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Pair of North Battleford players gearing up for Basketball Women's National Championships
The Canada Basketball U15 and U17 women's national championships are coming up in Sherbrooke, Que., from Aug. 3 to 8 and Team Saskatchewan will have one player from North Battleford on each roster.Cal...
Jul 23, 2026 Camryn Hummeny (left) and Callie Oborowsky (right) will represent the Battlefords and Saskatchewan at the National Women's Basketball Championships in Sherbrooke, QC in early August. (Image Credit: submitted/Mike Hummeny)
Roughriders, Elks set for CFL clash after emotional week
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are preparing to take on the Edmonton Elks on Thursday after what has been an emotional week for the team.On Saturday, the day before the CFL club was set to return to pra...
Jul 23, 2026 The Saskatchewan Roughriders (4-1) and Edmonton Elks (5-1) will meet on Thursday in a battle to claim the top spot in the CFL's West Division. (Image Credit: Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Joint Alberta-Saskatchewan crime crackdown leads to 52 arrest warrants
A four-day, multi-agency crime reduction operation in Lloydminster resulted in the execution of 52 outstanding arrest warrants and dozens of additional enforcement actions.The operation, conducted bet...
Jul 22, 2026 The building of the Lloydminster RCMP detachment. (Image Credit: file photo/battlefordsNOW)
Premier Scott Moe ‘not confident’ in CUSMA renewal after latest tariff announcement
Over the past year and a half, Canada has had to deal with round after round of tariffs - and threats - from U.S. President Donald Trump.Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe joined The Evan Bray Show on Wed...
Jul 22, 2026 Premier Scott Moe spoke on The Evan Bray Show early on Wednesday morning from P.E.I. where he’s attending meeting with the country’s other premiers. (Image Credit: File photo/CJME)
RCMP flag 77 per cent increase in fatal collisions this June, July
Since the beginning of June, 23 collisions have killed 27 people in Saskatchewan, representing a 77 per cent increase in fatal crashes compared to June and July last year."Since July 10 alone, 16 peop...
Jul 22, 2026 Saskatchewan RCMP said officers are seeing more accidents involving drug and alcohol impairment. (Image Credit: ID 1416888 | Accident Scene © Lane Erickson | Dreamstime.com)
Battleford shifts development review costs from taxpayers to applicants
Battleford council has approved a policy aimed at ensuring taxpayers no longer shoulder the cost of outside experts hired to review complex private development proposals, shifting those expenses to ap...
Jul 22, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 90676908 © Yunkiphotoshot | Dreamstime.com)
Fatal ATV rollover at Canoe Lake Cree First Nation
An 18-year old girl has died following an ATV accident on Canoe Lake Cree First Nation. Beauval RCMP officers were called at 8:35 a.m. on July 21 in response to an ATV rollover.Upon arrival, officers ...
Jul 22, 2026 (Image Credit: File photo/paNOW Staff)
Maryska Kardynal shines with three medals at Western Canada Challenge
North Battleford had just one competitor at The Western Canada Team Challenge for track and field in Regina over the weekend, but the city was well represented by 15-year-old Maryska Kardynal who took...
Jul 22, 2026 Maryska Kardynal after winning two golds and a bronze medal at the Western Canada Team Challenge for track and field. (Image Credit: John Paul II Collegiate/Facebook)
Battleford seeks more parade entries as Treaty 6 theme takes centre stage
Organizers are looking to fill about two dozen more spots in this year's Battleford's Parade and Fireworks night, as preparations continue for one of the community's biggest summer traditions, this ye...
Jul 22, 2026 A Mosquito, Grizzly Bear's Head, Lean Man First Nation float makes its way through the 2025 Battleford Parade. Last year’s parade celebrated the Town of Battleford’s Ruby Jubilee, marking its 40th anniversary. This year’s parade will feature a theme recognizing the 150th anniversary of Treaty 6. (Image Credit: file photo/battlefordsNOW)
Northern Saskatchewan communities among Canada's highest for crime severity
Several northern Saskatchewan communities continue to record crime severity levels far above both the provincial and national averages, according to newly released 2025 data from Statistics Canada.The...
Jul 22, 2026 Saskatchewan's overall CSI was 146.64, nearly double the Canadian figure. (Image Credit: ID 109503673 © Andrew Sentipal | Dreamstime.com)