Icy and slippery
Freezing rain warning in effect for parts of province
Environment and Climate Change Canada expects a warm front approaching from Alberta will bring freezing rain to central Saskatchewan tonight. The agency issued a warning Monday afternoon. It said freezing rain is expected to begin this evening in Meadow Lake then spread eastward through Prince Albert into Nipawin and H...
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Court proceedings
Teen admits to splashing Saskatoon schoolmate with lighter fluid, setting her on fire
SASKATOON - A 16-year-old girl has pleaded guilty to attempted murder for splashing a former friend with lighter fluid and setting her on fire in the hallway of a Saskatoon high school.The attacker also pleaded guilty to assault causing bodily harm of a teacher who came to the victim's aid at Evan Hardy Collegiate in S...
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Battlefords
busted
Three charged following an investigation on Moosomin First Nation
Three individuals have been charged after firearms and stolen property were recovered following an investigation on Moosomin First Nation. Battlefords RCMP received a report of a stolen vehicle from Martinson Beach, Sask. on the morning of Dec. 10. North Battleford Police Dog Services located the stolen vehicle on Moos...
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POLICING
Victim not seriously injured after being struck by truck in Battleford
Battlefords RCMP say they located a person involved in a vehicle-pedestrian collision reported Saturday in Battleford and confirmed the individual suffered "non-life-threatening injuries."Police said Sunday the victim was found in an unrelated vehicle following continued investigation.RCMP also located the da...
Dec 15, 2025
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POLICING
Suspicious deaths of two men under investigation in North Battleford: RCMP
Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes is investigating after two men were found dead at a residence in North Battleford on Sunday.Battlefords RCMP said officers were called at about 8:30 a.m. on Dec. 14 to a report of an injured man at a home on 110 Street. When police arrived, they located two injured men inside the residenc...
Dec 15, 2025
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SCMA winner
Pattison Media radio host wins 2025 SCMA On-Air Personality of the Year
In the early years of his career, winning an award for being a radio personality never crossed Matt Ryan's mind. He grew up in the Prairies with a love for music; it was inevitable that he would eventually end up on the mic between songs. This year, Ryan earned his sixth Saskatchewan Country Music Award (SCMA) for On-A...
Dec 12, 2025
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2025 TWINKLE TOUR
Frigid weather postpones Twinkle Tour wrap-up to next week
Extreme cold has forced organizers to postpone the annual CJNB Twinkle Tour wrap-up event in North Battleford, pushing the celebration back to next week.The City of North Battleford says the event, originally scheduled for this Saturday, has been moved to Tuesday, Dec. 16, due to forecast wind chills expected to reach ...
Dec 12, 2025
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SCC
Supreme Court shuts door on appeal in brutal killing of Tiki Laverdiere
The Supreme Court of Canada has refused to hear an appeal from Soaring Eagle Whitstone, cementing her conviction and life sentence for the first-degree murder of Tiki Laverdiere.In a decision released Dec. 11, the court dismissed Whitstone's application for leave to appeal a Saskatchewan Court of Appeal ruling that uph...
Dec 12, 2025
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Saskatchewan
Icy and slippery
Freezing rain warning in effect for parts of province
Environment and Climate Change Canada expects a warm front approaching from Alberta will bring freezing rain to central Saskatchewan tonight. The agency issued a warning Monday afternoon. It said freezing rain is expected to begin this evening in Meadow Lake then spread eastward through Prince Albert into Nipawin and H...
14h ago
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Court proceedings
Teen admits to splashing Saskatoon schoolmate with lighter fluid, setting her on fire
SASKATOON - A 16-year-old girl has pleaded guilty to attempted murder for splashing a former friend with lighter fluid and setting her on fire in the hallway of a Saskatoon high school.The attacker also pleaded guilty to assault causing bodily harm of a teacher who came to the victim's aid at Evan Hardy Collegiate in S...
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mining activity halted
Employee fatally injured at Esterhazy Mosaic mine
An employee is dead after a "fall of ground incident" at the Mosaic K3 potash mine in Esterhazy on Monday morning.No further injuries have been reported, the company noted in a statement.Mosaic's said its emergency response team was activated to respond to the fatal incident."The site has now been secure...
