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North Stars kick off final road swing of season in Yorkton
The Battlefords North Stars will kick off their final three-game road swing of the season Friday night, as the team returns to action off a six-day layoff, in Yorkton.Marking the sixth and final match...
Feb 23, 2024

NITHA raising awareness of sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections as numbers increase
The Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority (NITHA) is once again trying to raise awareness of Sexually Transmitted and Blood Borne Infections (STBBI).The organization held its annual conference this w...
Feb 23, 2024

SPHL semis resume with pivotal weekend slate
The Saskatchewan Prairie Hockey League (SPHL) semi-finals resume play this weekend, opening with a pair of pivotal games Saturday night.The Meota Combines and Turtleford Tigers will play the third and...
Feb 23, 2024

Triceratops at BN Steel and Metals a destination
Driving past the BN Steel and Metals Inc. in North Battleford, one may notice that something seems out of place. A creature that lived during the Late Cretaceous period stands proudly with its three h...
Feb 22, 2024

RCMP ask for public's help following suspicious death on Red Pheasant
Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes Unit continues to investigate the death of Candie Pritchard on Red Pheasant Cree Nation.Pritchard's remains were discovered near a home on the First Nation Feb. 5. Her d...
Feb 22, 2024

Four AAA Stars named to Team Sask for National Aboriginal Hockey Championship
Four members of the Battlefords AAA Stars have been selected to represent Team Saskatchewan this spring, at the 2024 National Aboriginal Hockey Championship (NAHC), May 5-11 in Grande Prairie, Alta. S...
Feb 22, 2024

Town of St. Walburg hires new CAO
The Town of St. Walburg has a familiar face moving into the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) position. Christine Seguin, who is currently the assistant CAO, will take on the CAO role starting April ...
Feb 22, 2024

No injuries in overnight house fire in North Battleford
North Battleford fire department was busy overnight putting out a house fire at 1671-102 Street in the city.No injuries were reported. Firefighters responded to the call for service at 2:36 a.m., and ...
Feb 22, 2024

Wilkie Outlaws open SWHL semis with OT thriller over Macklin
The second round of the Sask West Hockey League (SWHL) playoffs officially got underway Tuesday night, with the defending champion and top-seeded, Wilkie Outlaws taking home a thrilling 3-2 overtime v...
Feb 21, 2024
Little Pine man receives nine months for incident involving vehicle theft, bear spray
A Little Pine First Nation man was sentenced to nine months in custody in North Battleford provincial court Wednesday for a vehicle theft that involves bear spray in 2023.When he appeared in court via...
Feb 21, 2024