Battlefords News-Optimist

Dave Nikleva walks the shoreline of a Cortes Island beach nudging oysters with the toe of his boot. “Dead. Dead. Dead,” Nikleva mutters as he goes along.

A woman accused of robbing a Lloydminster hotel at gunpoint has a show cause hearing on Thursday.

A man accused of killing a North Battleford man had two more court appearances in Lloydminster Provincial Court with the matter being adjourned each time.

Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Vice Chief Heather Bear said over the weekend that the cases of Ashley Morin, Meghan Gallagher and other missing Indigenous women are more than just a number since they have families and friends that have be

The City of Saskatoon is going to start the removal of an infected tree after one case of Dutch elm disease was reported in one of the samples taken at the Leif Erickson Park in Westmount.

Saskatchewan medical students will soon have a new option to complete their four-year education entirely in the Queen City, as the University of Saskatchewan is preparing to expand its program at the Regina campus very soon.

The case against two men accused of a shooting on Onion Lake and several carjackings in Lloydminster where people were allegedly shot at has moved to Battleford Court of Queen’s Bench.

On July 11, at approximately 11:40 p.m., Kindersley RCMP was dispatched to a single vehicle rollover on a grid road, just off of Highway 7, near Beadle.

The City of North Battleford is reporting there was a great response to two “spray parks” set up to respond to the recent heat wave.

A limited-edition beer is being launched in support of a Biggar revitalization effort.