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La Ronge Dairy Queen raising funds for children at Saskatchewan Hospital
La Ronge Dairy Queen Grill and Chill is raising money for sick and injured children receiving treatment at Saskatchewan Hospital.According to a media release, the fundraising promotion will run betwee...
Oct 05, 2020

Award for local hero now accepting nominations
Nominations are being accepted for Prince Albert's 2020 Terry Fox Award. Submissions will be accepted until December 19, 2020 with the award presented in early 2021.Since 1981 the City of Prince Alber...
Oct 05, 2020

Feds reveal details of $35M fund to help make farms safer in COVID-19 pandemic
OTTAWA - Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau says some Canadian farmers can now apply for emergency funding to protect their workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The program will subsidize farms...
Oct 05, 2020

Elections Saskatchewan preparing to process tens of thousands of mail-in ballots
During the previous provincial election, about 4,000 mail-in ballots were processed and counted by Elections Saskatchewan.This time around, chief electoral officer Michael Boda is getting ready for at...
Oct 05, 2020

City updates contract for Battlefords Humane Society services at current site
The City of North Battleford signed a contract to pay the Battlefords Humane Society to provide animal shelter services at the current city-owned facility at 114 Street for up to four years. In the ag...
Oct 05, 2020

Lois Laing focused on jobs, crime in mayoral race
While a long time member of the Battlefords, Lois Laing only felt political aspirations for the past 18 months.The former educational assistant and current landlord decided to throw her hat into the m...
Oct 05, 2020

A look as some of the Canadians who have won the Nobel Prize throughout history
Scientist Michael Houghton has been awarded this year's Nobel Prize in medicine for his work with the hepatitis C virus. While Houghton was born in Britain, he studies at the University of Alberta and...
Oct 05, 2020

Two separate collisions over the weekend turn fatal
Two separate vehicle collisions on Saturday by nearby communities result in two fatalities.According to a media release, in the first incident on Saturday Parkland Ambulance attended to a call of a mo...
Oct 05, 2020

Canada suspends Turkish arms exports amid allegations in Armenia-Azerbaijan fight
OTTAWA - Canada suspended arms exports to Turkey while it investigates claims that drone-sensor technology created by an Ontario company is being improperly used in renewed fighting between Azerbaijan...
Oct 05, 2020

Trudeau says he tested negative for COVID-19 last month
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he was tested for COVID-19 last month after developing a "tickle" in his throat but it came back negative. The Prime Minister's Office has not explained whe...
Oct 05, 2020