Local News

Battlefords RCMP have announced a major seizure of drugs and weapons as a result of a search conducted Sunday morning. According to a news release, Aug. 31 at approximately 1:30 p.m.

The North Battleford City Kinsmen Band is about to turn 70 years old, and there are big plans in the works to celebrate the occasion. The intention is for the Dekker Centre for the Performing Arts to host a concert Oct. 20 at 2 p.m.

Submitted Saskatchewan home and property owners can start pruning their elm trees again on September 1, as the annual ban on pruning elm trees ends.

EAST CENTRAL — Using WEEDIt sprayers that only spray when it detects weeds can both save money and reduce impact on the environment.

A convoy rolled through Estevan on Saturday morning as part of the activities for the Patriots Party in the Estevan area. The convoy, which had a few dozen vehicles participated, started at KRJ Custom Fabricating and made its way through Estevan.

Provincial government employees in Alberta (14.4 days) and Quebec (13 days) have the highest number of government sick days in Canada

After violence at the Saskatoon Correctional Centre, which included the stabbing of a North Battleford man charged in relation to the murder of Tiki Laverdiere, the Saskatchewan Government Employees Union, says its staff is unsafe.

With a federal election call only days away, the main political parties have been releasing their official campaign slogans. In a news release Monday the Conservatives said they unveiled new TV ads with their slogan “It’s time for you to get ahead.

Work on overpasses between Battleford and North Battleford as well as bridges over the Battle River will mean traffic delays, which began in the spring, will continue until Oct. 31.

It has been confirmed that the New Democrats meeting in North Battleford Sept. 7 will be a joint provincial and federal nomination meeting. The party’s Facebook page states that the meeting will be held Sept.