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Chronic wasting disease an issue in many areas of Saskatchewan
Chronic wasting disease is present in 55 of Saskatchewan's 85 wildlife management zones.Chuck Lees, assistant executive director with fish, wildlife and lands branch with the ministry of environment s...
May 12, 2020
HMCS Fredericton back in action after Cyclone crash
OTTAWA - The Halifax-class frigate HMCS Fredericton is back in action less than two weeks after its Cyclone helicopter crashed off the coast of Greece, killing six Canadian Armed Forces members. Depar...
May 12, 2020
Musk becomes champion for businesses defying shutdown orders
At the Fit4All Gym in Lebanon, Illinois, owner David Tate considers Elon Musk a huge ally in the fight against government coronavirus orders that Tate says are driving him into the poorhouse. Tate reo...
May 12, 2020
City receives update on Primary Sanitary Sewer Trunk Upgrade project plans
The engineering consultants for North Battleford's Primary Sanitary Sewer Trunk Upgrade project in the planning stages gave an update at council's meeting Monday.North Battleford council approved a re...
May 12, 2020
Riverside Pawn to expand to new location
Prince Albert City Council has approved a development permit that will allow a long-standing downtown pawnshop to relocate to a much larger nearby building. The new 17,500 square foot location at 25 R...
May 12, 2020
Province issues fast-track revenue sharing to local municipalities amid COVID-19 uncertainty
In the coming year, the provincial government will distribute $278 million to municipalities in its Municipal Revenue Sharing (MRS) program. The commitment represents a $151 million increase since the...
May 12, 2020
Neighbour reported mass shooter's domestic violence, weapons to police
HALIFAX - A former neighbour of the gunman behind last month's mass shooting in Nova Scotia says she reported his domestic violence and cache of firearms to the RCMP years ago and ...
May 12, 2020
Man accused of traumatizing P.A. landlord, receives jail time
As a result of COVID-19 protocols, the courts are doing their best to limit the number of people in custody, and last Friday a Saskatoon judge was questioning the reason why a seven month jail sentenc...
May 12, 2020
Local golfer eyes fairway return around the corner
For North Battleford product, Colby Friedrich, nothing says summertime quite like the feel of a clean drive down the fairway on a sunny day; or a cloudy day; or really, any day.For Friedrich, who is 1...
May 12, 2020
Five new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan's Far North
There are five new cases in the province's Far North with three in the Beauval area and two more in La Loche.The new cases bring the provincial total to 573. Of the total cases across the province, 19...
May 12, 2020