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Two arrested, one wanted after kidnapping and attempted murder on Moosomin First Nation
Two people have been arrested, and another remains on the run in connection with an attempted murder and kidnapping on Moosomin First Nation.Battlefords RCMP say they responded to a serious assault on...
Oct 03, 2025
Hamas agrees to release all Israeli hostages with conditions
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that Hamas must agree to a proposed peace deal by Sunday evening, threatening an even greater military onslaught nearly two years into the war spar...
Oct 03, 2025

Discovery Co-op launches major Food Store upgrade in North Battleford
Discovery Co-op has announced a sweeping renovation of its Food Store in North Battleford, with construction set to begin Oct. 4 and continue for the next 17 months.The project will combine the grocer...
Oct 03, 2025
Canada Post tables new offers to striking postal workers
OTTAWA - Canada Post's latest contract offers to striking postal workers has many of the same terms as its "final offers" in May but removes a signing bonus and now has provisions related to the job c...
Oct 03, 2025

Former Lloydminster hockey executive pleads guilty to stealing over $270,000
A former executive of the Lloydminster Minor Hockey Association (LMHA) has admitted to defrauding the organization of more than $273,000 over a five-year period.Aaron Troy Foster pleaded guilty in Llo...
Oct 02, 2025

'A game changer': $101.3M Cenovus Energy Hub now open in Lloydminster
Lloydminster's new $101.3 million Cenovus Energy Hub opened on Wednesday with speeches, a ribbon-cutting and a community barbecue. But beyond the ceremony, it was a day when a group of young hockey pl...
Oct 02, 2025

Battlefords to host 2026 Tony Cote Summer Games, marking 150 years of Treaty 6
More than 3,000 First Nations athletes will converge on the Battlefords next summer for the 2026 Tony Cote Summer Games, an event timed with the 150th anniversary of Treaty 6.The Federation of Soverei...
Sep 30, 2025

Getting to know Battlefords North Stars captain Anthony Campbell
As the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) season gets going, the voice of the Battlefords North Stars, Ryan Lambert, will be featuring player profiles so fans can learn more about their hometown...
Sep 29, 2025

'A very worthwhile trip': Catch up with N. Battleford fire chief after representing Sask. at national conference
North Battleford Fire Chief Lindsay Holm says the challenges facing his department are being felt across Canada and beyond, after returning from a national fire chiefs' conference in Manitoba."We're n...
Sep 29, 2025

North Battleford mayor to join Sask. delegation in Ottawa to push for renewed infrastructure funding
North Battleford Mayor Kelli Hawtin will be among a group of Saskatchewan leaders travelling to Ottawa Oct. 1 and 2 to press the federal government for renewed cost-shared infrastructure funding."It i...
Sep 29, 2025