Battlefords News-Optimist

After several years of work over several summers, the underground and asphalt work on all of 100th Street is now complete.

A man accused of murder in the death of Tiki Laverdiere was in North Battleford Provincial Court Monday for his preliminary hearing. Jesse Sangster, 23, of Edmonton, is charged with first-degree murder.

It’s high time to evaluate the possibility of a guaranteed minimum income, for greater financial equity for all

A Stanley Mission man has been charged after a welfare check resulted in a crisis negotiation and the discovery of a body. On Sept. 26, at approximately 4:30 p.m.

Concerns about the recent cluster of COVID-19 cases in Yorkton were clearly on the mind of the chief medical health officer Monday. Dr.

Once again, the Rotary Club of the Battlefords has had to postpone its “Out of this World” celebration event with Col. Chris Hadfield. In a letter from Rotary received by city administration dated Sept.

As I began the tedious task of packing away one season’s clothes and taking out garb for the next, I was reminded of how limited the use of my wardrobe has been these past months.

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is advising of a cluster of COVID-19 cases in the Yorkton area and has declared an outbreak in the Yorkton Regional Health Centre as of September 27, 2020.

There are 14 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on September 28, bringing the total to 1,892 reported cases. The new cases are located in the Far North West (1), Saskatoon (3), Central East (7) and Regina (3) zones.

Submitted by the RCMP On Sept. 27, a front-line officer at the Yorkton RCMP Detachment tested positive for COVID-19. The officer immediately self-isolated as per the direction of the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA).