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Weapon charges laid following CRT search
Two Saulteaux First Nation men are facing weapons charges. The Battlefords Crime Reduction Team seized both real and phony firearms, ammunition, "drug trafficking evidence" for which both men appeared...
Aug 13, 2024

Construction on new pool complex in Wilkie underway
Wilkie is diving into its future. Groundbreaking and the first steps to the new community pool complex is officially underway following last year's decision to replace the former pool which stood for ...
Aug 13, 2024

First degree murder charge laid in Kemp Crescent homicide
A 38-year-old man has been arrested and charged with the first-degree murder of Norman Wenzel in Prince Albert's Kemp Cresent last month. Quentin Gardiner, age 38, made his first court appearance this...
Aug 13, 2024

Day 1 results for Tony Cote Summer Games
The first day of competition in the Tony Cote Summer Games has already resulted in several medals being handed out to various athletes. In the girls U13 two-kilomete run, Harper Bear (Team Woodland) t...
Aug 13, 2024

Canadian Olympians return home after record-setting Summer Games
MISSISSAUGA, ONT. - Several members of Canada's Olympic team were given a hero's welcome by cheering fans and elated family members at Toronto's Pearson International Airport as they returned home fro...
Aug 13, 2024

North Battleford Library and BATC collaborate to modernize theatre room
North Battleford Library recently renovated its theatre room in partnership with the Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs (BATC). This is a step towards modernizing a space that has long served the city.T...
Aug 12, 2024

City of North Battleford implements fire ban
The City of North Battleford issued an immediate fire ban within the city limits on Aug. 12 at 1:57 p.m. The fire weather index currently rates the North Battleford area at extreme risk. Only fires in...
Aug 12, 2024

'My Kinda Town': Keegan Isaac to play fundraising Meota concert for COPS Centre
Meota is Keegan Isaac's 'kinda town.' The musician is bringing music to the community to raise funds for the Battlefords Union Hospital Community Oncology Program of Saskatchewan (COPS) in a loving tr...
Aug 12, 2024

Opening ceremony marks start of Tony Cote Summer Games
The sacred lance has been handed over and the torch has been lit, marking the start of the Tony Cote Summer Games hosted by the Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB). The opening ceremonies were held at Se...
Aug 12, 2024

Canada's Phil 'Wizard' Kim wins gold in breaking at Paris Olympics
Canada's Phil Kim has won a gold medal in men's breaking at the Olympic Games.The 27-year-old from Vancouver, who goes by B-Boy Phil Wizard in breaking circles, captured the first men's Olympic gold i...
Aug 10, 2024