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Town gets ready to open new Seniors' Fitness Park

Older adults in the area will want to put on their running shoes to try out the exercise equipment at the new outdoor activity centre in Battleford. The Seniors' Fitness Park contains several stations...

Jun 02, 2022

Screaming Eagles soar to gold at Memorial Day Classic

Some of the top aboriginal youth hockey players from the Battlefords and Meadow Lake area took home a tournament championship recently at the 2022 Memorial Day Classic. Taking place in Las Vegas, Nev....

Jun 01, 2022

Andrews accepts prestigious provincial education award

Teacher Julie Andrews of La Ronge's Churchill Community High School is the recipient of a prestigious provincial education award. She was selected for a 2022 Arbos for Contributions to Education and t...

Jun 01, 2022

Mustangs acquire second piece of five-month-old trade

The Melfort Mustangs took nearly five months to decide, but they finally got "their guy".Back on January 10th, the Mustangs completed a trade which sent Danny Ciccarello to the Fort McMurray Oil Baron...

Jun 01, 2022

North Stars name Southgate captain

The Battlefords North Stars announced Wednesday, their captain for the 2022-23 season, and to no surprise, it was #21, the hometown boy, Jake Southgate. Head coach of the North Stars, Brayden Klimosko...

Jun 01, 2022

Locals Kramer, Bernier win North American Hockey Classic

It was an experience local hockey standouts, Elan Kramer and Amelia Bernier will treasure for some time. Together the pair of Battlefords locals represented team SASK XCEL's 2010 (born) female hockey ...

May 31, 2022

Stars goalie Schwab commits to Milwaukee School of Engineering

Goaltender Austin Schwab is headed back south of the border for the next chapter in his hockey career. A product of Snohomish, Wash., USA., Schwab recently announced his commitment to the Milwaukee Sc...

May 31, 2022

Mustangs bolster d-core, add second commit in past 24 hours

The Melfort Mustangs have added its eighth commit of the off-season and fifth in the past week.Aiden Wildeman, a 2004-born player, marks the second defenceman the Mustangs have committed for the upcom...

May 31, 2022

Mustangs add to growing list of recent commits

The Melfort Mustangs have added their seventh commit of the offseason and fourth in the past four (business) days.Now joining the Mustangs for the upcoming 2022/23 season is their sixth forward commit...

May 31, 2022

RCMP helping kids stay safe with Bike Rodeo

It was all hands on deck for children attending the bike safety education session that kicked off on Monday. The Bike Rodeo event was organized by the Battlefords Victim Services and the Battlefords R...

May 30, 2022