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Online campsite reservations for Sask. Parks begins April 13
Residents eager to secure a summer getaway in Saskatchewan's provincial parks can begin booking campsites starting April 13.The provincial government has released its 2026 reservation schedule, with s...
Mar 31, 2026 (Image Credit: Gov't of Sask./Ministry of Parks, Culture, and Sport)
Private security patrols coming to North Battleford downtown in $106K pilot
Private security patrols are coming to North Battleford's downtown core.City council approved Monday a $106,000, including PST, one-year pilot program - part of the 2026 budget - to fund security serv...
Mar 31, 2026 The downtown area of North Battleford. (Image Credit: Kenneth Cheung/battlefordsNOW Staff)
$18K donation helps BUH provide care to patients
Diapers, braces, and bandages. To pharmacies, these are slow moving items. But within a hospital setting, these same items take on a very different level of importance. For patients, they can provide ...
Mar 31, 2026 Fisher's Drug Store's $18,000 donation to Battlefords Union Hospital. (Image Credit: Battlefords Healthcare Foundation/ Facebook)
Ottawa allows temporary use of gopher poison in Alberta, Saskatchewan
Ottawa is temporarily allowing the return of the rodent poison strychnine in Alberta and Saskatchewan as those provinces grapple with gopher infestations.A statement from the federal ministers of heal...
Mar 31, 2026 A Richardson's ground squirrel pokes up from its burrow on Monday, July 14, 2025, in a vacant lot in Minot, N.D. (Image Credit: AP Photo/Jack Dura)
Sask. parents have split reactions on need for social media ban for minors
Saskatchewan parents are at odds over a possible ban on social media for kids under the age of 16.On Monday, Premier Scott Moe said the provincial government will poll the public on how it feels about...
Mar 31, 2026 Estevan mother Danielle Wakely said she is not in favour of putting a ban on social media for kids under the age of 16, she believes the decision should be left to families. (Image Credit: Danielle Wakely/ Submitted)
Battlefords RCMP investigates reckless fireworks use on Highway 16
Battlefords RCMP is investigating a report regarding careless use of fireworks. On March 28, around 11:35 p.m., RCMP received a report that individuals were setting off fireworks from a truck. The inv...
Mar 30, 2026 Saskatchewan RCMP patrol vehicle. (Image Credit: Saskatchewan RCMP)
Is your favourite restaurant up to code? Here’s how you can check.
If you've ever wondered what goes on behind the kitchen doors of your favourite eatery, there's an easy way to find out: the public health reports online highlight any issues found during routine insp...
Mar 30, 2026 The province currently has a small team of public health inspectors responsible for around 5,000 food establishments. (Image Credit: ID 413542244 © Yuri Arcurs | Dreamstime.com)
School divisions end partnership with North Battleford's Sākewew High School
Living Sky School Division and Light of Christ Catholic Schools have confirmed the conclusion of their partnership with Skewew High School in North Battleford. Both divisions acknowledged the role Ske...
Mar 30, 2026 Sākewew High School. (Image Credit: Kenneth Cheung/ battlefordsNOW Staff)
Man pleads guilty to manslaughter in 2023 stabbing death on Buffalo River Dene Nation
A northern Saskatchewan man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the 2023 stabbing death of another man, resolving a case that was set for a nine-day trial.Nathan Billette entered the plea in Court o...
Mar 30, 2026 Nathan George Bekkattla, 55, is shown in this photo. He died following a stabbing on Buffalo River Dene Nation on Sept. 13, 2023. (Image Credit: Martens Warman Funeral Home)
Fire Safety Order shuts down North Battleford motel
Community members in North Battleford are questioning the recent board up of the Hitching Post Motel after the fatal shooting of a cab driver on the property earlier this month. The city has confirmed...
Mar 30, 2026 Hitching Post Motel in North Battleford. (Image Credit: battlefordsNOW Staff)