John and Lois Alderman said they felt like "prisoners," stranded in Toronto as they waited with their children for a flight back home to Manchester, U.K.The couple said they were hesitant to go sightseeing in case they got an email from Air Canada with a last-minute flight, although the airline has told them ...

Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck and residents of Denare Beach are calling for Premier Scott Moe to visit their community and provide further assistance. The request was made during a press conference held in Denare Beach on Monday. In addition to a town hall meeting, Beck would like to see the provincial government ...

The arrest of an Alberta man who was arrested by North Battleford RCMP without a warrant is legal because of the concept of 'hot pursuit', the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal has ruled. Kyle Hoffman, age 28 at the time, was standing in the yard of a home in North Battleford in May 2022, when Const. Sowers told him he was ...

At a hillside dugout near Blaine Lake, peace is more than an idea; it's lived, sung and remembered.The Doukhobor Dugout House hosted a 'Peace and Tourism' event on Aug. 16, bringing visitors into the community's story of nonviolence and survival.Guests tied white ribbons to a Peace Tree, sang hymns, retraced historic a...

Ross MacAngus tendered his resignation from North Battleford city council during Monday night's meeting citing personal reasons, and his fellow council members voted to accept it.MacAngus, who was elected to a second term in November of 2024, will remain in his role until Aug. 31. After that, his seat will remain vacan...

The hiss of steam and the rumble of iron filled the air at the Western Development Museum (WDM)'s Heritage Farm and Village in North Battleford on Aug. 16 and 17, as history rolled to life during the annual Parade of Power.Horse-drawn wagons, vintage tractors and massive steam engines paraded before crowds as part of t...

The arrest of an Alberta man who was arrested by North Battleford RCMP without a warrant is legal because of the concept of 'hot pursuit', the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal has ruled. Kyle Hoffman, age 28 at the time, was standing in the yard of a home in North Battleford in May 2022, when Const. Sowers told him he was ...

The Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum held its 2025 induction ceremony in Battleford on Saturday. This year's inductees were Kosmer Andreychuk (Yorkton), Glenn Connor (Beechy), Penny Fitzsimmons (Saskatoon), Murray Gray (Maymont), Ken Hamilton (Assiniboia), Rye Pothakos (Regina Red Sox head coach), Kevin Pa...

Ross MacAngus tendered his resignation from North Battleford city council during Monday night's meeting citing personal reasons, and his fellow council members voted to accept it.MacAngus, who was elected to a second term in November of 2024, will remain in his role until Aug. 31. After that, his seat will remain vacan...

The hiss of steam and the rumble of iron filled the air at the Western Development Museum (WDM)'s Heritage Farm and Village in North Battleford on Aug. 16 and 17, as history rolled to life during the annual Parade of Power.Horse-drawn wagons, vintage tractors and massive steam engines paraded before crowds as part of t...

The arrest of an Alberta man who was arrested by North Battleford RCMP without a warrant is legal because of the concept of 'hot pursuit', the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal has ruled. Kyle Hoffman, age 28 at the time, was standing in the yard of a home in North Battleford in May 2022, when Const. Sowers told him he was ...

The Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum held its 2025 induction ceremony in Battleford on Saturday. This year's inductees were Kosmer Andreychuk (Yorkton), Glenn Connor (Beechy), Penny Fitzsimmons (Saskatoon), Murray Gray (Maymont), Ken Hamilton (Assiniboia), Rye Pothakos (Regina Red Sox head coach), Kevin Pa...

The North Battleford Golf and Country Club Championship concluded this past weekend with dramatic finishes across all divisions, highlighted by standout performances from Scott Thompson and Janet George in the Men's and Women's divisions. Men's Championship Scott Thompson emerged as the Men's Club Champion after a thri...

For the third consecutive Canada Summer Games, Team Saskatchewan Men's Baseball has found itself on the podium, this time with a hard-fought 4-2 bronze medal victory over Prince Edward Island on Saturday night. The win marks another proud chapter in a legacy that began in 2017, when Saskatchewan captured its first-ever...

The commander of Meadow Lake RCMP said the community is safe and overall crime trends have been steady - but warned residents to stay alert to emerging online threats. Staff Sgt. Carl Dinsdale said robberies, offences involving violence or firearms, and property crime were down, but still happening."So we still wa...

A tornado warning has been issued for a portion of northwestern Saskatchewan. The warning was issued at 4:40 p.m. and says that Environment Canada is tracking a severe thunderstorm that has a strong chance of producing a tornado 10 km North of Primrose Lake, moving southeast at 30 km/h. Damaging winds, large hail and i...

The City of Meadow Lake has postponed a planned sewage lagoon dredging project after a survey revealed the amount of sludge and contamination in the lagoon was much larger than originally thought. The survey found that sludge occupies about 56 per cent of the volume in some treatment cells. The sludge contains high amo...

British Columbia will be providing $2.5 million in funding that will allow about 75 poultry farms in the Fraser Valley to upgrade their barns to reduc...

A new position has been created at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) that will focus on variety development through applied genomics and pre-bree...

The federal government has provided the initial list of regions that will qualify for the Livestock Tax Deferral in 2025.The provision allows livestoc...