SMAAAHL PLAYOFFS
Battlefords AAA Stars on the brink of elimination after deflating 9-2 loss to Moose Jaw
The Battlefords AAA Stars are now down 2-0 in the series against the Moose Jaw Winmar Warriors after a tough 9-2 loss at home.It was a strong start for the Stars, initially outshooting the Warriors 8-1 within the first seven minutes of the game. However, it was Moose Jaw who got on the board first on the powerplay when...
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TRAILBREAKERS SNOWMOBILE CLUB
Throwback on the trails: Battlefords launch first vintage snowmobile ride
Over the weekend, Battlefords Trailbreakers Snowmobile Club held their first annual vintage ride where riders stepped into old suites and started the engines to sleds dating back to the '60s. Among the riders eager to hit the trails were Chris Schultz and his two sons, Kurtis Schultz and Russell Schultz. Chris Schult...
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PUBLIC SAFETY
Unknown liquid warning issued in Battlefords as RCMP investigate sudden deaths
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TRAILBREAKERS SNOWMOBILE CLUB
Throwback on the trails: Battlefords launch first vintage snowmobile ride
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INFRASTRUCTURE
'It will definitely start this spring': Updates on $3.4M arena expansion in Battleford
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PUBLIC SAFETY
Unknown liquid warning issued in Battlefords as RCMP investigate sudden deaths
Think twice before you drink it. RCMP in the Battlefords are warning the public not to consume unknown liquid beverages after receiving a report of a potentially hazardous substance circulating in the area.The warning, issued on Tuesday, comes as investigators examine multiple sudden deaths reported in the area over th...
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TRAILBREAKERS SNOWMOBILE CLUB
Throwback on the trails: Battlefords launch first vintage snowmobile ride
Over the weekend, Battlefords Trailbreakers Snowmobile Club held their first annual vintage ride where riders stepped into old suites and started the engines to sleds dating back to the '60s. Among the riders eager to hit the trails were Chris Schultz and his two sons, Kurtis Schultz and Russell Schultz. Chris Schult...
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INFRASTRUCTURE
'It will definitely start this spring': Updates on $3.4M arena expansion in Battleford
The Town of Battleford is bringing in outside oversight as it prepares to begin work this spring on its $3.4-million arena expansion.Council has voted to accept a proposal from Colliers Project Leaders to assist with project management on the Battleford arena renovation, a move Mayor Ames Leslie says is aimed at protec...
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TERRITORIAL YOUTH SERVICES
Battlefords community raises nearly $55K at Coldest Night of the Year walk
Over 70 community members took part in the Battlefords Coldest Night of the Year (CNOY) fundraiser on Saturday evening, which helped raise nearly $55,000 for Territorial Youth Services (TYS). During the participant's two-kilometer or five-kilometer walk, they were confronted with the realities of youth experiencing hur...
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MUNICIPAL MATTERS
Battleford residents to see slight recycling increase as monthly billing begins
Residents in Battleford will see a slight increase on their monthly utility bills after council approved a 7.5 per cent recycling rate hike and formally adopted a new monthly billing policy.The recycling increase, part of a two-year agreement with Loraas, will appear directly on residents' water bills. The garbage coll...
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CRIME
Wilkie care home abuse trial adjoured to July for closing arguments
A former care worker accused of abusing vulnerable residents at a Wilkie group home will return to court this summer for closing arguments.Jaclyn Elias is charged with assault, sexual assault, sexual assault with a weapon and uttering threats in connection with alleged incidents at Prairie Branches' Wilkie Group Home N...
Mar 02, 2026
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Saskatchewan
Time-old debate
Time Change? Saskatchewan's been over it since the '60s
As British Columbia joins a growing global movement away from Daylight Saving Time (DST), Saskatchewan's once-controversial stance appears increasingly ahead of its time.For six decades, Saskatchewan stood apart in Canada as the only province that didn't 'fall back' by an hour in November to extend evening daylight, or...
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Prince Albert pulp mill
BMI signs deal with American tenant for part of old Prince Albert pulp mill
The first of multiple new tenants that are planned for the old pulp mill north of Prince Albert has been announced. BMI, the new owners, and Plum Gas Solution, an American company based in Michigan but with offices in Calgary and Drayton Valley, announced they signed an MOU on Tuesday. "As soon as we purchased t...