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Safe Driving Week
Police remove 106 impaired drivers from Sask. roads during targeted enforcement week
They are statistics that display a significant problem in Saskatchewan. In a single week, police conducting traffic operations across the province as part of National Safe Driving Week and National Impaired Driving Enforcement Day (Dec. 6) stopped 4,446 vehicles. Of those drivers, 106 had consumed alcohol and/or drugs ...
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INVESTIGATION ONGOING
Family member questioned after Rob Reiner and his wife found dead in L.A.: AP source
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Investigators questioned a family member of director-actor Rob Reiner and his wife Michele after they were found dead at their home in Los Angeles, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the investigation.Investigators believe they suffered stab wounds, said the official, who could not pu...
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cost of living
Inflation steady at 2.2% in November despite grocery price hike
Statistics Canada says rising grocery prices were causing fresh pain for consumers in November even as the overall inflation rate held steady.The agency says the annual pace of inflation was unchanged at 2.2 per cent last month.Grocery prices rose 4.7 per cent annually in November, up from 3.4 per cent in October, mark...
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Local Sports
North Stars fall to Bombers
North Stars fall 6-3 to the Flin Flon Bombers on Teddy Bear Toss night
Battlefords North Stars forward Drew Williamson scored the goal in the second period to send teddy bears flying over the glass at the Access Communications Centre. However, it wasn't the result the North Stars wanted in a 6-3 loss to the Flin Flon Bombers. Contrary to Friday night's game with no goals in the first peri...
Dec 14, 2025
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North Stars take division lead
Klippenstein scores hat trick, Battlefords North Stars take division lead with 4-2 win vs Flin Flon
In the first of two home weekend games against the Flin Flon Bombers (18-9-0-1, 1st in UPL Division), the Battlefords North Stars (15-7-2-2, 1st in Nutrien Division) came away with the 4-2 win to take the division lead. "Obviously very excited, [the] guys really dialed it in and stuck to the game plan tonight, and...
Dec 13, 2025
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SJHL Action
Battlefords North Stars set for big weekend series with the Flin Flon Bombers
After winning two of three in their triple header last weekend, the Battlefords North Stars (14-7-2-2, 2nd in Nutrien Division) have a significant test upcoming when they host the Flin Flon Bombers (18-8-0-1, 1st in UPL Division). If the North Stars win tonight, they would move past the Kindersley Klippers into first p...
Dec 12, 2025
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Teddy bear toss
Teddy Bears will fly at Saturday's North Stars game
Despite the cold temperatures outside, the forecast inside the Access Communications Centre on Saturday is calling for flying fluff. The Battlefords North Stars are set to host the Flin Flon Bombers for their annual Teddy Bear Toss, where the first goal will result in the ice being filled with teddy bears. Last season,...
Dec 12, 2025
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North Stars at the viking cup
A pair of North Stars make the SJHL's Viking Cup Roster
The Viking Cup, an international hockey tournament, is making its return for the first time since 2006, and will feature a couple of North Stars. The tournament will be held in Camrose, AB, and along with the SJHL having a team, the rest of the field will include the hometown Augustana Vikings, SAIT Trojans, Midland Un...
Dec 11, 2025
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North Stars legacy commits
North Stars legacy Grady Hodgins commits for 2026-27 season
The Battlefords North Stars have announced that hometown prospect Grady Hodgins has committed to the team for the upcoming 2026-27 season. Hodgins currently plays for the first place Regina Pat Canadians of the SMAAAHL. The 2008 born forward is scoring on a pace above a point-per-game with 28 points (16g, 12a) in 25 ga...
Dec 10, 2025
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Battlefords Profiles
Every home tells a story worth telling
North of Extraordinary Celebrates How Canadians Experience The Feeling of Home
You see more than a house. We do too. Every home tells a story. It's the corner of the kitchen where the dog bowl lives, the pencil marks on the doorframe that quietly record the years, and the sound of hallway giggles as kids race through the house. Buying or selling a home isn't just about square footage or market tr...
