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I'm a busy provincial news reporter covering provincial and federal politics, City Hall, business, the Riders, movies, for SaskToday.ca.
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Stanley case returns to court; decision on bail pending

Stanley case returns to court; decision on bail pending

Battlefords News Optimist — With supporters of Colten Boushie rallying outside, Gerald Stanley entered a not guilty plea to second degree murder at North Battleford provincial court Thursday morning. Later in the day, Stanley appeared in Queen's Bench courthouse in Battleford for a bail hearing.
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Battleford water, new wells part of NB response to oil spill impact

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

Battlefords News Optimist — August 2, 2016 06:26 PM North Battleford city council has approved a three-pronged strategy to provide water to city residents in the wake of the Husky spill of 250,000 litres of oil into the North Saskatchewan River on July 21.
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Wall visits NB to talk oil spill

Wall visits NB to talk oil spill

Battlefords News Optimist — August 3, 2016 04:07 PM Despite what appears to be initial good news from water quality tests in the North Saskatchewan River, Premier Brad Wall indicated far more work is needed in the wake of the Husky oil spill impacting North Battleford and Prince Albert.
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Missing and murdered Indigenous women resolution passes at SUMA

Missing and murdered Indigenous women resolution passes at SUMA

newsoptimist.ca — February 4, 2015 10:54 AM A North Battleford-sponsored resolution calling for an inquiry or round table on missing and murdered aboriginal women has received the approval of members of the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association. The resolution attracted considerable media attention and vigorous debate on the floor of the convention before it was approved by delegates by a decisive margin. The vote means SUMA has thrown its collective support behind the issue, and will lobby the federal government in support of an inquiry or round table. North Battleford council passed a similar resolution late last year, as did other municipalities in Saskatchewan and elsewhere.
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Nonsense a big part of the good ol' hockey game

Nonsense a big part of the good ol' hockey game

newsoptimist.ca — April 4, 2016 07:33 AM John Cairns' News Watch I was really struggling to come up with a topic for this month's News Watch column. But so many of the topics were boring - provincial politics, federal politics. And then there's U.S. politics, but. really who wants to read one more article about Donald Trump? Then I went online and saw the now-infamous video from Unity of fans in the stands getting into a big brawl at the end of a hockey game. Thank you very much Unity, Saskatchewan. Those fools in the stands just handed me my topic for this week's column.
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Adventures in Cuba

Adventures in Cuba

newsoptimist.ca — February 17, 2016 06:34 AM Today the Battlefords News-Optimist has a dispatch from one of its reporters from Cuba. OK, I'm exaggerating. This is not a dispatch from Cuba; it's just a story about my vacation there last December. The reason you are seeing it now is because that is how long it has taken for me to get the photos developed. Now that they're done, I thought I would do a piece on what it was like there for any potential sun vacationers who may be interested.
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It was a surreal morning: Ritz

It was a surreal morning: Ritz

newsoptimist.ca — It was a surreal morning: Ritz By John Cairns Staff Reporter / News Optimist November 5, 2014 01:00 AM This week, Battlefords-Lloydminster MP Gerry Ritz is again crisscrossing the world on a trade mission to China. But two weeks ago, the federal agriculture minister was in no position to go anywhere. Ritz was confined inside the caucus room at the parliament building in Ottawa for over nine hours as a shooting incident took place in the hallways on Parliament Hill. "It was a very surreal morning," Ritz said of that Oct. 22 day.
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North Battleford community safety model to expand province wide

North Battleford community safety model to expand province wide

newsoptimist.ca — North Battleford community safety model to expand province wide John Cairns / Battlefords News-Optimist December 3, 2014 04:29 PM Community Safety Officer Jerry Koliniak, Battlefords MLA Herb Cox and Mayor Ian Hamilton at the provincial launch of the Community Safety Officer program in Regina. The announcement was made by Corrections and Policing Minister Christine Tell at the legislature in Regina. The pilot program in North Battleford to establish Community Safety Officers in the city is expanding across the province. Monday, Mayor Ian Hamilton, Fire Chief Albert Headrick, and other North Battleford officials joined Saskatchewan corrections and policing minister Christine Tell in Regina for the provincial launch of the Community Safety Officer Program in communities throughout Saskatchewan.
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The Interview is not coming to a movie cinema near you

