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Bustling Valentine's Day for flower shops in Saskatchewan
Valentine's Day proved as busy as ever for the business community in Saskatchewan.In the northwest, flower shop owners in particular saw large turnout the day off, in addition to even larger pre-order...
Feb 14, 2022

Family donates $10,000 to Tot Lot and Walking Trail
There were smiles all around the table at the recent Battleford town council meeting when Mayor Ames Leslie announced a family donated funds for two local recreation sites. Battleford residents Neil a...
Feb 14, 2022

Prince Albert readies for toe tapping good time
The fiddle show has long been a staple of the Prince Albert Winter Festival, and Monday night will make its return to the E.A. Rawlinson Centre.Among the featured performer is JJ Guy, who makes his re...
Feb 14, 2022

Restaurants expecting more customers, less hate against staff as vaccine policy lifted
At least one Prince Albert restaurant is happy to see vaccine restrictions lifted, though not for the reason some may think.Starting on Monday, people no longer need to prove they're fully vaxxed to d...
Feb 14, 2022

Proof of vaccine requirements end across Saskatchewan
As public health restrictions lift across the province, some residents are left wondering how changes are coming into effect. As of Feb. 14 proof of vaccination is no longer required to enter some bus...
Feb 14, 2022

Data provided by transparency site suggests
OTTAWA - A transparency group says it has received information on donors to antigovernment protests after a major fundraising platform for their efforts was reportedly hacked, and an analysis of the d...
Feb 14, 2022

Current event: Boat launched by US students lands in Norway
RYE, N.H. (AP) - A small boat launched in October 2020 by some New Hampshire middle school students and containing photos, fall leaves, acorns and state quarters has been found 462 days later - by a s...
Feb 14, 2022

‘Longer and more severe’: Doctors expecting hospital numbers to rise
Saskatchewan hospitals are getting close to full if they're not already, according to a presentation from last week's physicians' town hall.The town hall is a virtual presentation put on every other w...
Feb 14, 2022

Canada to give $500M loan, send $7.8M in lethal weapons to Ukraine: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will provide a $500-million loan and $7.8 million worth of lethal equipment and ammunition to Ukraine as the threat of a Russian invasion grows. He s...
Feb 14, 2022

Teen who recorded Floyd's killing cries on witness stand
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The teenager who recorded the widely seen video of George Floyd's killing began crying Monday as she started testifying in the federal trial of three former Minneapolis police o...
Feb 14, 2022