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Healthcare and infrastructure big priorities for La Ronge mayor following federal election
More reaction to Monday's election results is coming in and the Mayor of La Ronge is offering his two cents.Mayor Colin Ratushniak spoke to larongeNOW regarding the Liberals election win and the re-el...
Sep 22, 2021

Province reports 426 new cases, 80 per cent among unvaccinated
Another 426 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported today by the provincial government, as well as five new deaths in Saskatchewan.Nearly a quarter of cases are among the 0-11 age range alone wi...
Sep 22, 2021

Prince Albert Special Olympics preparing for winter programs
Registration for winter events for Prince Albert Special Olympics takes place tomorrow night.Registration will be at the Minto Bowl Recreation Centre from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m."Our winter programs are bowl...
Sep 22, 2021

Local pilot given Canadian Owners and Pilots Association award
Local pilot, Doug Chisholm, was given the Canadian Owners and Pilots Association (COPA) directors award. Chisholm received recognition of his personal efforts to advance, promote and preserve Canadian...
Sep 22, 2021

Blue Jays place Valera on COVID-related injured list, recall Smith from Bisons
TAMPA, Fla. - The Toronto Blue Jays placed infielder Breyvic Valera on the COVID-related injured list on Wednesday and recalled infielder Kevin Smith from triple-A Buffalo. The moves were announced sh...
Sep 22, 2021

Dumped Liberal candidate Kevin Vuong will sit as Independent MP if
OTTAWA - Kevin Vuong intends to sit as an Independent MP after being elected as a Liberal even though the party dumped him from the ticket. Vuong says in a statement that he intends to serve his const...
Sep 22, 2021

More information on Saskatchewan’s QR code released
About 25,000 people have registered for MySaskHealthRecord accounts over the past two days.The increase in registrations follows the announcement of an upgrade to Saskatchewan vaccination records and ...
Sep 22, 2021

Adults being admitted to Saskatoon children’s hospital to ease ICU strain
The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Saskatoon's Jim Pattison Children's Hospital is now accepting patients outside of its normal age range.The Saskatchewan Health Authority confirmed Wednesday...
Sep 22, 2021

North Van stabbing suspect charged with 5 counts of attempted murder in March attack
VANCOUVER - Homicide investigators say more charges have been laid against the suspect in a stabbing attack that killed one woman and injured six other people in North Vancouver in March. A statement ...
Sep 22, 2021

Poll workers say Elections Canada put them at risk of contracting COVID-19
OTTAWA - A polling station officer was scared of contracting COVID-19 on Monday because Elections Canada didn't require workers to be fully vaccinated or allow them to request proof of a medical exemp...
Sep 22, 2021