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Heavyweights collide as Meota, Turtleford set for SPHL final

It will be a showdown of the league's top two teams when the Meota Combines and Turtleford Tigers clash this weekend to open an all-local Saskatchewan Prairie Hockey League (SPHL) final.No. 1 Seed: Me...

Mar 01, 2022

NB Legion accepting applications for 'Honouring Our Veterans' program

People who wish to sponsor a banner to remember a loved one in the "Honouring Our Veterans" banner program in North Battleford are invited to begin submitting their applications now.Royal Canadian Leg...

Mar 01, 2022

AAA Stars clinch first playoff berth in six years

It was a thrilling come-from-behind victory that solidified a playoff berth for the Battlefords AAA Stars, Sunday in North Battleford.Down 4-0 to the Tisdale Trojans late in the second period, the tea...

Mar 01, 2022

COVID-19 wage and hiring support for businesses

Proposal to extend expanded access to lockdown programThe government has announced its intent to extend the wage and rent support eligibility criteria for businesses and other organizations in effect ...

Mar 01, 2022

Local businesses keeping busy with masks no longer mandatory

Some Battlefords area business are seeing more activity now that the province's COVID-19 restriction for masking was lifted on Monday. Masking first went into effect Sept. 17, 2021 for indoor public s...

Feb 28, 2022

‘OK, it’s on:’ Saskatchewan man offers glimpse of war in Ukraine

A Saskatchewan man who moved to Ukraine three years ago has found himself in the middle of a war.Bryce Walker - who lives in Rivne, roughly 350 kilometres west of Kyiv - joined John Gormley on Monday ...

Feb 28, 2022

Esau, Kenyon lead way as Stars blank Melville 4-0

Dylan Esau scored his first career hat trick in a four-point outing, and Lowen Kenyon stopped all 30 shots he faced on the night, as the Battlefords North Stars blanked the Millionaires 4-0 in Melvill...

Feb 27, 2022

Spring cattle show coming to Lloydminster in March

Lloydminster Agricultural Exhibition Association is getting ready to hold its upcoming spring cattle show that is already seeing plenty of interest. The annual Progress Steer and Heifer Show, planned ...

Feb 27, 2022

North Stars look for quick bounce back in Melville

Coming off a tough 7-1 loss to Humboldt to end their four-game home stand Saturday, the Battlefords North Stars will return to the road Sunday in search of a quick rebound, against the Millionaires.Su...

Feb 27, 2022

North Stars go down swinging in final game versus Broncos

212 minutes in penalties is a lot for any game... never mind a period. It was a wild finish Saturday night at the Access Communications Centre, as the Battlefords North Stars fell 7-1 to the division ...

Feb 27, 2022