Battlefords News-Optimist

Turtleford RCMP are reporting a home invasion on Thunderchild First Nation. Police say three Indigenous men all dressed in red – one carrying a rifle - entered a home. It’s not clear at this point if there are any injuries.

Winston Churchill famously said on Nov. 10, 1942, the year the Second World War turned in favour of the Allies, “Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. but it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.

Dear Editor I am a 70-year-old man living in Valley View Towers II. I suffer from COPD and have had five heart attacks. My days on this planet are numbered My doctor tells me COVID-19 would be a certain death sentence for me.

Submitted The Government of Saskatchewan is providing $200,000 for the construction of a new group home for Prairie Branches in Wilkie. Once complete, it will be home to five people with intellectual disabilities.

Seven residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died. One new death in the age group 20-29 was reported in the North West. One new death in the age group 50-59 was reported in the Central West.

A preliminary hearing will be held in Prince Albert Provincial Court for a Wahpeton Dakota Nation man to see if there’s enough evidence for him to stand trial on charges of second-degree murder, aggravated assault, and sexual assault.

A man accused of allegedly holding a girl captive at a remote northern Saskatchewan cabin is still trying to get out on bail. Aaron Gardiner, 42, had another court appearance scheduled on Dec. 7 and a show cause hearing has been set for Jan.

A man arrested after a rural traffic stop turned into a multi-agency police emergency response is seeking bail. Forty-year-old Darren Hildebrand of the R.M.

It’s official: the Grinch has stolen Christmas.

Dear Editor I appreciate that my last letter (“Embarrassing sign,” Regional News-Optimist, Dec. 10) was published. It was written in a hurry and not put together well.