Battlefords News-Optimist

The Battlefords North Stars extended their hot start to 4-0 to begin their 2015-16 SJHL season after a 4-2 win at home to the Yorkton Terriers Friday. It was not just the team off to a hot start, but also their individual players.

The Wilkie RCMP Detachment has responded to numerous complaints of stolen vehicles and theft from unlocked vehicles in the community in the last few weeks.

Saturday, Sept. 26 at 6:35 a.m. the Battlefords RCMP responded to a complaint of an armed robbery at 7-Eleven located on the 1700 block of 100th Street in North Battleford and have released images from the store's surveillance tape.

Otherwise it could lead to a debt-financed spending spree of epic proportions

Average undergraduate tuition fees have risen to just under $6,000 a year in Canada since 2010; an increase of 16% in just five years. This rate of increase (3%) has outpaced the rate of inflation (average 2%).

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Private sector participation would lead to reduced government expenditures and improved service quality

It is now official that Glenn Tait will be on the ballot for the New Democrats in Battlefords-Lloydminster. Tait's nomination was confirmed on the Elections Canada website and he will be on the ballot for the Oct. 19 election.

There was very little for fans of the North Battleford Comprehensive High School Vikings to cheer about Friday night. St. Joseph Guardians came into town and beat the Vikings 31-7.

Maidstone RCMP say there has been a fatal two-vehicle collision at the junction of Highway 684 and Highway 303, approximately 20 km north of Waseca and 40 km east of Lloydminster. The collision was reported to RCMP at approximately 2 p.m. Friday.