John Cairns

Verified

Reporter, Sask Today

Regina

Canada, Crime and Justice, Politics

As seen in: Sask Today, BMJ Open, Dialnet - Universidad de La Rioja, Castanet News, Cottage Life, British Columbia Medical Journal, CKOM (Saskatoon, SK), The Prince George Citizen, Assiniboia Times, Estevan Southeast Lifestyles, Humboldt Journal and

Covers: provincial politics, federal politics, city hall, agriculture, courts, energy, weather, sports, movies, business, severe weather

I'm a busy provincial news reporter covering provincial and federal politics, City Hall, business, the Riders, movies, for SaskToday.ca.

Back to John Cairns’s profile

John Cairns’s Journalist Portfolio

View as a list

Stanley case returns to court; decision on bail pending

With supporters of Colten Boushie rallying outside, Gerald Stanley entered a not guilty plea to second degree…

View article →

Battleford water, new wells part of NB response to oil spill impact

August 2, 2016 06:26 PM North Battleford city council has approved a three-pronged strategy to provide water …

View article →

Wall visits NB to talk oil spill

August 3, 2016 04:07 PM Despite what appears to be initial good news from water quality tests in the North Sa…

View article →

Missing and murdered Indigenous women resolution passes at SUMA

February 4, 2015 10:54 AM A North Battleford-sponsored resolution calling for an inquiry or round table on mi…

View article →

Nonsense a big part of the good ol' hockey game

April 4, 2016 07:33 AM John Cairns' News Watch I was really struggling to come up with a topic for this month…

View article →

Adventures in Cuba

February 17, 2016 06:34 AM Today the Battlefords News-Optimist has a dispatch from one of its reporters from …

View article →

It was a surreal morning: Ritz

It was a surreal morning: Ritz By John Cairns Staff Reporter / News Optimist November 5, 2014 01:00 AM This w…

View article →

North Battleford community safety model to expand province wide

North Battleford community safety model to expand province wide John Cairns / Battlefords News-Optimist Decem…

View article →

The Interview is not coming to a movie cinema near you

I wonder if any of you were looking forward to seeing The Interview on Christmas Day. That's the comedy starr…

View article →

Additional community safety officers added

July 19, 2014 02:00 AM The ranks of North Battleford's peace officers have gotten a boost thanks to some help…

View article →

Gerald Stanley to stand trial for second degree murder

Gerald Stanley has been committed to stand trial in the Court of Queen's Bench, Battleford, on the charge of …

View article →

The Making of the Premier 2018: Scott Moe's victory

After all the hoopla, after all the hugs and congratulations and the excitement had settled down in the hall,…

View article →

Gerald Stanley found not guilty

Gerald Stanley has been found not guilty in connection to the shooting death of Colten Boushie from Aug. 9, 2…

View article →

First Nations groups decry Colten Boushie murder trial verdict

The leadership of both the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations as well as Battlefords Agency Tribal Ch…

View article →

Michael Landsberg brings #SickNotWeak to the Battlefords

The Civic Centre was the venue for quite possibly the biggest mental health event ever in the Battlefords on …

View article →

New hotels contribute to North Battleford building boom

Visitors to North Battleford have noticed some big changes to the skyline in the southeast quadrant recently.…

View article →

Trudeau delivers exoneration of Chief Poundmaker

Thursday was a long awaited day for Poundmaker Cree Nation. It was the day Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visi…

View article →

Covering the NDP Convention

I like to do different things from what I normally do for this "Exploits into the Unknown" feature. Well, thi…

View article →

Sask Party leadership hopefuls debate in snowy North Battleford

Much of the story of the Sask Party leadership debate took place off the main stage at the Dekker Centre in N…

View article →

Saskatchewan Roughriders hockey at the Civic Centre

Battlefords members of Rider Nation were in full force at the Civic Centre Saturday afternoon to see Saskatch…

View article →