Battlefords News-Optimist

Wings have been clipped and heads have rolled in both Alberta and Saskatchewan on Jan.

With both provincial and municipal elections in 2020 in our area, it proved to be a big year for new political faces on the scene, as well as several farewells and goodbyes.

Being forced to wear a face mask inside businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic is a polarizing issue across the province. Some people are taking it with stride while others are getting downright irate.

His murder appeared like just another statistic – Edmonton’s 11th homicide of 2019 – but it triggered a chain of events that seemed to lead to the brutal slaying of Tiki Laverdiere a province away.

As of January 4, a total of 4,013 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine have been provided to health care workers in Regina as part of the initial pilot and in Saskatoon as part of Phase 1.

In perhaps a way perhaps fitting of the 21st century, Husky Energy updated its cover photo for its Facebook page on Jan. 3. The new photo said, “We are Cenovus.” On Jan.

SaskTel announced on Jan. 4 that it has recently launched six new macro cell towers bringing 4G LTE wireless service to previously underserved rural parts of the province.

In mulling over my thoughts regarding this coming year, I decided to see what other writers had to say on the subject. Here are two quotes from Peggy Horton: “Each New Year, we have before us a brand-new book containing 365 blank pages.

As of January 3, a total of 3,866 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine have been provided to health care workers in Regina as part of the initial pilot and in Saskatoon as part of Phase 1.

On Jan. 2, Saskatchewan’s seven-day average of daily new COVID-19 cases was 176. That corresponds to 14.5 new cases per 100,000 population. A week ago, it was 183, or 15.1 new cases per 100,000 population. Saturday, Dec.