The Battlefords News-Optimist has been serving the Battlefords for more than a century. The motto in the News-Optimist newsroom is "Everyone Has A Story."
The News-Optimist is an award winning community newspaper dedicated to providing readers with comprehensive coverage of news, sports and events in the community. It is our mission to tell those stories, which in turn create a chronicle of Battlefords history as it unfolds each week. The News-Optimist also provides an effective advertising vehicle for businesses throughout the region as well as for provincial and national advertisers.
08/26/2025
Join us in the debut of our first annual Readers Choice Awards!
You can find the ballet in the newspaper and online using the QR code in the photo. (Rules are stated)
Please take a moment to jump in the fun of voting for your favourite restaurants, stores, service providers, and more!
All entries must be in by September 17, 2025 to qualify.
01/27/2025
Shortly after midnight on Jan. 24, Beauval RCMP responded to a report of a stabbing at a home on Canoe Lake Cree First Nation.
Man transported to hospital following stabbing on Canoe Lake FN
01/27/2025
Arriving officers quickly located the male complainant physically unharmed; however, multiple bullet holes were located on his vehicle.
01/25/2025
Paul Bunker and Ed Owens collaborated to use oil-sniffing dogs in 2016 when a Husky oil pipeline spilled hundreds of thousands of litres into the North Saskatchewan River.
Meet Poppy, an oil spill-sniffing dog and a scientific trailblazer
01/25/2025
Robert Young was facing charges of second-degree murder in the death of Jason Chartier in 2018 in Buffalo Narrows.
01/24/2025
On Jan. 22, shortly after 7 p.m., Battlefords RCMP received a report of an attempted robbery on the 1300 block of 101 Street.
01/24/2025
Snow squalls causing potentially zero visibility should move out of the area in the afternoon.
01/24/2025
Danita Thomas is required to return to the halfway house each night and is prohibited from consuming alcohol or drugs.
Day parole for another woman convicted in Tiki Laverdiere murder
01/24/2025
‘He’s already disabled and he’s more disabled now.’ - Vinny Spyglass's sister
North Battleford man loses leg after being struck by vehicle