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Transit returns to regular hours Monday
Starting Monday, Prince Albert buses will begin running at 6:45 a.m. daily. City councillors approved a phased approach to scale transit back up to regular service levels at Monday's city council meet...
Jun 03, 2020
Summer reading program to continue at Wapiti Regional Libraries despite COVID-19 pandemic
With in-person programming being cancelled at libraries across the province, the Wapiti Regional Library is moving their summer programs online.The usual summer reading club participants can still get...
Jun 03, 2020
Fall education scenarios could be revealed soon: NESD Director of Education
The North East School Division (NESD) is awaiting the province's plan for re-opening schools.Students and teachers have been participating in supplemental learning curriculum since the province shut d...
Jun 03, 2020
Rain-soaked seeding season nears completion
A cool, wet spring has slowed seeding in the region at times, but many area farmers are now finishing up this week.Kerry Peterson, a producer from the Shellbrook area, put the last of his crop into th...
Jun 03, 2020
Active-duty troops deployed to DC region start to leave
WASHINGTON - Active-duty troops brought in to help if needed with the civil unrest in the nation's capitol are beginning to return to their home base, after two days of more peaceful demonstrations in...
Jun 03, 2020
Regina teacher shares story of racial profiling online to spark dialogue
A Regina teacher is hoping people will pay attention to examples of racism on their own streets and communities after a photo of him opening his car was shared on social media with a warning for peopl...
Jun 03, 2020
Nation's streets calmest in days; police credit curfews
MINNEAPOLIS - Protesters marched on Wednesday in peaceful pleas to end police brutality, after a calmer night in cities across America void of the violence of recent days, as demonstrators heightened ...
Jun 03, 2020
SHA provides new guidelines for visitation during pandemic
The Saskatchewan Health Authority has updated its visitation restrictions for long-term care homes and hospitals.The main focus is the criteria for compassionate reasons for visits during the COVID-19...
Jun 03, 2020
Garneau expands required use of face masks on planes, trains, ships and transit
OTTAWA - Federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau is expanding the required use of face coverings on planes, trains, ships and transit to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Effective at noon on Thursd...
Jun 03, 2020
Military ends mission to recover Cyclone helicopter crash wreckage, remains
HALIFAX - The Canadian Armed Forces has ended its mission to recover the wreckage of the Cyclone helicopter that crashed off the coast of Greece in April. Maritime Component commander Rear-Admiral Cra...
Jun 03, 2020