Battlefords News-Optimist

On Dec. 9, two people were travelling in an SUV on Dore Lake (approximately 115 km north of Big River) to go ice fishing. There were numerous other vehicles on the lake at the time.

Submitted Following the historic first NHL broadcast in Plains Cree last season in conjunction with Rogers Hometown Hockey’s visit to Enoch Cree Nation, Sportsnet and APTN are expanding their partnership to deliver more games over the next three seas

The Notre Dame Hounds got a lump of coal in their stocking for Christmas, courtesy of the Battlefords North Stars. The North Stars head into the holiday break on a positive note, soundly beating the Hounds 6-3 Friday night at the Civic Centre.

Brent Checkosis enters guilty plea

North Battleford is lit up with the spirit of Christmas. Freelance photographer Averil Hall took a tour and shares some of the brightest and most beautiful.

Homeowners in Battleford have decorated their home for their own emjoyment and the enjoyment of others. Freelance photographer Averil Hall took a tour and shares some of the brightest and most beautiful.

The highly anticipated list of the Top 10 Puppy Names for 2019 has arrived! Trupanion, a leader in medical insurance for cats and dogs, combed its database of over 500,000 pets to find out what the most popular puppy names were for 2019.

The accompanying photos were the scene at The Lighthouse Serving the Battlefords on Wednesday night – except on this evening, the serving was being done by several recent Battlefords graduates of the Hoffman Process.

The Battlefords AAA Stars were in action at home Tuesday night to the Saskatoon Contacts, and ended up on the losing end of a 4-1 final score.

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