Battlefords

BATTLEFORDS – Former advisor to former premier Brad Wall, Ian Hanna joined NDP candidate for the Battlefords Tom Kroczynski at Kroczynski’s campaign office recently for a press conference on the NDP’s support for education. Hanna is currently volunteering for the Saskatchewan NDP and was here visiting from Regina. He wanted to come to the Battlefords to support Kroczynski because he believes […]

NORTH BATTLEFORD – A former member of the Westside Outlawz street gang convicted for her role in the murder of Tiki Laverdiere of Edmonton, Alta., asked to be sent back to prison after being granted day parole. During a recent hearing with the Parole Board of Canada, 32-year-old Shayla-Ann Victoria Orthner said she wanted to […]

The puck drops on the 2024-2025 Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League regular season this weekend, so it’s time to rank the teams after their off-seasons and pre-seasons with the real games set to start.  SportsCage.com’s SJHL power rankings are created by contributors independently ranking each team from No. 1 to No. 12, then averaging out the totals.  1) Humboldt Broncos  The […]

Prosecuting 10 people charged with the murder of Tiki Laverdiere over the past five years presented its own set of challenges. North Battleford Senior Crown Chris Browne and Prosecutor Charlotte Morden prosecuted all the cases of the 10 people convicted in Laverdiere’s murder. “This is a situation where 10 people were charged with this homicide for […]

 Is there any weight to the claims various municipalities alongside the City of North Battleford have made against the Crime Severity Index (CSI)? Tarah Hodgkinson, an assistant professor of criminology at Wilfried Laurier University in Waterloo, Ont. — who ran the City of North Battleford’s original public safety survey — thinks so, to a degree. […]

The Ambert Alert that was issued by Battlefords RCMP has been cancelled. According to the RCMP, the children have been located safe at a residence on Mosquito, Grizzly Bear’s Head, Lean Man First Nation. The mother of the children is also in police custody.        

    The Battlefords North Stars season ended on a disappointing note on Sunday as they were defeated by the Brooks Bandits 4-0 in the Centennial Cup Final in Portage La Prairie. After 20 minutes the two team were scoreless as the Brooks Bandits before the Bandits busted through with four goals in the second […]

  The Battlefords North Stars will be competing for a national title on Sunday thanks to a 7-1 victory over the Portage Terriers on Saturday. It was a dominating performance by the North Stars after they opened up a four-goal cushion lead in the first period. Holden Doell had a pair of goals with Alex […]

    The Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) has announced that Battlefords North Stars Head Coach Brayden Klimosko has been named this year’s recipient of the Darcy Haugan/Mark Cross Memorial Award as the CJHL Coach of the Year. As the recipient of the award, Klimosko, and his club, will also receive the following: • CAD […]

  The Battlefords North Stars advanced to the playoff round at the Centennial Cup in Portage thanks to a 3-1 win over the MJHL’s Steinbach Pistons. Steven Kesslering had a pair of goals, Kian Bell also scored for Battlefords. Holden Doell chipped in with three assists. Josh Kotai made 30 saves in the win. There […]