Local News

The Battlefords Union Hospital hosted a celebration recently, introducing its new CT scanner to the public.

Valerie Durnin has a long history with the media industry. Now she is joining the team in Tisdale as the new publisher of the Tisdale Recorder and Parkland Review . This is an innovative time for newspapers, especially small town papers, Durnin said.

The Northwest region continues to be a popular stop for those seeking the Saskatchewan Party leadership. This week it was Gord Wyant’s turn to seek votes in the Battlefords and surrounding area.

Saskatchewan’s minimum wage will increase from $10.72 to $10.96 on October 1, 2017. The 2.

After featuring a youthful and rookie-laden roster last season, the Carrot River Outback Thunder is seeking success with a number of familiar faces.

Drugs were seized and three adults were arrested after Tisdale RCMP and Safe Communities and Neighborhoods investigators executed a search warrant.

The Battlefords District Food and Resource Centre is responding to comments made by Councillor Kent Lindgren at Monday’s North Battleford city council meeting.

The Terry Fox National School Run Day takes place on Thursday, Sept. 28. Sakewew High School in North Battleford got a head start by hosting theirs last week.

A new and enhanced “Eyes that Care” campaign has been launched with an ambitious goal of bringing down the amount of preventable crime in the city by 10 per cent. The campaign was launched at city council Monday night.

City officials say "a number of small factors" have pushed back completion of the downtown roads and sidewalk reconstruction project by a week. Oct.