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Big win at GEC

Staff / Battlefords News-Optimist

August 15, 2018

A Lloydminster woman is has won a $89,012.32 jackpot at Gold Eagle Casino. According to a GEC press release, Shelly Harrison won the Touchdown jackpot on the Rider Nation...

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Meili concerned about province’s economy

John Cairns ,  Staff Reporter / Battlefords News-Optimist

August 15, 2018

Opposition leader Ryan Meili was back in North Battleford Tuesday afternoon for a busy day of meeting with local constituents and supporters. Meili and Saskatoon Fairview...

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Allen Sapp Gallery hosts province-wide exhibit

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