Education

'It wasn't safe': Being trans in rural Saskatchewan

Quinn Loewen's classmates never knew him by his identity: it wasn't safe. He went to Medstead Central School, roughly an hour from the Battlefords and is situated in the conservative village of Medste...

Dec 30, 2024

2024 top stories in Meadow Lake and the Battlefords

It was a busy year in the Battlefords and Meadow Lake. As this year quickly gives way for the new, here are some of the news making moments of the as we bid farewell to 2024.Loon Lake residents frustr...

Dec 30, 2024

'It's a castle': NBCHS student heading to Colgate University on full-ride

For Ruhan Yi, Friday the 13th was anything but a day of bad luck. Roughly three weeks ago, the Grade 12 student from North Battleford Comprehensive High School had sent off an application to a prestig...

Dec 20, 2024

Sask. teachers, government wrap binding arbitration hearing

The binding arbitration hearing between the Teachers' Bargaining Committee and the Government-Trustee Bargaining Committee concluded Wednesday shortly after 6 p.m. in Saskatoon.Written positions on wa...

Dec 19, 2024

'It's really fun': Battlefords students become Santa's elves to help food bank

Battlefords District Food and Resource Centre (BDFRC) provided local kids the opportunity to be 'Santa's elves' for an afternoon.A group of Grade 6 students from Battleford Central School embraced the...

Dec 18, 2024

Sask. ammunition retailer enhances tracking of sales

Editors note: This story was edited on Tuesday, Dec. 17 at 8:45 a.m. battlefordsNOW mistakingly referred to Battlefords Bait and Tackle as a firearms dealer. That information is incorrect. The store s...

Dec 16, 2024

Canada’s largest Cree-bilingual reflects on the legacy of Indian Residential Schools with its new name

After 10 months and 135 possible name suggestions, St. Frances Cree Bilingual School in Saskatoon will dawn a new name and that's reason to celebrate.The name selected is awsisak k-nmhtocik- St. Franc...

Dec 13, 2024

Auditor finds non-compliance with international trip, credit card and expense claims at Northlands College

Northlands College staff are not complying with travel and expense claims, and corporate credit cards policies. That's according to a report released this month by the Provincial Auditor of Saskatchew...

Dec 11, 2024

35 years later: Battlefords remembers the Montreal massacre victims and confronts gender-based violence

Genevieve Bergeron, Helene Colgan, Nathalie Croteau, Barbara Daigneault, Anne-Marie Edward, Maud Haviernick, Barbara Klucznik Widajewicz, Maryse Laganiere, Maryse Leclair, Anne-Marie Lemay, Sonia Pell...

Dec 06, 2024

NLSD receives provincial award for Indigenization efforts

The Northern Lights School Division (NLSD) has been recognized for its work towards Indigenization within its organization. At the Saskatchewan School Boards Association's Fall Assembly banquet in Reg...

Dec 03, 2024