Battlefords News-Optimist

Precipitation in northern Saskatchewan is approaching record highs as water rises.

There are 42 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on July 26, bringing the total to 1,178 cases. The new cases are located in the South (22), Central (8), Saskatoon (10) and North (2) regions.

In the aftermath of the fall 2019 federal election and the re-election of the Justin Trudeau-led Liberal Party to a minority government, there was an immediate backlash in Western Canada.

Saskatchewan reported 27 new cases of COVID-19 Friday. Their daily press release updated case count data reminded residents not to become complacent. “It has been more than four months since COVID-19 arrived in Saskatchewan.

The brunt of the back-to-back storms over the Battlefords on the evenings of July 23 and 24 seems to have been felt in Battleford. Kramer Campground saw 14 trees toppled.

There are 37 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on July 25, bringing the total to 1,136 cases. The new cases are located in the Central (23), South (13) and Saskatoon (1) regions. Of the 1,136 reported cases, 258 are considered active.

We can’t simply watch global events unfold. We have a valuable contribution to make and we’re up to the challenge

Nine communities are participating in a Saskatchewan RCMP pilot project aimed at working with youth to address root causes of crime.

One might watch a YouTube video of Tala Tootoosis showing how to make a ribbon skirt and assume she had always been surrounded by culture and had lived a life of ceremony since childhood.

Métis fiddler Tristen Durocher has passed the halfway mark on his walk from La Ronge to Regina to press for a legislated suicide prevention strategy. He intends to fast in front of the legislature building until something is done about it.