More than 10,000 visits from countries including China, Singapore and Germany showed up in North Battleford's website analytics last year - an unexpected finding in the city's 2025 annual report that prompted a closer look at how the prairie community is quietly becoming more international.The answer isn't found in web...

Nominations remain open for the second class of the Battleford Arena Wall of Fame, with the Town of Battleford encouraging residents to recognize athletes, teams and builders who have helped shape local ice sports.The Wall of Fame honours contributions to hockey and figure skating by those with a strong connection to B...

June 26 was a sunny Friday for high school graduations around the Battlefords, including Sakewew High School's ceremony at Don Ross Arena. Just shy of 30 graduates had the opportunity to hear their names called and receive the diplomas they had been working toward over the last four years. Two of those graduates were c...

The Battlefords will be part of Canada's World Cup excitement this weekend, as fans gather to take in a historic knockout match together.Battlefords Youth Soccer Inc., Battleford United FC and the City of North Battleford are hosting a watch party Sunday, June 28, at the Don Ross Community Centre as Canada takes on Sou...

A special water ceremony, held the day after Summer Solstice, immersed participants in their earliest experiences as human beings."It's about being carried again. To teach your spirit to feel safe inside of your own body," said Daphie Pooyak, water knowledge keeper and leader of the water ceremony."When ...

It appears that some - or possibly all - of the speed camera boxes in Saskatchewan are currently sitting empty.Redflex Traffic Systems, operating as Verra Mobility Systems, was the vendor for the province's photo speed cameras. It entered into a contract with SGI in 2020 to lease the cameras to the Crown corporation, i...

It may be the first full weekend of summer, but it'll feel like early spring in many parts of Saskatchewan.Environment Canada says rain is expected to start overnight on Friday and fall until Monday in large areas of the province. Meteorologist Chris Stammers said much of central and southern Saskatchewan can expect to...

Saskatchewan's first ever public offering for helium and associated gasses brought in $15.9 million this month.The Ministry of Energy and Resources said growing demand for helium and hydrogen rights led to the introduction of the new public offering, using a process similar public offerings around petroleum and natural...

RCMP are asking for the public's help after shots were fired near the Lloydminster Travelodge Friday evening, leaving investigators searching for four vehicles believed to be connected to the incident.Police said officers responded at about 7:57 p.m. on June 26 to the report. As the investigation continues, residents m...

A sad indication of the challenges of print media. The Journal, which has been printing since the 2019 merger of the Melfort Journal, Nipawin Journal, and Northeast Sun, has ceased printing altogether. "The final print edition of the Melfort Journal was issued [Thursday] and will transition from a free print publi...

VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier David Eby says his first-ever trade trip to China will focus on pitching the province's forestry products and energy sector around LNG development, approaching the mission with both excitement and caution. Eby says...

HALIFAX - Development of Canada's first offshore wind farms took a significant step forward late Friday when Nova Scotia's offshore energy regulator released the names of companies qualified to bid on seabed licences. The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore En...

MONTREAL - A Montreal-based advocate for asylum seekers says Canada should expect a new wave of Haitians trying to enter from the United States after a court decision allowing the Trump administration to end legal protections for migrants fleeing viole...

OTTAWA - Federal Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu is looking for ways to turn down the temperature between unions and employers - particularly when labour acrimony threatens to disrupt critical industries. Unions have seized on Ottawa's review of federal labo...

It started as a harmless prank by teenagers but a homeowner in Nanaimo, B.C., says it escalated into property damage, harassment and threats against the lives of his family members. Marty Peters says his family is a victim of a social media trend that...

VANCOUVER - Vancouver is hosting its fifth and final World Cup group-stage match tonight, with New Zealand facing Belgium. Fans of both sides are hoping their tournament hopes remain alive, with a win for Belgium certain to see them advance to the knoc...

LA GUAIRA, Venezuela (AP) - Tensions flared Saturday as desperation grew among anguished residents of the Venezuelan state of La Guaira, where rescuers and civilians searched for earthquake survivors amid a sharply rising death toll. Ven...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran launched a drone assault targeting Bahrain while a ship in the Strait of Hormuz separately came under attack Saturday, likely Tehran's response to overnight airstrikes by the United States. The att...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - A man with the same name and party affiliation as Alaska Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan is eligible to challenge the senator in the August primary, a judge ruled Friday. Superior Court Judge Thomas Matthews' rulin...

PHOENIX (AP) - A polygamous sect leader already serving a 50-year federal prison sentence for orchestrating sex involving children was convicted Friday on state child abuse charges after girls were found in an unventilated trailer he was hauling throug...

DALLAS (AP) - Texas' education board on Friday approved a required reading list for more than 5 million public school students that includes Bible stories, widening conservative efforts to bring Christian teachings into U.S. classrooms. T...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State Marco Rubio joined Israel and Lebanon's ambassadors to the U.S. Friday to announce a framework agreement that was described as a first step toward peace following months of conflict between Israel and the Lebanese m...