Battlefords News-Optimist

As of May 19, Saskatchewan has seven new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the provincial total to 599 All of the new cases are in the Far North (four cases in Beauval and three in La Loche). Of the 599 reported cases, 123 are considered active.

Effective May 20, the Saskatchewan government is lifting the supply limits on prescription drugs that were introduced to guard against drug shortages.

Leave young wild animals alone

Three men charged in connection to the 2019 murder of Ryan Gatzke made their first court appearances in North Battleford Provincial Court May 19.

In the end it was the Melfort Mustangs who hoisted the Cup in the SJHL’s simulated Canalta Cup playoffs on NHL 20. The Mustangs won the simulated Game Five over Yorkton Terriers 4-2 on Monday, taking the virtual final series four games to one.

The latest municipality to adopt its budget for 2020 is the RM of Eldon. Their budget has been set for 2020, according to their news release, with a mill rate adopted of 3.34, the same as a year ago.

On May 15, Saskatchewan RCMP officers conducted a search at a rural property, 27 km north of Biggar, in the RM of Glenside, as part of an investigation into the trafficking of controlled substances.

Another major event has fallen as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. What was to be the 15th Annual Northern Lights Bluegrass and Old Tyme Music Camp and Festival 2020, scheduled for this August at Ness Creek, will be pushed back to next summer.

On Oct. 18, 2019, Battlefords RCMP responded to a call of an injured male in a residence on the 100 block of 26th Street West in Battleford. Officers arrived to locate an adult male with serious injuries.

Nunavut’s finance minister says that the nearly $4 million the territorial government has paid to isolate returning residents in southern hotels is money well spent. Finance Minister George Hickes calls these costs an investment.