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Battlefords local reflects on Canada Cup gold
Logan Stolz can now add "2022 Canada Cup champion" to his football resume.The North Battleford Comprehensive High School Vikings standout took home a gold medal with Saskatchewan's U18 team at the 25t...
Jul 21, 2022

Sask. school divisions get extra $20M to defray fuel, insurance costs
Saskatchewan's 27 school divisions are adding a total of $20 million to their coffers.The provincial government announced Thursday it was making a one-time investment of $20 million for the 2022-23 sc...
Jul 21, 2022

Farm family identifies Indigenous historical cultural sites on property
A farm family near Kerrobert is looking forward to holding a tour of their property after identifying a number of Indigenous historical cultural sites, including Chief Poundmaker's winter camp and nea...
Jul 20, 2022

Battlefords boxers to represent Sask. at Brampton Cup
A pair of North Battleford Boxers are representing Saskatchewan this week in southern Ontario.Sixteen-year-old, Daltan Gerstenhofer, and 14-year-old, Faizan Dar, who are members at Four Corner Boxing ...
Jul 20, 2022

Back to Batoche back in person for the 50th celebration
After a two-year hiatus from hosting people, Back to Batoche is ready to roll for its first in-person festival since 2019.The festival has been held annually since 1970 - including going virtual in 20...
Jul 20, 2022

NB Beavers advance to semi-finals of NSRBL playoffs
The North Battleford Beavers came out swinging Tuesday night in North Battleford to punch their ticket to the semi-finals of the North Sask River Baseball League playoffs. The Beavers topped the Unity...
Jul 20, 2022

Battleford traffic bylaw requires changes, new RCMP stats
A new traffic bylaw update for the Town of Battleford requires some additional work.During Monday's council meeting, members declined to adopt the proposed changes from administration. The bylaw has b...
Jul 20, 2022

City adopts new mill rate; tax notices to be sent out
North Battleford city council formally adopted the new mill rate at its meeting this week so tax notices will be sent out soon.Council adopted the mill rate to reflect a 5.11 per cent tax increase to ...
Jul 19, 2022

Edam Blue Sox take provincial championship in Moose Jaw
It was a home run weekend for the Edam Blue Sox 15U team who capped their season with a provincial championship.The team won their AA Tier 3 provincial tournament in Moose Jaw, serving as the cherry o...
Jul 19, 2022

FSIN calls for police to lay charges in ‘unprovoked racial attack’ in Battleford
A video circulating on social media that shows a man being assaulted by another is putting into question what the motivation was for the attack. The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) a...
Jul 19, 2022