Events

Baptiste wins Frog Lake CPCA dash, Battlefords show in Poundmaker

There was another lead change in the Canadian Professional Chuckwagon Association (CPCA) point's race, while other drivers are making a late season charge.Todd Baptiste won Sunday's Dash for Cash in F...

Aug 02, 2022

CPC candidate Pierre Poilievre visits the Battlefords

Candidate for the Federal Conservative Party leadership race, Pierre Poilievre, visited the Battlefords Tuesday as part of his cross-country meet and greet. He stopped in at the Lions Club where party...

Aug 02, 2022

Northern Sask. MLA reflects on trip to see Pope

An MLA from northern Saskatchewan is describing his experience seeing the Pope this week as highly emotional.Jim Lemaigre, MLA for Athabasca, and a few dozen residents from his constituency were among...

Jul 29, 2022

Drivers warned to slow down on August long

The Government of Saskatchewan is asking motorists to exercise caution over the August long weekend.In a release on Thursday, Battlefords MLA and Highways Minister Jeremy Cockrill asked drivers to slo...

Jul 29, 2022

Northwest region well represented for Canada Summer Games

North Battleford, Meadow Lake and the surrounding region will be well-represented when Team Saskatchewan takes to Niagara, Ont. for the 2022 Canada Summer Games.Featuring nearly 380 of the top athlete...

Jul 27, 2022

Laboucane moves up CPCA standings in Little Pine

The CPCA standings continued to shuffle after the past weekend of chuckwagon racing in Little Pine First Nation.Jamie Laboucane of St. Walburg is the new standings leader after another steady showing ...

Jul 26, 2022

Coverchuk looking to seize opportunity at PBR Team Series

Saskatchewan's Cody Coverchuk is set to grab the bull by the horns next week when the inaugural PBR Team Series kicks off in Cheyenne, Wyo. The Meadow Lake product, who is coming off a historic 2021 c...

Jul 22, 2022

CPCA tour continues in Little Pine First Nation

The Canadian Professional Chuckwagon Association (CPCA) returns this weekend in Little Pine First Nation.Following more than a week of racing for drivers competing at the Calgary Stampede or the North...

Jul 22, 2022

Gorst, Laboucane big winners at North American Chuckwagon Championship

The North American Chuckwagon Championship wrapped up over the weekend, bringing an end to nine days of high-flying chucks action at the Lloydminster Exhibition grounds. Meadow Lake's Dustin Gorst too...

Jul 18, 2022

Going swimmingly: Women to swim 163 km of Diefenbaker

Six swimmers are going to take turns until they've covered 163 kilometres of Lake Diefenbaker. The Diefenbaker Dip: 163 Swim is a fundraiser for the La Ronge Native Women's Council and YWCA Regina. It...

Jul 17, 2022