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100 Street Rehabilitation providing for local construction amid pandemic/weather
Pushback from business owners to going ahead with the 100 Street Rehabilitation Project this summer has continued with online chatter in the past few weeks. However, both the City of North Battleford ...
Jul 13, 2020

Weather knocks out power in communities around P.A.
A number of communities around Prince Albert were without power on Monday.Some areas south of the city including Saint Louis, Domremy and Yellow Creek lost power for six hours. Scott McGregor, media r...
Jul 13, 2020

Nipawin Living Forestry Museum re-opening at reduced hours
As museums in northeast Saskatchewan made their decisions on whether to re-open or not, the Nipawin Living Forestry Museum were one of the last to make their call.Museums in Saskatchewan could re-open...
Jul 13, 2020

Game On: Training camps open as NHL takes next step in plan to resume season
TORONTO - There were temperature checks, uncomfortable nasal swab tests, masks when appropriate, and plenty of physical distancing off the ice. The next step in the NHL's plan to restart a season ...
Jul 13, 2020

'She was a free spirited and very loving girl': Debden crash victim laid to rest
A funeral was held Monday afternoon on the Big River First Nation for a teenage girl struck last week by a car in the village of Debden.In the early morning hours of July 7, 15-year-old Kaylan Keegan ...
Jul 13, 2020

Elks hosting drive-in movie nights
With entertainment lacking in the tri-communities in recent months, the La Ronge Elk's Club has arranged an event called Drive-in at the Ex. The service club will be showing two movies including The G...
Jul 13, 2020

Camp-Easy program reopens across province, new to Meadow Lake Provincial Park
Saskatchewan Parks Camp-Easy program is officially open and while the program has been operating in the province for a number for years ,the program is new to Meadow Lake Provincial Park as of last ye...
Jul 13, 2020

Town seeks eligibility status for Provincial Disaster Assistance Program following storms
Similar to North Battleford, the Town of Battleford is now taking the plunge and applying to be an eligible area for the Provincial Disaster Assistance Program (PDAP).Council approved a resolution Mon...
Jul 13, 2020

Missing 32-year-old woman found dead at Thunderchild First Nation
A tragic outcome to a missing persons report from late last month.Turtleford RCMP have reported missing 32-year-old woman DeeDee Steele from Thunderchild First Nation has been located dead.Steele had ...
Jul 13, 2020

Bergevin doesn't see downside to NHL return experience as club returns to ice
BROSSARD, Que. - Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin abided by the code of silence imposed by the NHL, declining to comment on a report about potential positive COVID-19 cases on his...
Jul 13, 2020