Battlefords News-Optimist

Rene Durocher knows he won't be here forever. Going by "Charly" on-air, Durocher is a 19-year broadcasting veteran who delivers news in Cree and Michif via Missinipi Broadcasting Corporation out of La Ronge.

The Oct. 26 election cemented a trend in Saskatchewan politics that has been going on for at least the last 38 years. When Saskatchewan voters like a party, they really like them, with massive, lopsided majorities. As of Oct.

Surely someone is going to say, “And this is why we can’t have nice things,” as new health restrictions have been imposed on Saskatoon nightclubs following three COVID-19 outbreaks in the Bridge City. In the Oct.

New Democratic Leader Ryan Meili claimed victory in his constituency of Saskatoon Meewasin at 4:15 p.m. on Oct. 28, but by 6 p.m., the Elections Saskatchewan website with results had not yet been updated to reflect that result.

Cases of COVID-19 continue to climb in the Battlefords and surrounding region over the past several days. As of Wednesday there were now 37 active cases of COVID-19 in the North West region.

Multiple outbreaks involving Saskatoon nightclubs are the focus of the latest restrictions announced by the province Monday. At his news conference Wednesday, the provincial health minister Jim Reiter and provincial chief medical health officer Dr.

Halloween costumes may go away right after October 31, but the celebration of the macabre and spirits do not get buried so quickly.

Toothy grins and a mesmerizing orange glow help make jack-o'-lanterns captivating sights come Halloween. Pumpkin carving is an autumn tradition and runs the gamut of simple designs to more intricate artwork worthy of any medium.

The toothy grins of jack-o’-lanterns are as much a part of Halloween as candy corn and costumes. Even though these carved pumpkins have become synonymous with Halloween, the festive gourds weren’t always tied to the October holiday.

Of the 666 active cases of COVID-19 in the province of Saskatchewan, the North West zone has 37 as of Wednesday, according to the government’s “dashboard” of daily case counts.