Battlefords News-Optimist

Approximately 32 calls for service occurrences were reported between 6 a.m. Monday, Aug. 18 and 6 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 19, including, two false alarms, one erratic driving complaint and one false or nuisance 911 call. Monday 7:07 a.m.

American poet John Greenleaf Whittier once wrote, "For of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'" He wrote it but I've sure been thinking about it a lot.

Statistics Canada's latest tabulation of incomes by city confirms in hard data what we often discern through casual observation: we live in an economically diverse country, one in which incomes vary greatly among households but also across communitie

This week I'm on vacation, spending time with my brother on Vancouver Island in Sidney, just north of Victoria. Of course I'm doing more than looking at gardens (e.g.

MATTHEWS: Daisy Isabel Matthews, a long time resident of North Battleford died peacefully at River Heights lodge on Tuesday, August 12, 2014 at the age of 105 years.

BALLENDINE: It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Lee Tracy Ballendine, late of North Battleford, Saskatchewan on August 8, 2014 at the age of 47 years.

The North Battleford RCMP police dog service members were on the way to Pelican Narrows Sunday to assist in the search for a missing child when the child was located. Pelican Narrows RCMP say a two-year-old child was reported missing at about 1 p.m.

The Grey Cup hangover is officially over. Does the honeymoon have to end as well? The Rider Nation seemingly sleepwalked through the opening six games of the 2014 season, perhaps enjoying one of the hottest summers in years.

"We are very different, but we share a passion for art and family and all those things that mean so much." That's how Cheryl Mae Lobe Therias describes her friendship with Renata Szyrocka.

It has been quite the summer for revelations about political expense accounts and the pay and perks of politicians.