Battlefords News-Optimist

A Meadow Lake man has pleaded not guilty to 13 firearms-related charges and a trial is set. Lennex Merasty-Morin, 31, appeared in Meadow Lake Provincial Court April 20 and April 21 for a show cause hearing. He was granted bail and released April 21.

Local businesses have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, but few have been hit as hard as the tourism industry.

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Premier Scott Moe will make a province-wide address on Wednesday evening, April 22, just after 6 p.m. local time.

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Long term care homes are the latest focus of attention for the Saskatchewan Health Authority. Officials with the SHA met the media Tuesday, providing an update on their strategy in response to COVID-19.

On April 20, at approximately 1:30 p.m., Moose Jaw RCMP responded to the report of a serious motor vehicle collision approximately two kilometers north of Moose Jaw on Highway 2.

As of April 21, Saskatchewan has four new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the provincial total to 320. Sixty-four of the cases are considered active. Fourteen more people have recovered, bringing the provincial total to 252.

The old St. Vital Church has gotten another reprieve, at least for the time being. On Monday, Battleford town council voted to defer de-designation of the century-old church’s heritage status.

Family stress can go through the roof when managing social isolation or pandemic anxiety