By Tyler Marr

ICYMI

ICYMI: Top stories of the week around the Battlefords

Aug 31, 2019 | 8:00 AM

Here is what made headlines in and around the Battlefords from August 24 to 30.

Suspect in Laverdiere case victim of stabbing in Saskatoon prison

An 18-year-old who was seriously injured during a stabbing at the Saskatoon Provincial Correctional Centre is a suspect in Tiki Laverdiere’s homicide investigation.

Brent Checkosis is charged with accessory to murder after the fact, improperly interfering with a human body and theft of a motor vehicle.

Twist on a classic

Regina board game designer puts new spin on crokinole

16h ago

Spring in Saskatchewan

Calm, dry weather expected across much of Saskatchewan over Easter weekend

16h ago

Tribute projects

Progress on Humboldt Broncos memorial continues eight years after tragic crash

16h ago

School’s out: North Stars Hockey School wraps up after another successful year

After a week of fun, games, and skill development, Friday marked the final day of the the Battlefords North Stars’ Hockey School.

The Hockey School offers guidance through drills, and helpful tips during scrimmage games and dryland activities.

High School graduation rates for Indigenous students see increase

Indigenous students are having better results achieving success graduating high school in Saskatchewan, based on the province’s figures.

The province is reporting more First Nations, Métis and Inuit (FNMI) students are graduating high school, however their graduation rates are still less than non FNMI student rates, based on numbers for 2017-18. The official statistics for 2018-19 are not yet available.

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Man walks to remember father who took life after mental health struggles

As Paul Laberge treks down Highway 16, his knees and ankles begin to ache. A semi-truck whistles by and sends a jolt of anxiety through him.

The next morning, he doesn’t want to get out of bed as he is physically drained.

“Everything I felt today is what I felt inside when dealing with mental illness,” Laberge said after arriving in North Battleford.

‘Event of the summer’ says researcher on Meadow Lake Provincial Park tornadoes

For David Sills, the weather system that tore through part of Meadow Lake Provincial Park over the Canada Day long weekend was the event of the summer for tornadoes.

The executive director with the Northern Tornadoes Project (NTP) said the storm was very intense and part of a larger system that produced at least eight other tornadoes over two days in Alberta and Saskatchewan, including an EF2.

Provincial Archives offers glimpse into past with digitalization of historic newspapers online

To commemorate the occasion, the Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan are releasing digitized copies of community newspapers from around the province from 1939 to 1945.

The venture is part of a larger project in which the Provincial Archives have partnered with the University of Saskatchewan to transfer local newspapers from throughout Saskatchewan into digital copies that will be available on the Saskatchewan Historic Newspapers online website.