Battlefords News-Optimist

There are 36 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on October 17, bringing the total to 2,306 cases.

On Oct. 16 at approximately 5:40 p.m., Pinehouse Lake RCMP was informed that 29-year-old Travis Tyler Smith had escaped custody. Smith was suspected to have left the Besnard Lake Correctional Facility at around 2:10 p.m. on Oct. 16.

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CNW/ - In lieu of an in-person update to the media, Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada's Chief Public Health Officer, issued the following statement Saturday: “There have been 194,106 cases of COVID-19 in Canada, including 9,722 deaths.

Popular Celtic band with deep roots in the Battlefords, Back of the Bus, area is performing at She-NANIGAN’S on Saturday, Oct. 24 at 9 p.m.

The Saskatchewan Health Authority is restricting visits to Northlands Pioneers Lodge Long Term Care in Meadow Lake immediately, after a positive COVID-19 case in the facility.

There is good news for hockey fans in the Battlefords and throughout the province: the SJHL has been approved to play by the Sask. Health Authority.

Fort Saskatchewan, Alta – The General Investigation Section of the Fort Saskatchewan RCMP have arrested and charged a 27-year-old male in connection with an alleged sexual assault.

Meadow Lake RCMP is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying and locating the individual(s) who shot at a residence in Meadow Lake. Shortly after midnight, on Friday, Oct.

The Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes Unit North along with officers from the Ahtahkakoop RCMP Detachment are investigating a suspicious sudden death in the RM of Shellbrook.