Battlefords News-Optimist

NEW: A time lapse painting of a reindeer, with a little surprise at the end. Watch here . Merry Christmas from Patrick Lamontagne.

Submitted The Western Development Museum - North Battleford is the recipient of a generous donation from the North Battleford Lions Club Inc., enabling the museum to purchase a new floor preparation machine, a vital piece of maintenance equipment.

John Cairns' Leg Watch

Submitted A group of international scientists and practitioners including University of Saskatchewan (USask) researcher Jay Famiglietti say we are not doing enough to protect and manage global groundwater resources, which will have long-term effects

Submitted Would you give $6000 of your own money to help a stranger achieve their dreams? That’s what Kai Hutchence of Massive Corporation Game Studios is doing.

CNW - Global charity World Animal Protection works to stop the suffering of animals worldwide. During the holiday season, those who care about animals can help by purchasing a World Animal Gift. Animals can bring us so much happiness.

Monday morning at 1:40, Humboldt/Lanigan RCMP were advising motorists that traffic was blocked between Guernsey and Plunket on Highway 16 due to complete lack of visibility due to smoke.

CNW - The CRTC Monday took further steps to combat caller ID spoofing and determine the origins of nuisance calls. The CRTC expects telecommunications service providers will implement a new framework called STIR/SHAKEN* by Sept. 30, 2020.

Here is a rundown of scores from the Saskatchewan Prairie Hockey League and from the Sask West league from this weekend. In SPHL action Radisson Wheatkings beat Perdue Pirates 9-6 on Friday. Justin Waskewitch had a hat trick in the win for Radisson.

The Battlefords Sharks put their regular Saskatchewan league action on hold for a weekend as they headed to Winnipeg, Manitoba for the Female Midget AAA Challenge.