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Battlefords dancers dazzle with top honours at Medicine Hat competition

Eleven-year-old Charlie Lehman from the Battlefords showed out at the Diamond Dance Xtreme competition in Medicine Hat, Alta. last weekend, earning a DIAMOND standing for her contemporary solo, an hon...

Mar 26, 2025

North Battleford raises traffic fines, targets violations in bylaw overhaul

North Battleford is shifting gears on traffic enforcement, increasing fines and rolling out new restrictions to keep roads safer.City council voted Monday to amend its traffic bylaw, introducing highe...

Mar 26, 2025

Prince Albert cabinet maker says shop fire sparked by encampment

The owner of Hesje Cabinets and Design in Prince Albert is confirming ongoing struggles related to trespassing and vandalism in their compound.In the ealy morning hours of March 21, a fire caused exte...

Mar 26, 2025

Rise Air resuming Sunday flights from PA to northern communities

Following a four-year absence, Rise Air has confirmed the return of Sunday flights between Prince Albert and the northern communities of Fond du Lac, Stony Rapids/Black Lake and Wollaston Lake/Hatchet...

Mar 26, 2025

Tough third period leads to North Stars loss in Game 3

Last night, the Battlefords North Stars were back at the Access Communications Centre for Game 3 of their playoff series against the Weyburn Red Wings and ended up losing 5-3 to go down 2-1 in the ser...

Mar 26, 2025

North Battleford seeks $36.6M federal grant for major water upgrades

City council voted Monday to apply for $36.6 million in federal funding to upgrade North Battleford's aging water infrastructure, focusing on critical areas that serve downtown, the west side, and maj...

Mar 25, 2025

Battlefords in for spring storm

It looks like March will indeed go out like a lion. The Battlefords are in for stormy weather. "This is going to be primarily a Thursday event," said Justin Shelley, meteorologist with Environment and...

Mar 25, 2025

Requests for Naloxone kits and fentanyl test strips surge in Sask.

Recent overdose warnings in Saskatoon and Prince Albert due to contaminated drugs appear to have more people on high alert.The Saskatchewan Health Authority said from March 1 to March 16, 1,360 free T...

Mar 25, 2025

North Stars back at home for Games 3 and 4

After splitting the first two games of their playoffs against the Weyburn Red Wings at Crescent Point Place this past weekend, the Battlefords North Stars are back home at the Access Communications Ce...

Mar 25, 2025

Lake Country Co-op Leisure Centre at 99% complete, phased opening starts next week

A phased reopening will soon begin at the anticipated Lake Country Co-op Leisure Centre, with ice times already available for March 31. The facility is now 99 per cent complete and contractors handed ...

Mar 25, 2025