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Three-week wait times for booked blood tests
The Saskatchewan Health Authority says that staff shortages are causing lengthy wait times for blood tests appointments.A concerned community member contacted paNOW last week, saying they had driven t...
Apr 11, 2022

One more week: Campsite reservations opening April 18
Campers have just one more week to wait before they can start booking sites in Saskatchewan parks.Reservations are to open April 18 for seasonal campsites and April 19-26 for nightly, Camp-Easy and gr...
Apr 11, 2022

Saskatchewan makes COVID booster shots available to more people
Saskatchewan has expanded its eligibility for fourth doses of COVID-19 vaccines.As of Monday, all people 70 and over and all residents of First Nations communities and the Northern Service Administrat...
Apr 11, 2022

RCMP officer killed in Nova Scotia's mass shooting died in exchange of gunfire
HALIFAX - An RCMP officer who was killed in Nova Scotia's 2020 mass shooting was racing to support another officer when the fatal encounter with the gunman occurred near a highway interchange. New doc...
Apr 11, 2022

Water Doves make splash at provincials ahead of year-end showcase
Five members of the Battlefords Water Doves competed at the Sadie Caulder Knight Provincial Championships in Regina over the weekend, taking home hardware with the local synchronized swimming club.Tar...
Apr 11, 2022

Family from Ukraine arrives safely in Battlefords
A GoFundMe fundraiser helped a family escaping war torn Ukraine come to Canada and settle in the Battlefords.Michael Waschuk spoke to battlefordsNOW on behalf of his friend, Liudmyla Shomina, a Ukrain...
Apr 11, 2022

Snowfall to stick around in the Battlefords, Meadow Lake
Winter isn't done with Saskatchewan just yet.Below average temperatures are expected all week, as the southeast corner of the province braces for what will likely be a record breaking storm. Several a...
Apr 11, 2022

STARS Critical Care on the Air radiothon right around the corner
The two-day radiothon to support STARS Air Ambulance is returning to Saskatchewan for the second year.On April 13 and 14, the Critical Care on the Air radiothon will be broadcasted over 37 radio stati...
Apr 11, 2022

Missing Melfort man found deceased
A man missing from Melfort since January has been found deceasedRCMP announced Monday that the body of Quade Ballantyne, 30, had been found just outside of Melfort this past Friday.Officers from Melfo...
Apr 11, 2022

Food industry adjusting to large outbreak of avian flu in Canada, around the world
OTTAWA - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada says the food industry is making adjustments to maintain supplies of poultry and eggs in the face of a large outbreak of avian flu in Canada and around the wo...
Apr 11, 2022