Battlefords News-Optimist

Sept. 6, the Unity RCMP were called to a rural property near the village of Senlac. The caller reported that someone had shot one of his horses. A member attended and confirmed that the horse had been shot with a firearm.

“‘For a while’ is a phrase whose length can’t be measured. At least by the person who’s waiting.

A local insurance company is providing Saskatchewan’s small-town emergency response organizations with a unique way of earning some funding.

This summer Brandon White picked up his camera, trekked into the bush and connected with the bird population, which is famously good at social distancing.

​Saskatchewan Health Authority is notifying the public that an individual who tested COVID-19 positive was at the following locations in Meadow Lake when the individual was likely infectious: · Lion’s Park, SW edge of Meadow Lake along Hwy 4, Aug.

There are eight new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on September 6, bringing the total to 1,651 reported cases. The new cases are located in the North West (1), Saskatoon (3), Central East (2), Regina (1) and South East (1) zones.

Back in the 1970s, Peggy Kormendy recalls pulling an 84-pound chinook salmon from the Yukon River. It was a massive haul, a once in-a-lifetime event that’s probably going to become even less likely from here on out.

A Yukon First Nation is growing increasingly concerned that miners in the territory are walking away with ancient woolly mammoth ivory that’s both culturally and scientifically significant.

There are five new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on September 5, bringing the total to 1,643 reported cases. Of the 1,643 reported cases, 40 are considered active. A total of 1,579 people have recovered.

Update Sept. 8 Saskatchewan Health Authority is notifying the public that an individual(s) who tested COVID-19 positive was at the following businesses when they were likely infectious: Sept. 3 – Heritage Insurance Ltd.