A serious collision on HWY 17, just outside of Lloydminster has led to the highway being closed to traffic and detours put in place. RCMP from the Maidstone detachment are currently on scene and ask that people drive with caution around the scene. For updates, check the Highway hotline. --cjnbnews@pattisoonmedia.com

UPDATE: The highway has since been reopened.-A rollover west of Hafford has led to the closure of Highway 40. Blaine Lake RCMP are currently on scene and said people should expect delays and remind drivers to drive slowly around emergency vehicles and personnel. For updates, check the Highway Hotline. --cjnbnews@pattis...

From playing in the lowlands of Sweden to the Saskatchewan prairies, it's been a long journey for talented Battlefords North Stars forward Nikita Ivashchenko to try and fulfill his lifelong hope of playing hockey in Canada. "It was my childhood dream to play hockey In Canada and my dream from the beginning of my h...

It was the last game of 2024 for the Battlefords North Stars on Saturday at the Access Communications Centre, and after a tough fought game, ended up losing to the Kinderlsey Klippers, 6-3.In the first period, the North Stars came out getting some good looks on net but still failed to get on the board as it was the Kli...

It was another close one for the Battlefords North Stars on Friday as they fell short 2-1 against the Klippers in Kindersley.The North Stars saw some struggles right out of the gate, failing to record a shot on goal in the first seven minutes of the game, while Kindersley managed 10 shots in that same time frame and ev...

It was the final tournament of 2024 for Battlefords United Football Club (BUFC) as they had 12 teams in attendance and brought home some hardware at the Hollandia Off the Wall Tournament in Saskatoon Dec. 6-8. For their three U9 Co-ed teams, they had a great weekend, getting some goals and finding their confidence whil...

In the midst of the NHL and Junior hockey season, local senior hockey is also underway and going strong. In the Saskatchewan Prairie Hockey League (SPHL), it's the Battleford Beaver Blues and Perdue Pirates who are tied for top spot in the East Division, both boasting a 5-1 record for 10 points on the season. Then in t...

Despite the lack of snow so far this December, Table Mountain Regional Park will be open and ready for mountain goers to enjoy this holiday season. "We finished making snow here last Thursday and we were officially open to the public on the 14th. If Mother Nature doesn't give us anything, we've got lots of snow to...

The success just doesn't seem to stop for the Battlefords AAA Sharks as they grabbed third place at the Mandi Schwartz Memorial Tournament this past weekend against some of the tops teams and prep schools in the country, Their first game on Thursday, Dec.12th was against Edge Prep, the #7 ranked girls prep school in th...

After splitting games against the Flin Flon Bombers this past weekend, the Battlefords North Stars are now second overall in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL), boasting a 15-8-3-2 record for 35 points. But with only six points separating them from the ninth spot in the league, their final two games before th...

The Battlefords North Stars got back in the win column last night as they beat the Flin Flin Bombers 3-2 in overtime at the Access Communications Centre.In the first period, the North Stars came out strong, putting on early pressure and physicality which resulted in a goal from Jace Rask to put the Battlefords up 1-0.T...

The Battlefords North Stars were at the Access Communications Centre on Friday night and ended up falling 4-1 to the Flin Flon Bombers in their first matchup of the season.In the first period, the North Stars struggled to get things going and it was the Bombers who opened up the scoring with an early goal to take a 1-0...

The John Paul II Collegiate(JPII) Crusaders Senior Boys basketball team hosted their home tournament this past weekend and after making it all the way to the finals, fell short against the North Battleford Comprehensive High School (NBCHS) Vikings, giving them their first tournament win of the season. JPII tipped off t...

Four years ago, the province of Saskatchewan had never had a national champion in U20 women's broomball. The Debden Roadrunners have now given the province three straight, and they are looking to make it four as they get set for the season to start this winter.With this year's national championships set for Val-d'Or, Q...

The Battlefords North Stars have announced the acquisition of '04-Saskatoon product and forward, Seth Dragan via trade from the La Ronge Ice Wolves in exchange for '04-forward Brett Boucher and '06-forward Ryder Dembo. Standing at a massive 6'5, Dragan has spent the past two seasons with the Ice Wolves, playing in over...

From the Battlefords all the way to Florida, Special Olympics Athlete and Battlefords Orcas Swim Club member, Lindsay Reimer made her name known by bringing home an impressive nine medals (two gold, three silver and four bronze) while representing Canada at the Open National Championship swim meet hosted by USA Down Sy...

The Battlefords North Stars held onto their second-place spot in the standings after getting three out of four points this past weekend against the Weyburn Red Wings. Now boasting a 14-7-3-2 record for 33 points on the season, the North Stars look ahead to this Friday, Dec. 13th and Saturday, Dec. 14 as they take on lo...

The Battlefords North Stars had a big bounce back game last night at the Access Communications Centre as they beat the Weyburn Red Wings 9-3, after losing to them 5-4 in a shootout the night prior.The game started off with a powerplay goal from Anthony Campbell, his 10th of the season, to give Battlefords an early 1-0 ...

It wasn't a win but the Battlefords North Stars were still able to walk away with one point last night after falling 5-4 to the Weyburn Red Wings in a shootout.The game got opened up by the Red Wings in the first period with two early goals for them to take a 2-0 lead.Battlefords was able to answer back with one of the...

It was a great weekend for the John Paul II Collegiate Crusaders senior girls basketball team as they hosted their home tournament, bringing in eight schools from across the region to compete and start off the season. The tournament kicked off Friday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. in front of a full crowd with the girls taking...

The Battlefords North Stars announced a pair of new additions to the team this past week for the 2025/26 season, signing Carter Geysen from the AAA Tisdale Trojans and Kaleb Dewar from the AAA Warman Wildcats. Geysen is a 2007 born forward out of White City, Saskatchewan who was selected in the 4th round with the 48th ...

The sheriff is back in Saskatchewan.Quarterback Trevor Harris has signed a contract extension with the Saskatchewan Roughriders according to 3DownNation.Harris threw for 3,264 yards, 20 touchdowns, and nine interceptions in 12 regular season games in 2024 - his second season with the Riders.Despite missing six games du...

The Battlefords North Stars improved to 13-7-3-1 last night after an outstanding game from goaltender Justen Maric helped the team retake second overall in the standings and beat the Melville Millionaires 4-1 at the CN Community Centre in Melville.In the first period, both teams came out playing hard, getting good rush...

After coming off of a tough lost this past Friday against the Melfort Mustangs, the Battlefords North Stars are on the road once more tonight before they play back at the Access Communication Centre this weekend.Now sitting at 12-7-3-1 and tied for third overall in the league with 28 points, the North Stars head to Mel...

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...

The volleyball season officially came to an end this past weekend for the John Paul II Collegiate Crusaders senior boys volleyball team as they were in Moose Jaw and got 4th place in the 4A provincial championship. The tournament started off with a four-game round robin to determine which teams would make it to the pla...

It was a great showing for the Battlefords United Football Club (BUFC) as they had four teams in Saskatoon this past weekend for the Aurora Soccer Tournament. For the U11 Boys Division 3 team, it was their first tournament of the season and they were very impressive, winning two games and only losing one throughout the...

The Battlefords North Stars were able to get back in the win column last night as they beat the Nipawin Hawks in a shootout at the Centennial Arena in Nipawin.Despite coming out to a strong start, the North Stars found themselves trailing 1-0 early after the Hawks got the first goal of the game.That didn't last long th...