Battlefords News-Optimist

The North Battleford RCMP gang unit raided two homes and charged five people after seizing firearms, cash and a large quantity of drugs on Nov. 21. According to police, the first residence they raided was in the 1800 block of St.

Tributes are pouring in for a Saskatchewan man who blazed trails as an Indigenous NHL player. Fred Sasakamoose died Tuesday afternoon at the age of 86 after being hospitalized in recent days for COVID-19.

There are 175 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on November 24, 2020, bringing the provincial total to date to 6,883 cases. The seven-day average of daily cases is 209 (17.3 new cases per 100,000 population).

The Battlefords North Stars are getting a break on rental rates at the Civic Centre due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The “Merry & Bright” The 25th Annual Festival of Trees will officially wrap up today at 4:30 p.m.

Fewer than a third of residents of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba have reported crimes to the police.

A preliminary hearing for an Onion Lake Cree Nation man accused of killing a Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation man didn’t go ahead in Lloydminster Provincial Court.

Third-quarter numbers are in for the Battlefords News-Optimist RCMP detachment and they show a significant increase in calls for service for the first nine months of the year.

When COVID-19 first hit, Verona Thibault wanted to be pragmatic about keeping communities strong in the face of the work closures and stay home orders that have hit Saskatchewan communities.

An alarming spike in cases is pushing more Saskatchewan First Nations to enter community lockdowns.