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Provinces doing 'extraordinary' job to avoid wasting doses of COVID-19 vaccine
OTTAWA - Health Canada says vaccine clinics are doing an "extraordinary" job preventing many doses of precious COVID-19 vaccine from going to waste. Canada has received more than 1.1 million doses of ...
Jan 22, 2021
City of Melfort sets Feb. 14 as tentative date for last day of ice at Palace
The City of Melfort now has a tentative date to remove the ice from the Northern Lights Palace.Facilities Manager Leonard Whitney told northeastNOW that they will wait and see if the Saskatchewan Heal...
Jan 22, 2021
Saskatchewan producer featured in Clydesdale documentary
A West-Central Saskatchewan producer is being featured in a documentary currently airing on CBC Gem - Clydesdale: Saving the Greatest Horse.The film chronicles the journey of a designer from Scotland,...
Jan 22, 2021
Spiritwood RCMP investigating vehicle theft
Spiritwood RCMP are asking for public assistance in locating a stolen vehicle.The detachment was made aware of a White 2019 Nissan Sentra stolen from within the Town of Spiritwood. It has a licence pl...
Jan 22, 2021
‘World needs what Sask. has to offer’: Ag powers exports during pandemic
Saskatchewan's agriculture industry has proven it can help prop up the province and keep it competitive, even in the middle of a pandemic."In Canada, trade and exports to countries around the world is...
Jan 22, 2021
Hotels still facing hardship: Hospitality Saskatchewan
It continues to be a hard time for hotels, with vacant rooms and mounting bills to pay.Hospitality Saskatchewan CEO Jim Bence said there is a misconception that large hotel chains have "deep pockets" ...
Jan 22, 2021
‘I feel like I owe them’: Williams-Lambert stays with Riders
The Saskatchewan Roughriders wanted to keep Jordan Williams-Lambert in green and white, and the receiver decided to repay that sentiment by signing a new deal."(It was) just the interest, the interest...
Jan 22, 2021
Canadian rankings to be used to determine final wild-card spots at Scotties and Brier
Curling Canada has decided to use the national ranking system as its selection criteria for the final wild-card berths at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts and Tim Hortons Brier. The announcement clea...
Jan 22, 2021
Stabbing suspect released from custody
A man involved in a stabbing incident at a Meadow Lake residence has been released from custody and is set to appear in court in late February. Eighteen-year-old Max Reilly Bear was arrested by RCMP o...
Jan 22, 2021
'This was your last chance': bus driver assault leads to jail sentence
A woman who punched a Prince Albert city bus driver on the chin, after being refused entry onto the bus, has received a three-month jail sentence.Maxine Charles, 29, appeared via video Friday morning ...
Jan 22, 2021