Battlefords News-Optimist

The case against two Onion Lake men charged in connection to the murder of Braden Richard Bull, 32, of Little Pine First Nation was adjourned again.

I told Ed that it’s a new term for me, and I wondered if he had heard of “Cancel Culture” or “Call Out Culture?” He said, “No, I haven’t heard of either term, which is fine with me. Don’t feel that you need to enlighten me about them.

Feb. 4 is National Thank A Mail Carrier Day. Mail carriers, and all other Canadian postal workers, for that matter, deserve even more recognition than usual this year.

An outbreak has been declared at Feisty Goat Bar and Grill - 3730 Diefenbaker Drive, Saskatoon, as of Feb. 2, and is being described as an exposure event in which acquisition of COVID 19 occurred.

Submitted by Sask. RCMP Do you remember those extreme temps last week? Our officers were out frantically searching rural Saskatchewan – on foot and in vehicles – last Monday for two missing youth.

Due to an number of cases linked to events in the community and subsequent spread to household members and other close contacts there is an increased risk of exposure to COVID-19 for anyone who may have attended any outdoor recreational events, suppe

An alleged street gang associate - charged after RCMP were shot at while they were pursing a fleeing vehicle - was denied bail. A show cause hearing for Glynnis Larene Chief, 37, was heard in Lloydminster Provincial Court Jan.

There were 177 COVID-19 vaccine doses administered yesterday in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 35,763. As of February 3, 109 per cent of the doses received have been administered.

Outbreaks of COVID-19 at privately-administered long-term care facilities has the New Democratic Party (NDP) calling for essentially nationalizing five long-term care homes within Saskatchewan.