Battlefords News-Optimist

There were 2,658 doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered yesterday in Saskatchewan - this brings the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 24,575.

Canada’s three Prairie provinces are particularly vulnerable to the climate crisis, and now their governments are helping make climate data more accessible, according to the head of a new non-profit.

The City of North Battleford will be going through the city doing a physical inventory of the trash and recycling bins at each property. This will happen over the next few months.

On Wednesday, Jan. 19, at approximately 7:50 p.m., Battlefords RCMP received several 911 calls to Territorial Drive near the 8th Ave intersection for a pedestrian vs vehicle collision.

'Long-haulers' is the name coined to describe those who had COVID-19, have largely recovered and are no longer testing positive, but who are still experiencing a myriad of symptoms.

A multi-million dollar land claims award has been reached for Mosquito Grizzly Bear’s Head Lean Man First Nation.

A Hafford man who pleaded guilty in Saskatoon Provincial Court to accessing and possessing child porn was to be sentenced Jan. 19, 2021, but the matter was adjourned to April 13.

Two people arrested by the North Battleford RCMP gang unit were scheduled to elect in court on Jan. 18 how they want to be tried but their matters were adjourned at the request of defence.

Saskatchewan, and Canada as a whole, is seeing hiccups in what are still early days of the COVID-19 vaccination rollout. On Jan.

4:19 AM CST Wednesday 20 January 2021 - Strong winds that may cause damage are expected or occurring. Strong northwesterly winds gusting up to 90 km/h developed overnight in areas of western and central Saskatchewan.