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Evacuees from the wildfires in northern Saskatchewan staying in North Battleford sprang into action last week, helping local residents whose house caught fire. Dwayne Bourassa, Ethan Maurice, Roger Mc...

Wildfire season in Saskatchewan is flaring up with the first evacuation of spring. A mandatory evacuation order was put into effect Wednesday evening for the Clearwater River Dene Nation (CRDN), locat...

Battleford RCMP officers are asking for help finding three people wanted for a violent assault that resulted in the death of a 22-year-old man. Police said the assault happened at a home on Saulteaux ...

By Martin Martinson The Battlefords North Stars capped a fairytale season Saturday night in Flin Flon, posting a 7-4 victory in Game 4 of the SJHL final to sweep the best-of-seven series with the riva...

By Angela Brown The family of Battlefords resident Gregory Cope, who was found deceased after being reported missing, has set up an online fundraiser page to raise money to help Cope's two sons. Polic...

By Angela Brown The Drumming Hill Youth Centre in North Battleford is slated to close in the near future. "With declining numbers of youth in custody at the Drumming Hill Youth Centre, the decision ha...

The Pierceland RCMP is requesting assistance from the public as officers search for 25-year-old Tonio Cantell, who is wanted on a Canada-wide warrant. The RCMP has been working to locate Cantell and g...

A disturbing story is developing in Marshall after the RCMP and the Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation Unit (ICE) received a report about child pornography. Marshall is about 20 kilometres south...

A historical Polish Roman Catholic Church building near Redberry Lake burned down Thursday afternoon. The site is just under an hour east of the Battlefords. The fire follows a string of church-burnin...

A former Saskatchewan RCMP officer pleaded guilty to breach of trust by a public officer in Court of Queen's Bench in Battleford on Monday. Wade Chitrena accessed at least one sensitive image of an ad...