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International politics
'The national integrity is at risk right now': Sask. lawyer responds to U.S. incursion in Iran
A woman who moved from Iran to Canada two years ago, and currently works in Saskatchewan as a lawyer, says the situation in her home country is far more complicated than what's being portrayed in the media and not every Iranian is in favor of an American-led incursion.The woman who asked to be identified only as S.M. o...
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parole revoked multiple times
Conditions issued for hockey coach Bernie Lynch's release from prison
Former junior hockey coach Bernard (Bernie) Lynch will face several conditions once he's out of prison.In 2024, Lynch was sentenced to nearly three years for assaulting and sexually assaulting a 17-year-old-boy in August 1988.His statutory release is coming up, but the exact date is pending.According to Parole Board of...
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Middle Eastern Conflict
S&P/TSX composite down over 1,000 points, price of oil rises
Canada's main stock index was down over 1,000 points in early trading, while U.S. stock markets also fell amid fears about the war with Iran expanding and a sharp increase in the price of oil.The cost of crude was up as Iran launched a series of retaliatory attacks, including a drone strike on the U.S. Embassy in Saudi...
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CRIME
Wilkie care home abuse trial adjoured to July for closing arguments
A former care worker accused of abusing vulnerable residents at a Wilkie group home will return to court this summer for closing arguments.Jaclyn Elias is charged with assault, sexual assault, sexual assault with a weapon and uttering threats in connection with alleged incidents at Prairie Branches' Wilkie Group Home N...
Mar 02, 2026
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SMAAAHL PLAYOFFS
Battlefords AAA Stars on the brink of elimination after deflating 9-2 loss to Moose Jaw
The Battlefords AAA Stars are now down 2-0 in the series against the Moose Jaw Winmar Warriors after a tough 9-2 loss at home.It was a strong start for the Stars, initially outshooting the Warriors 8-1 within the first seven minutes of the game. However, it was Moose Jaw who got on the board first on the powerplay when...
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Futsal Sask Cup
Futsal Season concludes with Sask Cup in North Battleford
The Futsal Sask Cup was held over the weekend in North Battleford, with 27 different teams participating across two venues. "Our facilities were fantastic," said Battlefords Youth Soccer director Kat Huxley. "We used (John Paul II Collegiate) for our U12 and U14 groups, which had great feedback on the sp...
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HOME VICTORY
Serpa stops 40 shots as the North Stars take down the Humboldt Broncos 3-1
The Battlefords North Stars avoided the weekend sweep and their third straight loss with a 3-1 win over the Humboldt Broncos at home. "It was an unbelievable effort. It was exactly what we wanted coming into tonight," said North Stars assistant coach Owen Lamb postgame. "Everyone was just bought in, play...
Mar 01, 2026
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second straight loss
North Stars fall 4-2 to the Humboldt Broncos in Nutrien Division showdown
The Battlefords North Stars allowed three goals in the third period to the Humboldt Broncos and fell 4-2, losing their second straight game. With the Yorkton Terriers win over the Nipawin Hawks, the North Stars fell to third place in the SJHL. The North Stars outplayed the Broncos in the first period, more than doublin...
Feb 28, 2026
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PLAYOFF RACE
North Stars set for final pair of games with the Humboldt Broncos
As the Battlefords North Stars continue their chase for first place in the SJHL, their next couple of games come in a weekend home-and-home series with the Humboldt Broncos. It's the last two games the teams will play against each other during the regular season. The North Stars (32-13-3-2, 1st in Nutrien Division) are...
Feb 27, 2026
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HOOPLA TOURNAMENT
John Paul II Collegiate senior boys basketball team ready for HOOPLA
The HOOPLA boys' high school provincial basketball tournament is underway this weekend in Moose Jaw, and the John Paul II Crusaders are making their way down after finishing in third place in their most recent tournament at PA St. Mary's. They finished the season with a 13-8 record. Crusaders head coach Cooper Olson sa...
Feb 27, 2026
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Battlefords Profiles
SIGA named a 2026 Saskatchewan Top Employer
The Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA) is proud, for a third consecutive year, to be named a Saskatchewan Top Employer by Canada's Top 100 Employers. Now in its 21st year, Saskatchewan's Top Employers is a special designation that recognizes employers that lead their industries in offering exceptional places t...
