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Shuttered hotel being shown to potential buyers
The boarded-up downtown Quality Inn is expected to be in City hands by the end of next week, but Prince Albert doesn't intend to hold onto it for long. City Manager Jim Toye told paNOW as soon as the ...
Jun 29, 2020
RCMP breach of trust case proceeding to trial
A Saskatchewan RCMP officer, who allegedly accessed at least one sensitive image of a female inmate, while she was in custody, will face trial early next year.Wade Chitrena was working at the Buffalo ...
Jun 29, 2020
Hunt prepared for unknowns in 2020 Import Draft
It's an offseason like no other in the Western Hockey League, but there are some things that remain the same.Tuesday morning, the 2020 Canadian Hockey League Import Draft will go ahead as usual, and t...
Jun 29, 2020
Motorcade parade planned in tri-communities as show of support
A motorcade hosted by the Lac La Ronge Regional Pride Committee this upcoming Saturday will show support for the LGBTQ+ community, as well as the Black, Indigenous and People of Colour Movement (BIPOC...
Jun 29, 2020
Pineland Co-op and Lake Country Co-op announce amalgamation
Lake Country Co-op and Pineland Co-op will be amalgamated as of Sept. 1, 2020. All Pineland Co-op locations will officially become Lake Country Co-op. In total there will be 56 Lake County Co-op locat...
Jun 29, 2020
Libraries remain closed in the Battlefords
Residents in the Battlefords will have to wait to access the library a little longer.Despite having the go ahead from the province to open today as part of phase 4.2 of the province's Re-Open Saskatch...
Jun 29, 2020
Ottawa granted extension to overhaul medical assistance in dying legislation
MONTREAL - Quebec Superior Court has granted the federal government a five-month extension to revise its legislation on medical assistance in dying, giving Ottawa until just before Christmas to confor...
Jun 29, 2020
North Sask River Baseball League sets start date for season
It was a home run announcement for baseball players and fans alike in northern Saskatchewan: baseball season is just around the corner.The North Saskatchewan River Baseball League (NSRBL) has set a st...
Jun 29, 2020
VanVleet: Timing of restart amid racial unrest "sucks," but he likes BLM focus
Fred VanVleet wishes he could wear "everybody's name ever" on the back of his Toronto Raptors jersey in honour of the Black Lives Matter movement. Players will be permitted to replace their names...
Jun 29, 2020
Town Hall open again following some COVID-19 related minor renovations
The Town Hall in Battleford is seeing visitors again in-person after re-opening last week. The building had previously been closed to the public since the end of March due to the province's COVID-19 r...
Jun 29, 2020