Battlefords News-Optimist

The Battlefords North Stars made up for lost time over the weekend. In their first set of Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League games since Dec.

In her first career event, Casey Scheidegger and her Lethbridge rink pulled off one of the most stunning upsets in Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling history.

Whether they were held during this year or announced for future years, big events were a major part of 2016. Here is a look at some of those events.

After an injury-plagued first half of the 2016-17 curling season, Brad Gushue started off the second half on a winning note at the North Battleford Civic Centre. His St. John’s, N.L.

Post-truth nonsense about fossil fuels paints a dangerous, damaging and distorted picture of Canada's energy use and production

Battlefords RCMP had about 60 incidents reported between 6 a.m. Friday, Jan. 6 and 6 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 7. Friday, Jan. 6 8:47 a.m.

How do you get to Carnegie Hall? For 20-year-old saxophonist Cole Knutson of North Battleford, the answer to that question is practice and audition for the American Protégé International Music Competition.

All week I’ve tried to come up with some intriguing, or at least unique, start to this article. It is the first week of a new year, after all.

After five days of action at the North Battleford Civic Centre, the stage is set for Sunday’s championship contests at the Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling’s Meridian Canadian Open.

In her first ever Grand Slam of Curling appearance, Lethbridge’s Casey Scheidegger is making quite an impression.