Battlefords News-Optimist

Saskatchewan RCMP issued a correction at 1:45 p.m. Saturday regarding the place of residence of a man killed in a collision between a train and a semi near Foam Lake.

Two opposition NDP MLAs were in the Battlefords on Tuesday to meet local residents on health care issues.

Centennial Park in North Battleford was filled with the sight of newly-freed butterflies on Friday morning.

Saskatchewan Health – The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has seen an increasing number of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and infectious syphilis cases in recent months in northwest Saskatchewan.

The recent announcement by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of a ban on single use plastics by 2021 was welcomed Monday by North Battleford mayor Ryan Bater.

The new Dekker Centre season line-up was announced to much fanfare Wednesday evening, and some big names are coming to North Battleford this year. Canadian country music star George Canyon will take the stage on Sept.

Submitted by Saskatchewan Lotteries Louis Larson was in a daze when he left his local Co-op store. The Regina resident checked his Western 649 ticket and discovered he had won $2,000,000 on the June 5 draw. “I couldn’t believe it,” he said.

Saskatchewan Agriculture Many areas of the province that are in need of rain did not receive any this past week. However, localized rain helped to relieve dry topsoil moisture conditions in the northwest and southeast.

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