Battlefords News-Optimist

There are 159 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on November 8, 2020, bringing the provincial total to date to 3,897 cases.

Thank you to all of you who wear a poppy on their lapel beginning in November.

The hundreds of polar bears that gather each year on the west coast of Hudson Bay for a seal hunt may be in for a long, hungry wait.

Hello. Tansi. Nov. 8 is National Aboriginal Veterans Day.

An Estevan man facing child porn charges remains in custody after his bail hearing was adjourned again. Kyle Mansil Fiddler, 30, is charged with possession of child porn, transmitting child porn, and failing to comply with an order of prohibition.

U of R researcher collaborates on international study

Two Saskatchewan residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died: one individual in their 60s from the Far North West and an individual in their 50s from the North East. This brings the total number of deaths in the Province to 27.

The Battlefords North Stars waited eight months for their first regular season game back on Civic Centre ice. Now they'll have to wait a little longer.

Canadian Light SourceSince the 1970s, chemicals called brominated flame retardants (BFRs) have been added to a host of consumer and household products, ranging from electronics and mattresses to upholstery and carpets.

New imaging equipment to help understand COVID-19 infection will soon be coming to the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization — International Vaccine Centre (VIDO-InterVac) at the University of Saskatchewan, thanks to a Canada Foundation for Inn