Oct 06, 2025
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Saskatchewan’s Newest Millionaire
Gold Eagle Casino guest wins over $1.4 million Smoke Signals Jackpot
August 7, 2025 - North Battleford, SK - Saskatchewan's newest millionaire, Sherisse Quinney, a resident of Poundmaker Cree Nation, Saskatchewan, hit big on the Smoke Signals jackpot, Friday night, when on August 1, she officially won a total of $1,447,287.15. Sherisse won the Smoke Signals top tier progressive jackpot ...
Aug 07, 2025
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Guide dogs
CNIB in need of volunteers to foster future service dogs across Canada
It's a rewarding experience filled with unconditional love and the opportunity to change the life of someone who is blind. Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) Guide Dogs is urgently looking for volunteers to raise future guide dogs for people who are blind, Deafblind, or have low vision."There's a hug...
Jul 23, 2025
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Canada
Kids mailing letters to Santa will get a response after brief pause: Canada Post
Canada Post says the millions of Canadians who write to Santa Claus with their wish lists will get a response this year. A month-long strike by more than 55,000 postal workers last year meant Old Saint Nick couldn't respond to letters, but kids were as...
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In the news: Meeting NATO targets, Rabbi mourned, Condo fire put out, Series on youth
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... McGuinty 'confident' Canada will hit NATO spending targets Defence Minister David McGuinty says he's confident the federal government will hit its NATO defence spe...
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McGuinty 'confident' Canada will hit NATO spending targets
OTTAWA - Canada is injecting tens of billions of dollars into defence as it looks to ramp up spending to levels not seen since the Cold War - both to meet its NATO commitments and to juice the domestic economy. But it remains to be seen whether Nationa...
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Rising costs and dwindling opportunities have Canada's youth feeling adrift
Four months, 50 applications, two interviews, no job. The story of 21-year-old political studies graduate Lauren Hood might sound familiar to others in her generation. "In my mind, after completing the four years and getting my degree, I didn't think i...
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From sushi delivery to oat milk lattes, how 'little treats' provide sense of solace
VANCOUVER - Young customers and families filter in and out of Foglifter, a bustling café in Vancouver's Mount Pleasant neighbourhood, ordering croissants and lattes. Barista Nicholas Schorn says many, especially millennials, are open about their ritual...
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Here's how some young Canadians are facing their financial future
The Canadian Press has been speaking with young people about the financial challenges facing their generation - a tough job market, unaffordable housing and goals that seem out of reach. 'WAITING FOR EVERYTHING TO WORK OUT' A few hours into a night out...
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World
Australian police say Bondi Beach mass shooting was inspired by Islamic State group
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - A mass shooting in which 15 people were killed during a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney's Bondi Beach was "a terrorist attack inspired by Islamic State," Australia's federal police commissioner Krissy Barrett s...
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US military says strikes on 3 boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean kill 8 people
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. military said Monday that it attacked three boats accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing a total of eight people. The military said in a statement on social media that t...
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Small plane crashes in central Mexico, killing at least 7 people, official says
MEXICO CITY (AP) - A small plane crashed in central Mexico while trying to make an emergency landing Monday, killing at least seven people, Mexico State Civil Protection Coordinator Adrián Hernández said. The accident took ...
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Trump administration says White House ballroom construction is a matter of national security
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration said Monday in a court filing that the president's White House ballroom construction project must continue for reasons of national security. The filing came in response to a lawsui...
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Search for the Brown University shooter continues as questions swirl about campus security
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Authorities knocked on doors and scoured yards Monday in search of any video or other evidence that might lead them to the Brown University gunman, whose face was covered or not visible in footage captured before ...
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Crews use sandbags to shore up breach in levee near Seattle after failure prompts flood warning
TUKWILA, Wash. (AP) - Crews used sandbags to shore up an earthen levee south of Seattle on Monday after a small section of it failed following a week of heavy rains, prompting an evacuation order covering parts of three suburbs, an offic...
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