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Some Sask. shoppers still snub U.S. products a year after tariff war
Some Saskatchewan shoppers are still choosing Canadian and local products at the grocery store more than a year after tariff threats began to fly from United States President Donald Trump.On March 4, ...
Mar 04, 2026 Some shoppers felt buying Canadian was their top priority, while others were looking for the most affordable option. (Image Credit: Canadian Press file photo)
Unknown liquid warning issued in Battlefords as RCMP investigate sudden deaths
Think twice before you drink it. RCMP in the Battlefords are warning the public not to consume unknown liquid beverages after receiving a report of a potentially hazardous substance circulating in the...
Mar 03, 2026 (Image Credit: RCMP)
Throwback on the trails: Battlefords launch first vintage snowmobile ride
Over the weekend, Battlefords Trailbreakers Snowmobile Club held their first annual vintage ride where riders stepped into old suites and started the engines to sleds dating back to the '60s. Among th...
Mar 03, 2026 Vintage snowmobiles at the Battlefords first vintage ride. (Image Credit: Alyssa Rudolph/battlefordsNOW Staff)
'It will definitely start this spring': Updates on $3.4M arena expansion in Battleford
The Town of Battleford is bringing in outside oversight as it prepares to begin work this spring on its $3.4-million arena expansion.Council has voted to accept a proposal from Colliers Project Leader...
Mar 03, 2026 A rendering shows the proposed exterior design of the Battleford Arena expansion, part of a $3.4-million project to modernize the 1977 facility with improved accessibility, safety and user amenities. (Image Credit: Associated Engineering)
Time Change? Saskatchewan’s been over it since the ’60s
As British Columbia joins a growing global movement away from Daylight Saving Time (DST), Saskatchewan's once-controversial stance appears increasingly ahead of its time.For six decades, Saskatchewan ...
Mar 03, 2026 Saskatchewan hasn't changed its clocks since 1966. (Image Credit: ID 13561753 © Kelpfish | Dreamstime.com)
Battlefords community raises nearly $55K at Coldest Night of the Year walk
Over 70 community members took part in the Battlefords Coldest Night of the Year (CNOY) fundraiser on Saturday evening, which helped raise nearly $55,000 for Territorial Youth Services (TYS). During t...
Mar 03, 2026 Participants walking for the Coldest Night of the Year fundraiser with their CNOY hats. (Image Credit: Alyssa Rudolph/ battlefordsNOW Staff)
BMI signs deal with American tenant for part of old Prince Albert pulp mill
The first of multiple new tenants that are planned for the old pulp mill north of Prince Albert has been announced. BMI, the new owners, and Plum Gas Solution, an American company based in Michigan bu...
Mar 03, 2026 BMI signed an agreement with Plum Group as an anchor tenant for the old Prince Albert Pulp Mill. (Image Credit: submitted/Plum Group)
Battleford residents to see slight recycling increase as monthly billing begins
Residents in Battleford will see a slight increase on their monthly utility bills after council approved a 7.5 per cent recycling rate hike and formally adopted a new monthly billing policy.The recycl...
Mar 03, 2026 A picture taken during a regular town council meeting on Monday, March 2, 2026, at the Battleford Town Hall. (Image Credit: Kenneth Cheung/battlefordsNOW Staff)
'The national integrity is at risk right now': Sask. lawyer responds to U.S. incursion in Iran
A woman who moved from Iran to Canada two years ago, and currently works in Saskatchewan as a lawyer, says the situation in her home country is far more complicated than what's being portrayed in the ...
Mar 03, 2026 Iranian drones hit the U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia, while hundreds are reported dead in Iran. (Image Credit: The Canadian Press)
Conditions issued for hockey coach Bernie Lynch’s release from prison
Former junior hockey coach Bernard (Bernie) Lynch will face several conditions once he's out of prison.In 2024, Lynch was sentenced to nearly three years for assaulting and sexually assaulting a 17-ye...
Mar 03, 2026 Bernie Lynch was found guilty in December 2023 and sentenced in January 2024 for assaulting and sexual assault of a teen boy in 1988. Lynch was a coach for the Regina Pats in the WHL at that time. (Image Credit: (file photo/CJME News Staff))