Battlefords News-Optimist

Three people were injured in a motor vehicle crash Sunday at about 8 p.m. at the intersection of Highway 40 and Highway 674. Cut Knife RCMP say a passenger car travelling south on Highway 674 collided head on with a north bound van.

The Battlefords North Stars were the last team to score double digit goals in a Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League game when they picked up a 10-3 win on Feb. 3 at home against the Notre Dame Hounds.

The John Paul II Crusaders were able to snap a three-game losing skid Friday. They did so in some of the wildest weather that any high school football will ever face.

Two weeks ago, the North Battleford Comprehensive High School Vikings football team suffered their first loss of the season to the Marion Graham Falcons by a score of 30-7 in Saskatoon. They now have a chance to exact some revenge in the playoffs.

With five games completed in the Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League regular season, Battlefords AAA Stars head coach Jean Fauchon has a good read on what his team needs to work on.

Cpl. Melvin Sansome sits in his North Battleford RCMP office. Like most offices it’s filled with a combination of photos and books and loose papers and unlike others, behind Cpl. Sansome’s computer chair sits aluminum bowls with water and kibble.

A recent report by credit agency TransUnion paints a scary picture.

Battlefords RCMP responded to 46 calls over the period of 6 a.m. Friday, Oct. 14 to 6 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 15 including the following: Friday, Oct. 14 9:00 a.m. - Damage to a vehicle door while parked on Henderson Drive overnight. No entry gained.

Wednesday, Oct. 12 at approximately 9 p.m. Battlefords RCMP responded to a complaint of a break and enter involving a firearm on the Red Pheasant First Nation.

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