Mar 02, 2026
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Self-determination in healthcare
Battlefords Family Health Center celebrates 25 years of Indigenous-led primary care and systemic advocacy
Twenty-five years after its initial development began, the Battlefords Family Health Center (BFHC), operating under the umbrella of Battle River Treaty 6 Health Centre (BRT6), stands as a powerful testament to self-determination in healthcare, providing a unique and expansive model of primary care. The organization was...
Dec 29, 2025
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Every home tells a story worth telling
North of Extraordinary Celebrates How Canadians Experience The Feeling of Home
You see more than a house. We do too. Every home tells a story. It's the corner of the kitchen where the dog bowl lives, the pencil marks on the doorframe that quietly record the years, and the sound of hallway giggles as kids race through the house. Buying or selling a home isn't just about square footage or market tr...
Oct 06, 2025
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Canada
Commandant of Canadian Army Command and Staff College removed from post
KINGSTON - The commandant of a Canadian Army college in Ontario has been removed from his post. Col. Fraser Auld was commandant of the Canadian Army Command and Staff College in Kingston. A spokesperson for the Department of National Defence says the c...
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Carney won't say whether India is engaged in interference, transnational repression
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is refusing to say whether he believes India is still behind acts of foreign interference and transnational repression in Canada. Six days after a senior official told Canadian journalists that India had stopped such...
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B.C.'s move to end clock changes won't be without complications
The mayor of Prince George in northern British Columbia is the father of six adult children, who got used to the struggle of getting his kids out of bed on dark winter mornings as they were growing up. Those days are now behind Simon Yu, but he still h...
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Man accused in Vancouver stabbing says found knife was a 'sign from God'
VANCOUVER - A man accused of killing another man at a Vancouver café patio says he found the knife he used in an alley and took it as a "sign from God" that he needed to protect himself. Inderdeep Singh Gosal, 34, pleaded not guilty last month to secon...
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How sticky-fingered thieves use hot glue to find break-in targets in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver are warning apartment residents of thieves using strands of hot glue to select which units they will break into. Vancouver police say that 10 apartment units in five separate buildings in the city and nearby Burnaby repo...
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Witness says woman accusing Quebec cardinal of misconduct felt 'tracked' by him
MONTREAL - A woman who has accused Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet of sexual misconduct once said she had felt "tracked" by him, a witness told a defamation trial in Montreal on Tuesday. Rev. Marcel Pellerin took the stand as a witness for Ouellet, a high...
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World
GOP challenger Steve Toth ousts Rep. Dan Crenshaw in Texas primary
Republican challenger Steve Toth defeated U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw on Tuesday night, ousting the only House Republican in Texas who President Donald Trump didn't endorse heading into the nation's first big primary of 2026. Crenshaw, a form...
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Talarico wins Texas Senate Democratic nomination while Cornyn and Paxton head to Republican runoff
DALLAS (AP) - State Rep. James Talarico topped Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett in an expensive and fiercely contested Texas Senate Democratic primary that once again has the party dreaming of a big upset in November. Who Talarico will fac...
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Roy Cooper and Michael Whatley clinch US Senate in North Carolina, setting up high-stakes fall fight
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and ex-Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley each won their party's U.S. Senate nominations in North Carolina on Tuesday, setting them up for a fall campaign that could determine c...
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Man who fatally shot a police officer with his service revolver is executed in Florida
STARKE, Fla. (AP) - A man convicted of fatally shooting a police officer with his own service weapon during a traffic stop was executed Tuesday evening in Florida, becoming the third person put to death by the state this year after a record 19 executio...
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Macron orders France's nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to the Mediterranean
PARIS (AP) - French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday ordered France's nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to move from the Baltic Sea to the Mediterranean to help protect allied assets during the ongoing war in the Middle East. Macron s...
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Georgia school shooting suspect's father convicted of second-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter
WINDER, Ga. (AP) - A Georgia man whose teenage son is accused of killing two students and two teachers at a high school was convicted of second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter Tuesday. Colin Gray also was found guilty of all ot...
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