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Moose on the loose in North Battleford
Two moose have decided to take a stroll through North Battleford this morning. Multiple RCMP, Community Safety Officers, and Conservation are in the area surrounding North Battleford Comprehensive Hig...
Mar 11, 2026 Moose in North Battleford. (Image Credit: City of North Battleford/ Facebook)
Looking at the Battlefords WPD Ambulance Sharks standouts through the season
As the first round of the SFU18AAAHL playoffs rolls on, the Battlefords WPD Ambulance Sharks await their playoff opponent as they are currently on their first round bye. The Sharks finished in first p...
Mar 11, 2026 The Battlefords WPD Ambulance Sharks await their first playoff opponent as they go through the first round bye. (Image Credit: Byron Hildebrand Photography/Facebook)
Sask. budget tease: Municipal revenue sharing up eight per cent for 2026-27
As has become almost a tradition for the Sask. Party Government, it unveiled the Municipal Revenue Sharing total for the coming fiscal year a week ahead of the provincial budget, during the annual SAR...
Mar 11, 2026 The provincial government announced what the municipal revenue sharing would be for 2026-27, a week ahead of the provincial budget being unveiled. (Image Credit: Lisa Schick/ CJME file photo)
Saskatchewan First Nations, Métis see opportunity in purchase of Freshwater Fish Marketing Corp.
Fish harvesters in Saskatchewan say they can supply a lot of northern fish to domestic and international markets and are taking steps to expand an industry that has been their livelihood for decades. ...
Mar 10, 2026 Organizations like the Prince Albert Grand Council and Métis Nation–Saskatchewan are working to buy the Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation, a federal Crown corporation that was put up for sale several years ago. (Image Credit: Susan McNeil/paNOW Staff)
First Nations leaders unveil items repatriated from the Vatican at History Museum
First Nations leaders unveiled today five items repatriated to their communities after being at the Vatican for more than a century, and unboxed another two crates of items with origins that have yet ...
Mar 10, 2026 Assembly of First Nations Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak, centre, looks on as sacred items are unveiled following their return from the Vatican collection during an unveiling event at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., on Tuesday, March 10, 2026. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby)
Ringing phone leads Battlefords RCMP to arrest robbery suspect
A ringing phone has helped Battlefords RCMP dial in on a robbery suspect. On March 7, around 7:30 a.m., RCMP received a report of a robbery at a business on the Highway 16 Bypass in North Battleford. ...
Mar 10, 2026 RCMP patrol vehicle. (Image Credit: Saskatchewan RCMP)
Businesses in Lloydminster can authorize RCMP under new AGENT trespassing program
Businesses and property owners in Lloydminster will now have a new tool to address trespassing and nuisance activity on private property.The city's municipal enforcement unit and the Royal Canadian Mo...
Mar 10, 2026 The building of the Lloydminster RCMP detachment. (Image Credit: battlefordsNOW Staff)
Battlefords RCMP is seeking public assistance locating a 46-year-old man
Battlefords RCMP is seeking public assistance in locating a missing adult man. On March 9, at around 2:15 p.m., RCMP received a report of missing 46-year-old, Brent Paranteau. He was last in contact w...
Mar 10, 2026 Brent Paranteau, 46. (Image Credit: Saskatchewan RCMP)
Community-led Blessing Box expansion aims to help those in need
The installation of a second Blessing Box in the Battlefords will help provide easy access to food and essentials for people in need. The first come and go donation box was set up in September 2024, i...
Mar 10, 2026 Paige Hundt with the first Battleford Blessing Box in 2024. (Image Credit: Kenneth Cheung/ battlefordsNOW Staff)
Nipawin hires new chief administrative officer
The Town of Nipawin has announced that they have hired their new chief administrative officer (CAO). They have appointed David Gillan the new CAO, effective April 6. Gillan served one term as mayor of...
Mar 10, 2026 (Image Credit: File photo/northeastNOW Staff)