Battlefords News-Optimist

The Saskatchewan RCMP Crime Reduction Team (CRT) in North Battleford raided a home, a vehicle and a hotel room, and arrested three people after a two-month investigation.

The uncertainty about the upcoming hockey season at Battleford Arena was a hot topic at a meeting of Battleford town council Monday.

Onion Lake RCMP, along with the North Battleford, Prince Albert and Saskatoon RCMP General Investigation Section (GIS) have been investigating the homicide of Braden Richard Bull for over eight months.

There are 10 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on September 22, bringing the total to 1,824 reported cases. The new cases are located in the Far North East (1), Saskatoon (6), Central West (1) and Regina (2) zones.

Nominations are now open as of today, Sept. 22., in the North Battleford municipal election, and already some candidates have filed their papers to run.

Battleford town council got a better idea Monday of what the rehabilitation effort will be at St. Vital Church. Jesse Crozier of S L Contractors Ltd. went before council to provide a project update explaining what the process will be.

The Moose Jaw Police Service says officers found and killed a cougar Monday night, after two confirmed sightings of the feline in the city earlier in the day.

Onion Lake Cree Nation wasn’t in contempt of court when it refused to publish its recent financial statements, the province’s highest court has ruled.

With Tuesday, Sept. 22 being the first day for nominations to be filed in the municipal elections, the early indication is that most incumbents in Battleford want back in.

The Dekker Centre for the Performing Arts stood together with live event workers across Canada on Tuesday night. The venue was lit up in red as part of Light Up Live: a day of visibility for the live event community.