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Sask. Mixed Golf tournament hosted in North Battleford
The 2025 Saskatchewan Mixed Golf Championship took place at the North Battleford Golf and Country Club on Saturday and Sunday, with 32 pairs of golfers competing for first place. Regina golfers Alex S...
Aug 25, 2025

In St. Walburg, a lifetime of hidden art finds a home in a century-old church
Susan Velder's art is scattered across Canada.She sculpted Queen Elizabeth II on her beloved horse, Burmese, a bronze that stands outside the Saskatchewan Legislature in Regina. Inside, her bust of To...
Aug 25, 2025

St. Walburg Blueberry Festival draws over 5,000 visitors in a day
For more than three decades, Bonnie Boser has spent her summers filling ovens with pies for the St. Walburg Blueberry Festival."I started in 1991 with just a few pies, and now we're up to a lot of pie...
Aug 25, 2025

Two gold medal winners lead Team Sask into Summer Games closing ceremonies
The Canada Summer Games held closing ceremonies on Sunday evening, with diver Lila Stewart and Para Athletic Sprinter Brendan Cote-Williamson serving as flag bearers to lead Team Sask into the ceremon...
Aug 25, 2025
‘Most costly’ storm of 2025: Sask. hail insurance company flooded with claims
While lightning was streaking across the prairie skies on Wednesday night, hail was pounding Saskatchewan crops.For the Municipal Hail Insurance, that means the phones have been ringing all day."Thing...
Aug 25, 2025

New school year brings Northwest division's first specialized classroom pilot to Turtleford
When students return to Turtleford Community School this September, they'll find a brand-new specialized support classroom - the first for the Northwest School Division.The division oversees 22 school...
Aug 22, 2025

Battlefords RCMP officer involved in rollover on Highway #4
A male RCMP officer was involved in a single vehicle rollover on Thursday evening at approximately 6 p.m. on highway #4 at Cochin, SK. An investigation determined that the rollover occurred while the ...
Aug 22, 2025

Last sentence made in Wendy Bird death case
Outside the Court of King's Bench in Battleford on Thursday, the mother of Wendy Bird said she was frustrated after the final offender in her daughter's death, Melissa Kaponyas, was sentenced."[The] s...
Aug 21, 2025

$1.9M land sale paves way for South Riverview growth in North Battleford
A major land purchase has been approved by North Battleford city council, opening the door for a new development in the city's South Riverview area.Council voted Wednesday during its special meeting t...
Aug 20, 2025

Two Rebeccas tapped out of the Amazing Race
If the photos are anything to go by, not winning the Amazing Race is not a total loss, which one member of the Flying Dust First Nation and her partner recently experienced. Rebecca Merasty was teamed...
Aug 20, 2025