Battlefords News-Optimist

I spent another few but painful hours in hospital this week. It turned out to be relatively easy to deal with this time and a shot of morphine helped dull the agony.

Despite extremely sluggish drilling activity in Saskatchewan’s oilpatch, the Aug. 11 Crown land sale for petroleum and natural gas rights brought in $2.4 million.

From the province: There are 27 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on August 13, bringing the total to 1,511 total cases. The new cases are located in the South West (18), South Central (4), Saskatoon (3) and Regina (2) regions.

Date for return to play still up in the air

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From the province: Warm weather continued to help crops mature throughout the province. This was beneficial for many areas, but some reported premature ripening and damage from high heat.

I told Ed, my old neighbour in Saskatchewan, that last week we had our internet and cable service upgraded to the latest and greatest technology.

Letter to the Editor

If you can’t go anywhere due to the COVID-19 pandemic, you might as well find a cottage and spend some time there.

Canada’s amended Patent Act weakens protections for intellectual property in the life sciences just when rights are vital for mobilizing a rapid response