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Fire investigators find body in burned out home
Editors note: This story was edited at 1:30 p.m. on June 18 to clarify Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes is not currently investigating this fire, as previously reported.North Battleford firefighters hav...
Jun 18, 2024
Fred Light Museum's Bernadette Leslie to retire in 2025
It was 46 ago ago when Bernadette Leslie began what would become a passion at the Fred Light Museum as a summer student. That wealth of historical knowledge, experience and dedication will soon take o...
Jun 18, 2024

Battleford Tot Lot goes to the pirates following near $80K upgrade
The tots of Battleford have an upgraded place to play following the grand reopening of a beloved town playground. "The playground that was there previously, it just kind of was at the point where it n...
Jun 17, 2024

House 'total loss' following weekend fire
A man was taken to hospital to treat minor cuts after jumping from a second story window and a house has been listed a "total loss" after a fire consumed the building Saturday evening. The North Battl...
Jun 17, 2024

Council to review new sculpture, heritage building and awards program
It's a meaningful slate for City of North Battleford this evening with items on the agenda for council resolution that have profound historical and social ramifications. Among the presentations to be ...
Jun 17, 2024

Wet Saskatchewan spring standing out among recent dry years
North-central Saskatchewan has received above average rainfall this spring, but it might not be as bad as some would be led to believe.Environment and Climate Change Canada pointed out that recent yea...
Jun 13, 2024

LLRIB RCMP officer first to wear ribbon skirt during academy grad
RCMP Const. Emeri Carriere-Mackenzie, from the Lac La Ronge Indian Band, is the first ever cadet to graduate from the RCMP Academy with the honour of wearing a ribbon skirt. In a media release issued ...
Jun 12, 2024

Major collision closes section of Highway 17 near Lloydminster
*Update: The highway has been reopened.Highway 17 north of Lloydminster has been closed after a serious crash was reported earlier today. Maidstone RCMP have placed detours and drivers should expect d...
Jun 11, 2024

More homes for Battleford subdivision
The project to add multi-unit homes in the Heritage Landing Crescent area in Battleford is entering the next stage of development and according to Mayor Ames Leslie, the subdivision of the property in...
Jun 11, 2024

'It's a beautiful feeling': Quadruplets at home after several months in hospital
After about three months in Saskatoon's Jim Pattison Children's Hospital, the leap day quadruplets are all finally at home. "The first baby (Aleah) came home about two weeks ago," said their mother Sa...
Jun 11, 2024