, marking Missing Persons Week and the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and 2SLGBTQI+ People. (Image Credit: Kenneth Cheung/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Riders sign five picks from 2026 CFL Draft, add to roster ahead of rookie camp
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have added to the numbers the team will see at training camp this season.The CFL club has signed five of its 2026 draft picks, as well as three territorial junior players ...
May 06, 2026 The Saskatchewan Roughriders announced a number of signings ahead of the 2026 rookie camp, which begins on Wednesday. (Image Credit: (file photo/CKOM News Staff)`)
RCMP, volunteers rescue dogs from flooded Red Earth First Nation
A combined effort from volunteers from Nipawin and Flin Flon, MB along with RCMP officers from Carrot River has helped save the lives of 16 dogs from Red Earth First Nation. Much of the community was ...
May 06, 2026 RCMP officers from Carrot River have helped two volunteers from Nipawin rescue 16 dogs from Red Earth, which is flooded by spring runoff. (Image Credit: submitted/North of 54 Front Line Dog Rescue)
Some streams have peaked, Sturgeon, Garden, Torch Rivers still climbing: WSA update
While many streams and rivers across the central and northern portions of Saskatchewan have reached their peak, that is not the case everywhere said the Water Security Agency on May 5. Tributaries of ...
May 06, 2026 An aerial shot of the Garden River area in spring 2026, north of Prince Albert, taken by a local farmer. (Image Credit: submitted/Darren Fladager)
Saskatoon MLA Betty Nippi-Albright to quit NDP, sit as independent
Betty Nippi-Albright, MLA for Saskatoon Centre and Saskatchewan's only sitting First Nation female representative, is quitting the NDP caucus to sit as an indpendent.Nippi-Albright issued a statement ...
May 06, 2026 Betty Nippi-Albright, MLA for Saskatoon Centre and Saskatchewan's only sitting First Nation female representative, is quitting the NDP caucus to sit as an Independent. (Image Credit: (file photo/CKOM News))
Canada has a new searchable flood risk tool. You just can't search it yet.
Canada's new searchable flood risk tool will only be available in provinces and territories that opt in to the program, a move that's frustrated some flood risk experts even as the federal minister sa...
May 06, 2026 A cyclist walks their bike at Britannia Beach in Ottawa, as the Ottawa River floods onto a path, on Monday, April 20, 2026. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang)
Pair of NBCHS football players selected for national showcase game
The Canadian Football Chat (CFC) prospect game will be taking place on May 23 in Hamilton, ON, and two North Battleford residents will be representing the community and the North Battleford Comprehens...
May 05, 2026 Brandyn Schmunk and Reed Johnson will head to Hamilton, ON on May 23 for the CFC prospects game on TSN. (Image Credit: North Battleford Comprehensive High School/Facebook)
LLRIB responds after dangerous dog pack draws concerns in communities
The Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) has released a statement meant to assure all community members they are actively addressing the ongoing issue of stray and roaming dogs across its communities. The...
May 05, 2026 The dog pack was witnessed in Air Ronge and the nearby LLRIB reserve. (Image Credit: Submitted photo/ Ruby Halkett)
'We have sympathy for this individual': North Battleford church responds after bear spray incident
Leaders at St. Paul's Anglican Church say they hope the man accused of discharging bear spray during Sunday worship gets help, as the congregation considers new safety measures following the incident....
May 05, 2026 (Image Credit: Battle River Parish Anglican Church Battlefords)