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Yellowknife Métis come to Batoche to reconnect with their roots

Sunday marks the final day of the four day Back to Batoche festival, meaning close to 40,000 people will be packing up their trailers and heading home over the course of the next few days. The festiva...

Jul 20, 2025

PHOTO GALLERY: Prince Albert Street Fair officially underway

Central Avenue is alive and bustling with the 20th Annual Street Fair that was rescheduled after weather issues shut them down earlier this summer. From 15th Street all the way to the river, a full se...

Jul 19, 2025

Preserving the Métis language of Michif at Back to Batoche Days

Michif is the language spoken by the Mtis, but it's one that is considered to be dying. That's why if you go to Back to Batoche days and visit one of the pavilions, you'll meet up with Michael Parks. ...

Jul 19, 2025

North Stars sign forward Williamson out of Alberta

The Battlefords North Stars have added another promising piece to their roster, signing 2006-born forward Drew Williamson from Wimborne, Alberta. Williamson split his 2024-25 season between the AJHL's...

Jul 18, 2025

Beavers drop close-fought Game 1 to Lakers in NSRBL semi-final

The North Battleford Beavers came up just short in a back-and-forth battle, falling 8-7 in extra innings to the Standard Hill Lakers in Game 1 of their North Saskatchewan River Baseball League semi-fi...

Jul 18, 2025

Cockrill responds to NDP separatist criticism following Unified Grassroots town hall meeting

Saskatchewan Health Minister and Battlefords MLA Jeremy Cockrill is pushing back against criticism from the provincial NDP, who called on him and another cabinet ministers to denounce recent separatis...

Jul 18, 2025

Storyteller educates local youth on moss bags, Indigenous culture

Indigenous Storyteller and Cultural Educator Rhonda Donais-Walsh has been in the tri-communities this week, interacting with children and teens. Her visit is part of the Pahkisimon Nuye?h Library Syst...

Jul 18, 2025

Saskatchewan Poised to Make Canada an Energy and Mining Superpower

Saskatchewan's strong and growing resource sectors are positioning the province to play a significant role in Canada becoming a global energy and resource superpower."Saskatchewan has a lot to be prou...

Jul 18, 2025

Behind the scenes of Métis cultural feasts at Back to Batoche festival

Back to Batoche Days are officially underway with lively campers and festival goers celebrating Mtis culture and heritage. In the last three years, the festival has grown from 20,000 visitors to over ...

Jul 17, 2025

Cenovus making progress as vapour cloud diminishes from Rush Lake 2 well release

A large vapour cloud that has been billowing from Cenovus Energy's Rush Lake 2 facility for over two months appears to have dissipated, offering the first glimmer of progress since the uncontrolled re...

Jul 17, 2025