Local News

A local artist has been awarded a $1,100 Independent Artists grant from the Saskatchewan Arts Board.

Premier Brad Wall has made a statement on the controversy surrounding the shooting death of Colten Boushie near Biggar last week. The accused, Gerald Stanley, has since been charged with second-degree murder in the case.

A group of Ahmadiyya Muslims were passing through North Battleford on Friday to spread a message of peace. Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama`at Canada have organized a cross-Canada mobile exhibition using the Twitter hashtag #MobileMuslims.

For reports from the Battlefords RCMP on their daily calls, check out our Follow the Sirens section under the News tab.

RCMP Daily Report

The North Battleford Fire Department was able to control a residential four-plex fire Saturday morning without drawing on the city’s water supply.

If you love McDonald’s burgers, North Battleford is the place to be. North Battleford was named one of McDonald’s “menu capitals” across Canada for two of their popular menu items.

After the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations issued a release suggesting the RCMP’s release of information on the shooting death of a Red Pheasant First Nation man was biased, the RCMP scheduled a meeting with media to release the following:

North Battleford firefighters responded to an outside equipment fire at the Northland Power plant Friday at 8:25 a.m. One pumper and four personnel spent nearly three hours on the scene of a transformer fire. There were no injuries.

Premier Brad Wall confirmed Friday that Battlefords MLA Herb Cox will be leaving the cabinet. Wall said to reporters that Cox is stepping aside due to health reasons. He is undergoing treatment related to cancer again this fall.