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Gang Task Force file charges following major weekend drug bust in North Battleford

Last weekend was a big one for the Battlefords RCMP's Gang Task Force as they recovered a major supply of drugs following two separate search warrants - both on Sunday, March 24. The warrants involved...

Mar 27, 2024

Northwest teams reflect on unique experience at one-day HOOPLA

It may not have been the major basketball event from previous years but some northwest students still had much to celebrate at the one-day HOOPLA tournament. The 2024 edition of the High School basket...

Mar 27, 2024

Bell nets hat trick in five-point night to lead North Stars to Game 3 win

Just a week after being named the first-ever consecutive MVP in SJHL history, Battlefords North Stars' forward Kian Bell added another dazzling performance to his 'greatest hits' catalog, scoring a ha...

Mar 27, 2024

Pine Grove inmates claim woman rushed to hospital in serious condition was ignored by jail staff

Editor's note: This story was updated on March 27 to include a comment from the Saskatchewan Health Authority.Inmates at Prince Albert's Pine Grove Correctional (PGCC) are sounding the alarm, claiming...

Mar 26, 2024

City adopts new community safety and well-being plan

North Battleford city council formally adopted the city's new community safety and well-being (CSWB) plan at its meeting Monday night. The aim of the plan, prepared by MNP, covering 2024 to 2028, is t...

Mar 26, 2024

North Stars look to take series stranglehold on Mills in Game 3

Following a hard-fought, tight-checking opening two games in North Battleford over the weekend, the Battlefords North Stars return to action in Melville Tuesday night, for Game 3 of the team's first r...

Mar 26, 2024

Cody Benson elected new chief of Red Pheasant Cree Nation

Red Pheasant Cree Nation has a new chief and council following the elections on March 18.Cody Benson was elected as chief. He is the son of Lux Benson, the former acting chief, who was re-elected as c...

Mar 25, 2024

U18 Northwest Sharks win AA provincial championship

The Northwest Sharks U18 AA team made history Sunday night in North Battleford, taking home a 2-1 win in Game 3 of their provincial final series with the Regina Rebels, to win their first provincial c...

Mar 24, 2024

U18 Northwest Sharks host Regina for deciding game of provincial final

The Northwest Sharks U18 AA team look to make history Sunday evening, in Game 3 of their provincial finals series the Regina Rebels, in North Battleford. A winner-take-all series-deciding showdown, wi...

Mar 24, 2024

Commitment to defence leads North Stars to Game 2 win

For the second time in as many nights, the Battlefords North Stars held Melville to just a single goal Saturday, to take a down to the wire 2-1 win in Game 2 of their first round playoff series, in No...

Mar 24, 2024