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"Lights of Joy" event planned for Nov. 20
Families will have something to look forward to later this month when the "Lights of Joy" event kicks off again in Battleford. The gazebo and the 16 trees at the Historic Lions Park on 22nd Street in ...
Nov 08, 2021
Prince Albert Chamber offers drive-thru option for rapid test pick-up
Anyone in need of a COVID-19 rapid test kit can literally drive by the Prince Albert and District Chamber of Commerce building this week.A drive-thru pick up option is being offered Tuesday and Wednes...
Nov 08, 2021
One-hundred new cases of COVID-19 reported today, 20 in Northern regions
One-hundred new cases of COVID-19 were reported today by the provincial government.Sixty-two of the cases identified are among unvaccinated individuals with 29 among children between the ages of 0-11....
Nov 08, 2021
Lack of demographic data leaving potential gaps in COVID-19 vaccine policy
OTTAWA - Several advocacy groups are concerned that a dearth of data about who is getting COVID-19 vaccines and who is not could be causing people of certain races or socio-economic backgrounds to fal...
Nov 08, 2021
Strong police presence in Meadow Lake
UPDATE: As of 4:58 p.m. Nov. 8, the RCMP said the incident is now over and they have arrested several individuals. The increased police presence will remain as the investigation continues and they wil...
Nov 08, 2021
Fly-past over Beardy’s & Okemasis rescheduled due to in-flight emergency
A CF-18 Hornet that was scheduled to fly over a nearby First Nation community Monday had to cancel at the last minute.The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) was supposed to send the plane over Beardy's &...
Nov 08, 2021
Remembrance Day services and events in the northeast
With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Remembrance Day services and events will look different this year.On November 11, 2021 all Canadians are encouraged to take a moment of silence to remember those wh...
Nov 08, 2021
Slain Mexican activist's supporters contest federal watchdog's refusal to probe case
OTTAWA - Family and supporters of a Mexican activist who was killed after opposing a Canadian company's mining project are challenging a federal ombudsman's decision not to investigate the matter. The...
Nov 08, 2021
Provincial Protective Services Branch gets green light
Saskatchewan is moving ahead with its plan to create a new Provincial Protective Services Branch.It's to have Conservation, Highway Patrol and Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods officers, inmate tra...
Nov 08, 2021
Moe brushes off suggestions government ignored warnings about COVID surge
The COVID-19 surge this fall in Saskatchewan that saw record-setting numbers of residents in intensive care is a scenario the provincial government was warned about it months before it came to be.Acco...
Nov 08, 2021