The Interview is not coming to a movie cinema near you

newsoptimist.ca — I wonder if any of you were looking forward to seeing The Interview on Christmas Day. That's the comedy starring Seth Rogen and James Franco about a CIA plot to kill North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, with two celebrity journalists recruited to do the deed after landing a major TV interview with the supreme leader. Anyway, if you were planning to see it, you can forget it. It is not coming to a theater near you. It's also not coming to theaters that are nowhere near you, either. The Interview was pulled from worldwide distribution completely by Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.
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Additional community safety officers added

Additional community safety officers added

newsoptimist.ca — July 19, 2014 02:00 AM The ranks of North Battleford's peace officers have gotten a boost thanks to some help from the province. The city announced that the provincial government has granted two additional appointments of special constables/peace officers to North Battleford on a six-month trial basis. While they are appointed as special constables/peace officers, their official title is "community safety officers." Their appointment brings the numbers of municipal enforcement personnel to five in the city. According to Mayor Ian Hamilton who made the announcement at City Hall Wednesday, the officers have been granted some increased authority to enforce the law under nine provincial statutes.
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Gerald Stanley to stand trial for second degree murder

Gerald Stanley to stand trial for second degree murder

Battlefords News Optimist — Gerald Stanley has been committed to stand trial in the Court of Queen's Bench, Battleford, on the charge of second-degree murder in the death of Colten Boushie. The ruling came from Judge Bruce Bauer after testimony wrapped in Stanley's preliminary hearing at around noon Thursday at provincial court, North Battleford.
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The Making of the Premier 2018: Scott Moe's victory

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

Battlefords News Optimist — After all the hoopla, after all the hugs and congratulations and the excitement had settled down in the hall, new Saskatchewan Party leader and Premier-designate Scott Moe made the media rounds at Prairieland Park on Jan. 27. The last of those was a scrum with the media.
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Gerald Stanley found not guilty

Gerald Stanley found not guilty

Battlefords News Optimist — Gerald Stanley has been found not guilty in connection to the shooting death of Colten Boushie from Aug. 9, 2016. That is the verdict handed down in the trial that has taken place at Court of Queen's Bench in Battleford.
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First Nations groups decry Colten Boushie murder trial verdict

First Nations groups decry Colten Boushie murder trial verdict

Vancouver Courier — The leadership of both the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations as well as Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs were swift in their condemnation of the verdict in the Gerald Stanley murder trial. "What would you do if that was your child?"
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Michael Landsberg brings #SickNotWeak to the Battlefords

Michael Landsberg brings #SickNotWeak to the Battlefords

Battlefords News Optimist — The Civic Centre was the venue for quite possibly the biggest mental health event ever in the Battlefords on Thursday. It was #SickNotWeak in The Battlefords, spearheaded by TSN host Michael Landsberg. The show was sponsored and produced by Cameco, with a crowd estimated at around 3,000 packing the Civic Centre.
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New hotels contribute to North Battleford building boom

New hotels contribute to North Battleford building boom

Battlefords News Optimist — Visitors to North Battleford have noticed some big changes to the skyline in the southeast quadrant recently. The Credit Union CUplex buildings have been there for a few years, but now, just down the street on Carlton Trail, the 105-room Comfort Inn and Suites hotel structure is an imposing new addition to the area.
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Trudeau delivers exoneration of Chief Poundmaker

Trudeau delivers exoneration of Chief Poundmaker

Battlefords News Optimist — Thursday was a long awaited day for Poundmaker Cree Nation. It was the day Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited the Poundmaker Cree Nation to deliver the exoneration of Chief Poundmaker. He was to deliver, in a joint statement with the Poundmaker Cree Nation, an exoneration and apology.
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Covering the NDP Convention

Covering the NDP Convention

Battlefords News Optimist — I like to do different things from what I normally do for this "Exploits into the Unknown" feature. Well, this was different, all right. I was in Saskatoon for the New Democratic Party's provincial leadership vote. I figured - well, why not? After all,
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Sask Party leadership hopefuls debate in snowy North Battleford

Sask Party leadership hopefuls debate in snowy North Battleford

Battlefords News Optimist — Much of the story of the Sask Party leadership debate took place off the main stage at the Dekker Centre in North Battleford Thursday night. Inclement snow conditions produced "travel not recommended" warnings for all roads coming into North Battleford, with reports of cars in the ditch and traffic backups on Highway 16.
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Saskatchewan Roughriders hockey at the Civic Centre

Saskatchewan Roughriders hockey at the Civic Centre

Battlefords News Optimist — Battlefords members of Rider Nation were in full force at the Civic Centre Saturday afternoon to see Saskatchewan Roughriders ... hockey? Yes, it was hockey that was the attraction on the weekend. It was skates, not football cleats, that the Roughriders
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