Battlefords News-Optimist

The Battlefords AAA Sharks are working towards accomplishing their goals in the playoffs, and are beginning to be acknowledged for their hard work they have put in this season.

Destination Battlefords held their annual general meeting Wednesday and Executive Director Ryan Bater was unusually excited to give his report.

Life as I know It

Under the tax rules, any money you get from an employer (or ex-employer) as a so-called “retiring allowance” (that’s tax talk for severance or other types of payments made on leaving a job) will be taxable as income to you.

The Battlefords Stars clashed with the Notre Dame Argos for the second time in eight days, looking for the sweep and their eighth win of the month. To say they played well would be an incredible understatement.

Linda’s Lines

Newspapers now seem so irrelevant to civic life that not even nostalgic moneybags want to preserve them

During periods when sentiment sours and markets sell off suddenly and steeply, as has happened recently, financial advisors’ phones never stop ringing, with clients asking whether they should sell their funds or switch into something “safe.

A heartbreaking loss to Melfort in the dying seconds of the third period gave the North Stars a rare two-game losing streak.

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has been prolific recently, releasing its 2015 T1 General Income Tax and Benefits return, its schedules and auxiliary tax forms, together with accompanying guides and pamphlets. To get through them all is a challenge.