Battlefords News-Optimist

OTTAWA, April 6, 2019 /CNW/ - The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on the first anniversary of the tragic bus crash involving the Humboldt Broncos in Saskatchewan: "One year ago, a devastating highway crash took si

Saskatchewan municipalities can now apply for funding to clean up abandoned, environmentally impacted sites through the Impacted Sites Fund.

The Public Health Agency of Canada is collaborating with provincial public health partners, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and Health Canada to investigate an outbreak of Salmonella infections involving six provinces: British Columbia, Alberta,

Team Silvernagle is in the field for the 2019 Humpty’s Champions Cup in Saskatoon. The team of Robyn Silvernagle, Stefanie Lawton, Jessie Hunkin and Kara Thevenot will be in that event running April 23-28 in Saskatoon.

April 6 marks the one-year anniversary of the collision that occurred between the Humboldt Broncos team bus and a semi at the intersection of Highway 35 and 335. This weekend will bring people to the highway memorial site.

Regina-Lewvan MP Erin Weir is asking the Competition Bureau to investigate whether gasoline companies exploited hysteria over the federal carbon tax to raise prices by more than the tax amount.

The environmental and social costs of producing, distributing and selling food are rarely factored in. That’s about to change

Strategies for lowering taxable income can keep more money in your pocket throughout the year, says CIBC’s Jamie Golombek in a new report

CNW - The Caesar is turning 50, and to celebrate, comedic legend Dan Aykroyd is hitting the road in something equally red and iconic! Swapping his Bluesmobile for a vintage firetruck, Aykroyd is celebrating the golden anniversary of Canada's Cocktail

The spring housing market has had a slow start in the Battlefords region, where listings rose five per cent to 120 units, up from 114 a year ago, and sales fell three per cent to 32.