As light snow blows across the Battlefords and frigid temperatures continue, the Highway Hotline has issued an update for the surrounding areas. Highway 16 from North Battleford to Maidstone and Highway 26 are partly covered with snow and ice. Anyone travelling near or on Highway 376, Highway 378, and Highway 324 are a...

A photographer from Maidstone has triumphed in one of the categories of Tourism Saskatchewan's 2024 ExploreSask Photo Contest, standing out among 2,400 entries.Brenda Makin won the People and Places award with a picture of a serene sunset view over a calm body of water, with silhouettes of children and a lady standing ...

After a recount this Friday at the Court of King's Bench in Battleford, it's official: Nothing has changed. Ross MacAngus will hold another term on North Battleford City Council with 1085 votes. The count comes after Candidate Alan Wiese lost to MacAngus by just two votes and requested the recount. According to Justice...

Things definitely didn't go as expected for the Battlefords North Stars last night as they lost 8-1 to the Melfort Mustangs at the Northern Lights Palace in Melfort.The North Stars struggles began right out the gate as Melfort scored two goals in the first three minutes of the game to take an early 2-0 lead.Battlefords...

A veterinarian who works at Lakeland Veterinary Hospital in North Battleford was not successful in appealing a decision by the Saskatchewan Veterinary Medical Association (SVMA) that bans cosmetic declawing of cats. Dr. Shawn Haas was not happy with the 2021 change to the SVMAs bylaws - done during an annual general me...

A photographer from Maidstone has triumphed in one of the categories of Tourism Saskatchewan's 2024 ExploreSask Photo Contest, standing out among 2,400 entries.Brenda Makin won the People and Places award with a picture of a serene sunset view over a calm body of water, with silhouettes of children and a lady standing ...

A Melfort doctor has been suspended for four months after admitting to two charges of professional misconduct. The Council of the College of Physicians and Surgeons has suspended Dr. Robert Steffen beginning Dec. 2 through March 31. Dr. Steffen was also reprimanded by the Council, which will be in written format. Steff...

The Water Security Agency (WSA) is reminding everyone to ensure the ice is thick enough before engaging in any activities on it. "Ice does not freeze at a uniform thickness, and its strength can vary considerably from one area to another," WSA stated in a release.Noting that ice safety at any given location c...

Saskatchewan RCMP are confirming a man reported missing earlier this week, has been found deceased.Clayton Cameron's death is not believed to be suspicious in nature. The Saskatchewan Coroners Service will continue the investigation into his death.Cameron, a resident of Beardy's & Okemasis Cree Nation (BOCN), had b...

Extreme cold warnings have descended on much of Saskatchewan, but they are not expected to last long.Environment Canada said extreme wind chill values near -40 C are expected on Friday for parts of central Saskatchewan.The extreme cold warning stretched from the Alberta border to the Manitoba border, and includes Saska...

WINNIPEG - Manitoba Métis Federation President David Chartrand told a ceremony for a new treaty that recognizes his organization as the government for the Red River Métis that the moment was 154 years in the making. "We will pursue something that's rightfully ours, and no matter how long it takes, we...

The chief of a First Nation in central British Columbia says potential unmarked graves have been identified at the site of the former Lejac Indian Residential School after nearly two years of geophysical survey work. Nadleh Whut'en Chief Beverly Ketlo says the community has always known children were buried at the inst...

SURREY, B.C. - Members of the Métis Nation British Columbia have voted to leave the national organization, the Métis National Council, effective immediately. The vote was held virtually on Saturday during the B.C. group's governance assembly. A statement from Métis Nation B.C. says the decision com...

President-elect Donald Trump called his meeting with Justin Trudeau productive and says the prime minister made a commitment to work with the United States to end the drug crisis amid the threat of stiff tariffs. Trudeau flew to Florida Friday evening to attend a dinner at Mar-a-Lago, where Trump's transition team is b...

MONTREAL - Fans hoping to see the world's top woman skiers compete next week in Mont-Tremblant, Que., are out of luck after the PwC Tremblant World Cup was cancelled due to warm weather. The races were scheduled for Dec. 7 and 8, but on Friday organizers announced in a news release that they were pulling the plug on th...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with U.S. president-elect Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago estate Friday night, a source confirmed to The Canadian Press.Trudeau's plane landed in West Palm Beach, Fla., Friday evening, not far from where Trump's transition team is based at his Mar-a-Lago estate. The source, who was not ...

LAS VEGAS (AP) - San Jose State's volleyball team, the subject of a national debate about women in sports, was beaten by Colorado State 27-25, 25-20, 23-25, 25-16 in Saturday's Mountain West tournament final, ending the Spartans' season. The Rams (20-10) received the conference's automatic bid to the 64-team NCAA Tourn...

WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Kash Patel to serve as FBI director, turning to a fierce ally to upend America's premier law enforcement agency and rid the government of perceived "conspirators." It's the latest bombshell Trump has thrown at the Washington establishment and a test...

WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Donald Trump has picked Kash Patel to serve as FBI director, turning to a fierce loyalist to upend America's premier law enforcement agency and rid the government of perceived "conspirators." It's the latest bombshell Trump has thrown at the Washington establishment and a tes...

Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov arrived in North Korea on Friday for talks with North Korean military and political leaders as the countries deepen their cooperation over Russia's war in Ukraine.In announcing the visit, Russia's Defense Ministry didn't say whom Belousov would meet or the purpose of the talks. ...

HONOLULU (AP) - Taiwan's president arrived Saturday in Hawaii to begin a two-day transit in the U.S. as part of a trip to the South Pacific, his first since assuming office. The stopover in Hawaii and one planned for the territory of Guam have drawn fierce criticism from Beijing, which claims Taiwan as its own territor...

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - An Israeli airstrike on a car in the Gaza Strip on Saturday killed five people, a senior Palestinian health official said. Three of them were said to be employees of the charity World Central Kitchen, whose aid delivery efforts in the war-ravaged territory were temporarily suspended ear...