Battlefords News-Optimist

As of January 15, a total of 14,017 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Saskatchewan.

If you’re a diabetic, you probably know what it’s like to prick your finger to get a blood sugar reading. If you’re not, Canada may be calling you to let a little blood as a civic duty.

An Alberta man facing drug trafficking charges was granted bail after a show cause hearing in North Battleford Provincial Court Jan. 15. Lowen Diehl, 36, will be released after he pays $10,000 cash bail and a $10,000 surety to the court.

A wild wind howls through the trees outside my window tonight as I tap out this column. We had quite the storm. Before dawn I rumbled out of the yard in my school bus, flipping on the windshield wipers to deal with a few drops of rain.

On Jan. 14, the Saskatchewan Health Authority provided an update on its COVID-19 immunization campaign and delivery plan, as part of the regular COVID-19 update delivered from the Legislature in Regina.

Two people charged in connection to the murder of twenty-five-year-old Tiki Laverdiere from Edmonton had appearances scheduled in North Battleford Provincial Court Jan. 15.

Falls victim to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions

The COVID-19 vaccine (Pfizer BioNTech) clinics announced earlier this week in the following communities are full. Staff at these locations will not be taking new appointments until another shipment of the vaccine becomes available.

There were more adjournments in La Ronge Provincial Court in a case against a North Battleford man accused of breaking into a home and assaulting the resident. At his Jan.

A bail hearing for a Moosomin First Nation man didn’t proceed in North Battleford Provincial Court Jan. 14 as scheduled. A lawyer representing Jonathan Swiftwolfe asked the court to adjourn the hearing for a week.