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Winter storm brings blanket of snow to the northeast
Snow shovels were put to use again this morning following the winter storm that made its way through Saskatchewan yesterday.Strong winds and snow pulled into the Melfort area early in the afternoon an...
Mar 30, 2021

Survey suggests Canadians looked to the skies, saw more UFOs during pandemic
WINNIPEG - A new survey suggests Canadians spotted more UFOs last year during the COVID-19 pandemic. Chris Rutkowski with Ufology Research in Winnipeg says sightings of unidentified flying objects acr...
Mar 30, 2021

Portion of 15th Street East to be widened and upgraded
The City of Prince Albert has secured nearly half a million dollars of provincial funding to help with the widening and repaving of four blocks of 15th Street East. The agreement, which city council a...
Mar 30, 2021

Notre Dame students, staff busy during Lent
Students and staff at Notre Dame School did their best to continue the traditions of Lent in 2021.The 40 day period preceding Easter still featured students enacting prayer, act of kindness and writte...
Mar 30, 2021

Upcoming Programming at Catholic Family Services
Catholic Family Services have several great programs coming up for April and May 2021 with strict COVID-19 safety protocols and sanitization rules in effect.See the poster below for details.
Mar 30, 2021

EU, US pledge more than $1 billion to tackle Syria's crisis
BRUSSELS - The European Union and the United States pledged a combined $1.2 billion in aid Tuesday to help tackle war-ravaged Syria's deepening humanitarian and economic crises. The promise of aid com...
Mar 30, 2021

Myanmar junta deepens violence with new air attacks
MAE SAM LAEP, Thailand - Violence in eastern Myanmar, including air raids that drove thousands of members of the Karen ethnic minority to seek shelter across the border in Thailand, deepened Tuesday w...
Mar 30, 2021

Two space fans get seats on billionaire's private flight
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - A billionaire's private SpaceX flight filled its two remaining seats Tuesday with a scientist-teacher and a data engineer whose college friend actually won a spot but gave him t...
Mar 30, 2021

Germany to restrict AstraZeneca use in under-60s over clots
BERLIN - German health officials agreed Tuesday to restrict the use of AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine in people under 60, amid fresh concern over unusual blood clots reported in a tiny number of th...
Mar 30, 2021

Health authority expands vaccine eligibility
The Saskatchewan Healthy Authority (SHA) has once again expanded their vaccine eligibility across the province.Starting March 31 at 8 a.m., all Saskatchewan residents 60 and over and phase one health ...
Mar 30, 2021