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Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency issues widespread fire ban
Saskatchewan has imposed a sweeping fire ban across much of central and southern parts of the province as new details emerge about the Lobstick Fire burning southwest of Prince Albert.The Saskatchewan...
May 29, 2026 SPSA officials said on Friday the Lobstick Fire burning between Duck Lake and MacDowall had crossed the North Saskatchewan River and was likely sparked by lightning rather than human activity, as first believed. (Image Credit: Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency/Facebook)
Long-time volunteer reflects on nearly 60 years of community theatre
Donna Challis still remembers the first meeting in 1967 that led to the creation of Battlefords Community Players."We picked a play and we called for auditions; we had enough people to do it," she sai...
May 29, 2026 Donna Challis has volunteered for Battlefords Community Players for nearly 60 years. (Image Credit: Alyssa Rudolph/ battlefordsNOW)
SPSA issues sweeping fire ban as Lobstick wildfire crosses North Sask. River
Standing at the kitchen window, Colleen Neufeld watched as the flames from the Lobstick wildfire grew ever closer.The familiar prairie sunset she knows, filtered through a dark haze of smoke. On Frida...
May 29, 2026 The Lobstick Fire nearing the property of Colleen and Matt Neufeld. (Image Credit: Submitted/Matt Neufeld)
A landmark without its label: Sign disappears from beloved Popoff Tree
In the heart of the North Saskatchewan River Valley, near Blaine Lake, stands the largest tree ever recorded in the province. This plains cottonwood and poplar cross, locally known as the Popoff Tree,...
May 29, 2026 A $500 reward is being offered for the sign's safe return in original condition to the Blaine Lake RCMP. (Image Credit: Saskatchewanderer/Facebook)
Sask. court upholds convictions in home daycare child-sex abuse case
Saskatchewan's highest court has upheld the conviction and 15-year prison sentence of a man found guilty of sexually assaulting two young children attending a home daycare and creating child pornograp...
May 29, 2026 Joseph Sproull was convicted of sexually assaulting two children aged two and three at a home daycare in Marshall operated by his wife, as well as possessing, making and distributing child pornography. (Image Credit: battlefordsNOW staff)
Battlefords RCMP looking for public help with stolen trailer investigation
Battlefords RCMP is seeking public assistance to find a truck that was used to steal a trailer in early February. Police received a report of a theft on the 2000 block of 98th street in North Battlefo...
May 29, 2026 The pictured black F150 was used in a trailer theft in North Battleford in February. (Image Credit: Submitted/RCMP)
Nisbet wildfire could cost $25M in timber losses
The Lobstick wildfire in the Nisbet Forest near Prince Albert continues to grow, having already charred more than 13,000 hectares, while local forestry operators warn of millions of dollars in potenti...
May 29, 2026 Nathan Peters standing on his acreage near MacDowall with the Lobstick fire burning in the background. As the onwer and operator of a sawmill, he anticipates millions of dollars in economic loss as the fire tears through timber in the provincial forest. (Image Credit: Nick Nielsen/paNOW)
Prairie heat making mustard spicier, researchers find
If your mustard seems a little spicier lately, you're probably not imagining it.Researchers say hotter, drier conditions across the Prairies are changing Canadian mustard seeds - and that could be giv...
May 29, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 32786358 © Tetiana Kovalenko Dreamstime.com)
Premier Scott Moe to speak at Canada-India Summit in Regina on Friday
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe will be speaking at the Canada-India Business Council's annual summit in Regina on Friday.His audience will consist of dignitaries and business leaders, with the summit ...
May 29, 2026 In a statement, Premier Scott Moe said India strengthens Saskatchewan through trade, research and development, labour recruitment and cultural exchange. (Image Credit: File photo/CKOM)
Instead of jail cells: North Battleford amended intoxication bylaw easing pressure on RCMP
For years, many intoxicated people picked up in downtown North Battleford had only one destination: RCMP cells.One year after the city quietly changed its public intoxication bylaw, most are now being...
May 29, 2026 The downtown area of North Battleford. (Image Credit: Kenneth Cheung/battlefordsNOW)