Battlefords News-Optimist

If ever we’d had an unusual Thanksgiving holiday weekend, it was this year. While we traditionally celebrated with three families (son and family, nephew and his wife and Hubby and I), this year the meals were spread out over the weekend.

A North Battleford man has entered a guilty plea to manslaughter in connection to the death of a woman in the city.

A bail hearing for a man facing numerous charges in connection to an incident where a girl was allegedly held against her will at an isolated northern Saskatchewan cabin was adjourned.

Sentencing for an Onion Lake Cree Nation man who pleaded guilty to resisting arrest, possession of property obtained by crime, break and enter, and possession of cocaine was adjourned.

The Dekker Centre has announced the winners of Homegrown Openers: A Community Contest. Winners have been chosen and they will be presented during the Dekker Centre’s Fall Mini Series: Gypsy Moonbird Gypsy Moonbird plays at 7 p.m on Oct. 24 at 7 p.m.

Sask. Party leader scores massive victory, but speech is given to a nearly empty room due to COVID

The Saskatchewan Party was re-elected to its historic fourth majority government on Oct.

NDP leader’s seat loss could be upset by mail in ballots

It was a "big honkin' win" for the Sask Party across the Northwest region, with Jeremy Cockrill winning the Battlefords to complete a clean sweep of the region for the governing party.

In Cut Knife-Turtleford, with 49 of 52 polls reporting, Ryan Domotor of the Sask Party has taken the majority of votes with 4,418. Matt Fedler of the NDP has 732 votes. The Buffalo Party with Richard Nelson is third with514.