Battlefords News-Optimist

A new report released recently on the impact of climate change on the country’s Prairie provinces shows the region is highly vulnerable to climatic shifts, and preparedness is, in many cases, lacking.

Battlefords RCMP are investigating after a fifty-five-year-old man was left in serious condition following an attack in a rural area near the city. According to Battlefords RCMP Staff Sgt. Jason Teniuk, they received a call at about 11:30 p.m.

The second night of budget deliberations in North Battleford turned its focus on the city’s protective services on Monday evening.

A 34-year-old Onion Lake Cree Nation woman accused of killing Tiki Brook-Lyn Laverdiere elected to be tried by judge and jury. The trial for Soaring Eagle Whitstone is scheduled for August 2022 in Battleford Court of Queen’s Bench.

The government of Saskatchewan announced a new “Strong Recovery Adaptation Rebate” (SRAR) to help small businesses who have had to come up with ways to stay in business with all the new rules around operating safely in the COVID-19 pandemic.

Submitted by Saskatchewan RCMP From March 1 to Nov. 30, the Saskatchewan RCMP received a total of 3,300 COVID-related calls for service. Of these, 49 have resulted in charges.

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is alerting the public of an increase in COVID-19 cases in the Meadow Lake area and is urging Saskatchewan residents to follow public health measures and personal safety precautions to prevent the spread of the

Five alleged Westside street gang members made their first appearance in court after an arrest that saw multiple RCMP detachments team up to catch them.

North Battleford Fire Department has issued a news release urging people to use caution in activities around or on the ice.

When the winter storm that hit Moosomin and surrounding areas recently knocked out the power, most of us just sat in the dark and waited for it to come back on and occasionally looked at twitter or the SaskPower app for updates on the situation.