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Battleford · BattlefordThe City of North Battleford is starting to look at future plans for the aged Access Communications Centre (ACC). Council agreed that the next council following this fall’s civic elections will need to decide whether to invest more money into keeping the current facility going much longer, or to begin investing in building a new replacement facility. Administration noted in their report the latest the arena can remain open without major and very…See the Story
Next city council will decide arena future
Battleford · BattlefordSpiritwood Stockyards has been fined a total of $325,000 for two workplace related incidents, including one that resulted in a man’s death. The case was heard on Tuesday at Spiritwood Provincial Court. A guilty plea was entered to sect. 7.- 6(1) which states that if there is a risk of injury to the head of a worker, an employer or contractor shall provide approved industrial protective headwear and require a worker to use it. For this offence, …See the Story
Former Sask. Stockyards Company fined $250K for fatal workplace incident
Battleford · BattlefordSoaring Eagle Whitsone has lost her bid to reduce her conviction for the first-degree murder of Tiki Laverdiere to manslaughter. Whitstone tried and failed to convince the Sask. Court of Appeals that she should have been convicted of the lesser charge. She asserted that the trial judge erred in his assessment of the evidence of another gangster, Jesse Sangster and that a mistake was also made in determining whether Whitstone planned to caus…See the Story
Whitstone loses appeal to reduce conviction for murder of Tiki Laverdiere
Battleford · BattlefordThe Whitkow farmer who had his cattle seized after being charged for “unnecessary pain, suffering or injury” two years ago has pled guilty. In the spring of 2022, Animal Protection Services Saskatchewan (APSS) removed 308 cattle from Morris Tokaryk’s property after an investigation found the animals were in distress. According to Don Ferguson, chief animal protection officer and executive director with APSS, Tokaryk pled on May. 3 and was s…See the Story
Farmer pleads guilty in distressed cattle case
Battleford · BattlefordHead coach Corey Mace held his team accountable after a player threw a punch on the field during Day 4 of Saskatchewan Roughriders training camp. The intensity grew as players strapped on the pads and battled one another during the second half of practice at Griffiths Stadium in Saskatoon on Wednesday. The physicality heated up between the offensive and defensive lines so much that an altercation after a play led to rookie defensive lineman Haba…See the Story
Mace disciplines team after punch thrown at Rider training camp
Battleford · BattlefordThe Melfort Mustangs wrapped up the pool play of this year’s Centennial Cup, picking up a 3-1 win over the host, Oakville Blades. Melfort deployed a very young and inexperienced lineup, as they were locked into their playoff position, no matter the result. Despite playing without their top six, in Ryan Duguay, Aidyn Hutchinson, Clay Sleeva, Leith Olafson, Chase Friedt-Mohr, and James Venne, the Mustangs gutted out a well-deserved victory. “Tonig…See the Story
Coombs backstops young-gun Mustangs to earn first career playoff win
RCMP · BattlefordCrime statistics in North Battleford are seeing a downward trend, based on the last quarterly report from the RCMP. Insp. Jesse Gilbert presented the report for January to March 2024 at city council’s meeting this week. He was pleased to see the numbers going down in many categories. The North Battleford municipal detachment experienced a 19 per cent overall decline, with 3,161 calls for service for the period this year, compared to 3,894 calls …See the Story
RCMP crime stats shows latest numbers down overall
Gold · BattlefordThe Battlefords Bandits U19 softball team is coming off a home run start to the 2024 season, with a gold medal win at their opening tournament of the year, in Irma, Alberta. Posting a perfect 4-0 record on their way to the tournament win, the Bandits topped teams from Unity, Stettler, Calgary, and Irma on their way to the gold to open their spring schedule on a high. Head coach of the U19s, Darren Russell said it was great to see the team real…See the Story