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La Ronge council awaiting provincial budget details
With Saskatchewan's 2019-2020 budget set to be released March 20, La Ronge council members are waiting to find out if there will be any surprises for municipalities. That's according to Mayor Ron Woyt...
Mar 14, 2019 Town council is hold back on its own budget until the province releases its budget March 20. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
Workshop aims to teach tenant and landlord rights
Prince Albert landlords and tenants were able to learn valuable information about their rights and responsibilities at A Place to Call Home: Tenant and Landlord Information, held at the John M. Cuelen...
Mar 14, 2019 Liz Thomspon, a volunteer with the P.A. Literacy Network, led the 'A Place to Call Home: Tenant and Landlord Information' workshop held at the John M. Cuelenaere Public Library Thursday. (File photo/Brady Bateman)
New program for Pre-K kids with intensive needs
A program aimed at helping more pre-school kids who have intensive needs is being expanded in Saskatchewan.Twenty-eight spots in the Early Learning Intensive Support (ELIS) program for pre-kindergarte...
Mar 14, 2019 (submitted photo/Government of Saskatchewan)
Red, white and blue in Battlefords’ threads
For the Battlefords North Stars, the States has produced four key contributors to the team this season.Austin BeckerAustin Becker, who is from Amery, WI., played Midget last season in Des Moines, Iowa...
Mar 14, 2019 North Stars’ Austin Becker, Ryan Gil, Garrett Johnson and Chad Duran, pictured here L-R, come from several parts of the U.S., covering California to Wisconsin on the map.
One P.A. robbery suspect released on bail
One of four people charged in relation to several attempted robberies in the region was released on bail Thursday. The charges stem from incidents on March 4, when the group allegedly robbed a Prince ...
Mar 14, 2019 (file photo/northeastNOW Staff)
Ronaldo nets hat trick to send Juventus into CL quarters
TURIN, Italy - Cristiano Ronaldo made a mockery of Atletico Madrid's vaunted defence, and then mocked its coach as well. Ronaldo scored a hat trick against the normally resilient Spanish side to send ...
Mar 14, 2019
WCB reports increases in workplace injuries, fatalities
The number of workplace injuries and fatalities in Saskatchewan increased in 2018 over the previous year.According to figures released Thursday by the Saskatchewan Worker's Compensation Board, there w...
Mar 14, 2019 A 61-year-old worker was killed at Saskatoon's Basic Truck and Trailer on July 31, 2018. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Saskatchewan city council rejects group home for people with disabilities
WEYBURN, Sask. - A Saskatchewan mayor says no offence was intended when Weyburn city council rejected a care home for people with disabilities this week, in part due to concerns it would dra...
Mar 14, 2019
Hockey wife's blog post highlights concerns over vaccine misinformation: experts
MONTREAL - An online post by the wife of an NHL star describing her children's "alternative" vaccine schedule highlights how easily misinformation about vaccines can be spread over soci...
Mar 14, 2019
Man City routs Schalke 7-0, into Champions League quarters
MANCHESTER, England - A record-tying victory in the last 16 and a quarterfinal lineup lacking at least three of Europe's top teams suggests this just might be Manchester City's year in the Champions L...
Mar 14, 2019