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Meota Combines to host Empty Stocking Fundraiser after the Clash of the Battlefords

The Meota Combines host the Battleford Beaver Blues on Dec. 27 for the first time in the SPHL season. After the game, fans will have the opportunity to head upstairs to the lounge where the team is ho...

Dec 26, 2025

LLRIB chief announces intention to not seek re-election

Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) Chief Tammy Cook-Searson won't seek re-election at the end of her term in 2026. "I want to express my heartfelt gratitude to the LLRIB membership for the opportunity t...

Dec 23, 2025

'If I can do this, so can you': Officer encouraging Indigenous people to join RCMP

RCMP Const. Wanda McKenzie has a policing career spanning more than two decades and she now prides herself with increasing the number of Indigenous officers in the force. McKenzie, who is a member of ...

Dec 17, 2025

Sidelined by sickness: Flu outbreaks cancel Christmas gatherings and hockey games

Due to rising cases of influenza, chief and council on Beardy's and Okemasis Cree Nation near Duck Lake have postponed all community dinners and Christmas parties until the new year or when the flu se...

Dec 16, 2025

Unity teen places 17th at world acro championships, earns podium finishes with Team Canada

The lights in Italy were brighter than anything Keira Schumack had known.Not because she hadn't danced under pressure before - but because this time, the stage stretched across continents.For three wh...

Dec 16, 2025

Teddy Bears will fly at Saturday's North Stars game

Despite the cold temperatures outside, the forecast inside the Access Communications Centre on Saturday is calling for flying fluff. The Battlefords North Stars are set to host the Flin Flon Bombers f...

Dec 12, 2025

'Without hesitation': Lloydminster firefighter recognized with national honour for off-duty rescue

On a quiet winter morning nearly five years ago, when most of Lloydminster was still asleep, a flicker of orange rose above a cul-de-sac on the Alberta side of the border.It was just after 6 a.m. on F...

Dec 11, 2025

Sask NDP says new SaskPower funding will push more families into the red

The Saskatchewan NDP believes the SaskParty's approval of additional spending for SaskPower will sink families deeper into the cost-of-living crisis. Erika Ritchie, the Shadow Minister for Municipal A...

Dec 05, 2025

Work-permit delays threaten to shut down Lloydminster restaurant, owner says

A Lloydminster restaurant owner said her business may have to close within weeks because immigration paperwork delays have left her two chefs unable to renew their work permits."Without them, I am not...

Dec 04, 2025

Getting to know Battlefords North Stars forward Drew Williamson

Battlefords North Stars forward Drew Williamson is in his first season with the team. Through the first couple months of the year, Williamson has 12 points (3g, 9a) in 21 games with the team. Williams...

Dec 04, 2025