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What'sHappeningNOW Dec. 3, 2020
Senior Reporter Nigel Maxwell talks about a Muskoday woman being the first female president of the Aboriginal Firefighters Association of Canada.
Dec 03, 2020

Trudeau tells United Nations to address COVID-19 inequality amid vaccine advances
OTTAWA - The world's fight against COVID-19 doesn't end with the successful distribution of a vaccine, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday. Trudeau said ...
Dec 03, 2020

Town of Battleford plans to present proposed 2021 budget with no tax increase
The Town of Battleford administration is not proposing any property tax increase for ratepayers for the 2021 budget.Chief Administrative Officer Ash Alam said the proposed budget will be presented at ...
Dec 03, 2020

Twist of fate: Prairie provinces become COVID-19 hot spot in pandemic's second wave
EDMONTON - The three Prairie provinces have become the epicentre of COVID-19's second wave in Canada - surpassing Ontario and Quebec, the two most populous provinces that were initially the hardest hi...
Dec 03, 2020

SHA confirms latest surge plans as COVID cases escalate
Amid the continued increase in COVID-19 cases, the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is announcing the next phase of its surge plan to meet the expected demand for COVID-19 patients in the next two ...
Dec 03, 2020

North Battleford releases fire safety guidelines for Christmas
The City of North Battleford and the North Battleford Fire Department released fire safety tips and guidelines earlier this week, ahead of the Christmas holidays.The release covers several areas for p...
Dec 03, 2020

Raptors' Siakam wants to rediscover joy of playing after struggling in NBA bubble
Pascal Siakam wants to rediscover his love for the game. The Toronto Raptors forward struggled mightily in the NBA bubble near Orlando, Fla., when teams reconvened after the league's three-month COVID...
Dec 03, 2020

Three active COVID cases connected to the Prince Albert Correctional Centre
According to a statement Thursday from the Ministry of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety, corrections staff are working closely with public health authorities to reduce the likelihood of further...
Dec 03, 2020

California imposes new virus rules based on ICU capacity
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday he will impose a new stay-at-home order for areas where capacity at intensive care units falls below 15%. Newsom announced the new plans...
Dec 03, 2020

Province reaches over 4,000 active COVID-19 cases
Another resident in their 80s from the province's South zone has died after testing positive for COVID-19. With seven deaths, December is already Saskatchewan's second deadliest month of the pandemic ...
Dec 03, 2020