Battlefords News-Optimist

It was a strong showing by the Battlefords North Stars' rookies Monday afternoon in Kindersley. The North Stars scored three power-play goals en route to a 5-1 victory over the Klippers.

Ontario, once Canada's flourishing economic and manufacturing hub, is in steady decline, with slow economic growth and rapidly expanding government debt being a sad yet reoccurring story.

A North Battleford man will get jail time for two child pornography charges. Brian J. Simon entered guilty pleas to possession and accessing child pornography in North Battleford Provincial Court Thursday.

The era of low interest rates may be coming to an end. While interest rates have remained at historic lows since the 2008-09 economic crisis and subsequent slow world economic growth, recent dissent at both the Bank of England and the U.S.

North Battleford RCMP are warning the public of a phishing scam circulating on the Internet.

It was a sunny but breezy afternoon for the celebration of the Fred Light Museum's main building's 100th birthday. The former St. Vital School has been home to the museum since it opened in 1980.

Another week, another win.

Tickets for the 21st annual Battlefords Business Excellence Awards are now on sale.

If you're an employer or an employee, group insurance is a good thing. For employers, a group insurance plan helps strengthen compensation packages making it easier to recruit and retain quality people.

An automatic external defibrillator presentation was held June 11 at the Blaine Lake Senior Citizens' Centre making the total count of AEDs within the community rise to five.