Community

National Indigenous Peoples Day successful despite quick venue swap

While the weather brought rain and wind, spirits were still high at the Prince Albert Grand Council Urban Services building for National Indigenous Peoples Day. While people, Indigenous or not, were a...

Jun 21, 2025

'An unsung hero': Battleford ball diamond renamed O'Driscoll Field in honour of beloved umpire

On the first day of summer in Battleford, the community gathered at the Flats Ball Diamond 2 - now carrying a new name.For the first time, players and families took to O'Driscoll Field on Friday, rena...

Jun 21, 2025

Death at hotel not considered suspicious

A woman has died following a medical emergency earlier Friday. Emergency personnel and RCMP both responded to the scene at the Beaver Hotel in North Battleford and while the initial investigation has ...

Jun 20, 2025

Ahtahkakoop Chief Larry Ahenakew elected for sixth term

For a sixth straight term, Ahtahkakoop First Nation will be led by Chief Larry Ahenakew. Of the 990 votes issued on Tuesday for the leadership, Ahenakew took well over half at 588. The closest behind ...

Jun 20, 2025

Pancakes, burgers and the first day of summer: The Battlefords celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day

With National Indigenous Peoples Day (NIPD) tomorrow, the Battle River Treaty 6 Health Centre's (BRT6HC) kicked off the weekend in a big way with their Annual National Indigenous Peoples Day Celebrati...

Jun 20, 2025

Turtleford RCMP seek public help to find missing 13-year-old

Turtleford RCMP are asking for the public's help in locating 13-year-old Taylor Thomas, who was reported missing just after midnight on June 20. Thomas was last seen around 9 p.m. on June 19 at a resi...

Jun 20, 2025

Malcolm Jenkins donates $1 million towards Indigenous spaces in new Sask Polytechnic campus

Indigenous students attending the Joseph A. Remai Saskatoon campus have a new benefactor in Prince Albert philanthropist Malcolm Jenkins. Jenkins' foundation just donated $1 million to help create spa...

Jun 20, 2025

Hobson signs one-year PWHL contract with Ottawa

After spending two seasons with the New York Sirens, Prince Albert's Brooke Hobson is packing her bags for Ottawa.The veteran defender has signed a Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) Standard P...

Jun 20, 2025

Family of downed bomber pilot visits crash site 70 years later

They saw the plane first. The North American B-25 Mitchell Bomber was a smoking, flaming mass of aluminum, and it was circling above the hay fields where a man and his two sons had been harvesting nea...

Jun 20, 2025

Fire forces temporary closure of Access Communications Centre

The City of North Battleford has announced that the Access Communications Centre will remain closed until further notice following a fire at the facility on June 19.City officials say the closure is n...

Jun 20, 2025