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'I'm not leaving my son': Mother recalls desperate moments as teen pulled from burning crash
"I'm not leaving my son." That's what Breanna Dillon remembered telling bystanders as flames spread through her family's crashed vehicle near Paynton last Thursday - her 13-year-old boy still trapped ...
Mar 25, 2026 Breanna Dillon, left, and her 13-year-old son, Malachi. He was seriously injured in a crash near Paynton on March 19, 2026. (Breanna Dillon/Submitted)
Teacher shortage cuts early French immersion in northwest Sask.
A Loon Lake parent says his daughter will have to leave French immersion earlier than expected after a northwest Saskatchewan school division scaled back the program due to a teacher shortage. "She's ...
Mar 21, 2026
North Battleford high school dismissal delayed by lockdown
On Tuesday afternoon, families with students at a North Battleford high school were notified of an emergency lockdown happening at the school. The lockdown at North Battleford Comprehensive High Schoo...
Mar 17, 2026 Battlefords RCMP responded to a fatal crash on Tuesday morning that left a 21-year-old woman dead and two others with serious injuries. (Battlefords RCMP/Submitted)
Man faces 20-plus charges after Turtleford RCMP seize guns, drugs
A large cache of firearms, ammunition and illicit drugs seized during a search by police on Thunderchild First Nation is at the centre of more than 20 charges laid against a 37-year-old man. Turtlefor...
Mar 16, 2026
RCMP investigates homicide at North Battleford motel
A 30-year-old man is dead following a reported shooting in a motel parking lot in North Battleford Friday morning. In a news release, RCMP said officers were called at 7:45 a.m. about an injured man o...
Mar 13, 2026 A community safety officer vehicle parked outside Hitching Post Motel in North Battleford following a suspicious death Friday morning. (Kenneth Cheung/battlefordsNOW)
RCMP say no new deaths linked to suspected hazardous drink in Battlefords
Saskatchewan RCMP say there have been no new reports of sudden deaths or illness potentially linked to a previously reported hazardous liquid circulating in the Battlefords area. Police provided the u...
Mar 06, 2026 (650 CKOM file photo)
Battlefords 'Better Together' T-shirts now worn by over 100,000 across Canada
A grassroots idea born in grief in the Battlefords has grown into a national message of connection, carried on the backs of tens of thousands of Canadians wearing the same simple reminder: "We are bet...
Mar 01, 2026 From left, Battlefords North Stars players Josh Knittig, Gavin Granger and Linken Fisher wear Better Together T-shirts in support of the Battlefords-born initiative, now worn by more than 100,000 people across Canada, according to owner and founder Deb McNabb. (Battlefords North Stars/Submitted)
Two men face charges after North Battleford shooting, no injuries
Two people have been charged after a North Battleford shooting. Around 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, Battlefords RCMP received a report of shots fired at a residential building. Officers immediately responded ...
Feb 11, 2026 Saskatchewan RCMP in North Battleford said officers responded to a shooting and chased down an SUV to arrest and charge two men. No one was injured. (650 CKOM file photo)
Three men charged after RCMP seize drugs, weapons at North Battleford business
Saskatchewan RCMP's Crime Reduction Team has charged three men at a business in North Battleford after seizing cocaine, methamphetamine, and weapons. On Feb 7, RCMP located a vehicle that was previous...
Feb 10, 2026 While investigating a stolen vehicle, RCMP officers said they saw a man with a firearm inside a business and during a search they found cocaine, crystal meth, a firearm, a sword, bear spray, and cash. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
'Today is the day you're going to die': Accused, witness testify in Wilkie care home trial
Testimony continued Tuesday in the Wilkie care home abuse trial, with a care worker describing hearing a resident scream in distress and the accused defending her conduct before court adjourned. Jacly...
Feb 10, 2026 The trial of Jaclyn Elias is happening at North Battleford Provincial Court. On Feb. 9, 2026, Lisa Knuff, a Crown witness who worked with Elias at Wilkie Group Home No. 3, told North Battleford Provincial Court testified that she witnessed multiple incidents involving residents who were non-verbal and required full-time care.(battlefordsNOW files)
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