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One of the neat things about being a sports reporter, especially here at the Battlefords News-Optimist, is the fact that you have the chance to cover events all over the province.

You may want to pay close attention to your dollar bills, because some fakes are in circulation. Battlefords RCMP is warning the public about fake Canadian currency that contain Chinese characters on them.

Daily Report

Here are some more news items stemming from the Battleford Chamber of Commerce’s directors’ meeting of June 20, the final meeting before their summer break: It’s a go for the launch of the Chamber Market the Battlefords app.

The Battle River Treaty 6 Health Centre hosted its annual pancake breakfast in celebration of National Aboriginal Day Wednesday in its parking lot.

Here is a look at some of the other items that came up at the Planning Committee meeting held at City Hall Monday June 19: Mayor Ryan Bater expressed concern about two very unsightly properties on 100th Street.

The firearms charge against Gerald Stanley will return to provincial court after the case involving the more serious murder charge against Stanley is concluded. A date of March 19 has been set for two charges of unsafe storage of a firearm under s.

Last month, after Ontario mandated calorie counting on restaurant menus, Freshii Inc., the Toronto-based salads-soups-and-wraps healthy-eating chain, balked. The chain's motto is "count nutrients, not calories.