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Government provides $19M to child-care facilities
Licensed child-care facilities in Saskatchewan are getting more financial help.On Thursday, the Saskatchewan government said it was providing around $19 million from the Federal Safe Restart Agreement...
Mar 04, 2021

Students getting much needed escape from screens
Throughout the years, schools across Prince Albert have made sure to incorporate outdoor physical activities to make sure their students are getting outside. Now in the days of a pandemic, that has ne...
Mar 04, 2021

RCMP officer secures 40 sets of new hockey equipment for youth
Through a second and much larger donation of new hockey equipment, La Ronge RCMP Cpl. Brent Nicol wants residents to see police want positive progress in the communities they live and work as well. "I...
Mar 04, 2021

Battleford mayor encourages green bin use this spring, summer
As temperatures are warming, April will signal a shift for Battleford residents and their garbage.The town is going back to weekly garbage pickup next month, coinciding to when outdoor cleanup begins ...
Mar 04, 2021

IIHF postpones women's world hockey championship in Nova Scotia to May
HALIFAX - The International Ice Hockey Federation has confirmed the postponement of the women's world hockey championship in Nova Scotia to May 6-16. The tournament was originally scheduled for April ...
Mar 04, 2021

Some central and northern communities expected to see near normal runoff this spring
The Water Security Agency (WSA) is following up its February spring runoff report saying some communities in northern and central Saskatchewan will have a near normal runoff.According to a media relea...
Mar 04, 2021

Collision near Tisdale claims life
UPDATE: The RCMP are reporting as of 2:10 p.m. this afternoon the highway has been reopened.-Tisdale RCMP responded to a fatal two vehicle crash 2.5 miles north of Tisdale on Highway 35 this morning a...
Mar 04, 2021

Number of active COVID-19 cases in Arviat, Nunavut, grows by 10
ARVIAT, Nunavut - COVID-19 infections in Arviat grew by 10 overnight to bring the Nunavut community's active case count to 14.The community of about 2,800 has been under a strict lockdown since Novemb...
Mar 04, 2021

Glen Assoun agrees to compensation deal for wrongful conviction and years in prison
HALIFAX - A compensation agreement has been reached between Glen Assoun and the Nova Scotia and federal governments for his wrongful conviction and the almost 17 years he spent in prison. Nova Scotia ...
Mar 04, 2021

Liberals tap $2.5B of promised transit dollars for zero-emission buses
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are setting aside some of the billions planned in short-term transit spending to help municipalities further green their bus fleets.The hope is that the $2.75 billion in ...
Mar 04, 2021