Battlefords News-Optimist

With the provincial and municipal elections coming up in November, local women who hold political offices are not shy to speak about their own political experiences.

Paul Forbs is from Trelawny, a town on the north side of Jamaica. He’s been working in Canada for 20 years. “You’d think that they (Canadians) would respect that we leave Jamaica, we come here, we work in order for them to have food in the store.

As challenging as these past months of isolation have been, there’re lots of positive things happening in our neighbourhood. First, there are a lot of new fences and paint jobs.

The hummingbird – Part I

There is one new case of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan to report on June 14, bringing the provincial total to 665. The new case is in Saskatoon. Of the 665 reported COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan, 24 are considered active.

The Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) is calling on police forces in the United States to stop assaulting journalists who are in the country to cover the recent protests.

A month has now passed since a boil-water advisory was first issued for Hay River, the Kátł’odeeche First Nation, Kakisa, and Enterprise. The advisory, issued on May 13, remains in place.

Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Vice-Chief David Pratt is slamming Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe and his government, accusing them of not treating the rising majority of Indigenous children in its care as a priority.

There is one new case of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan to report on June 13, bringing the provincial total to 664. One new case is in the Far North region. Of the 664 reported COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan, 23 are considered active.

Through a nomination by teachers, CBC Radio named McLurg graduate Kabri Sittler as the provincial valedictorian to present her speech on a two-hour graduation program aired on CBC Saskatchewan June 5.