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Northlands College mandates masks, undecided on mandatory vaccinations
Northlands College will be enforcing a mandatory mask mandate for all students and staff.It was announced through a welcome back 2021 video released earlier this week. Northlands College CEO Guy Penne...
Aug 27, 2021

Two missing adults reported in Prince Albert
UPDATE - Prince Albert RCMP confirmed on Sept. 9 that Alex McGillivary and Kathryn Cusveller have been found safe.--Prince Albert RCMP received a report of two missing adults and are asking for the pu...
Aug 27, 2021

Property taxes due August 31 in North Battleford
Property owners in North Battleford who haven't paid their taxes yet are close to a very important deadline.The city posted a reminder early this week, warning that property taxes that are to be paid ...
Aug 27, 2021

Shelter dog becomes service dog while local woman gets service dog training certification
A shelter dog at the North East SPCA has turned into a service dog and a local dog obedience trainer can now train other dogs to do the same.Jessie Harper from Nipawin teamed up with shepherdX Sina fr...
Aug 27, 2021

Hoback backs Conservative party promise for gig workers
While there is a certain flexibility that comes with gig work but that flexibility carries a trade-off. The Conservative party has promised to eliminate one of the drawbacks, however, if they are elec...
Aug 27, 2021

Mask protocols to be in place for Living Sky, Light of Christ school divisions for back to school plans
Students in two of the local school divisions will head back to class following COVID-19 precautions, as part of Living Sky School Division's and Light of Christ Catholic School Division's plans, anno...
Aug 27, 2021

New logo and downtown revitalization plans discussed at Nipawin council meeting
Nipawin's tourism department has unveiled its new logo at the recent town council meeting on Aug. 23.Director of Parks and Recreation Chelsea Corrigan said a tourism grant through the Government of Sa...
Aug 27, 2021

Prince Albert MHO concerned about rising COVID cases among young, unvaccinated population
After weeks of relative quiet, the COVID-19 testing site in Prince Albert on 6th Ave. E is a bustle of activity again. Vehicles could be seen lined up, sometimes as long as 20 deep this week. Medical ...
Aug 27, 2021

Active cases reach 1,753 across province, including 832 in northern zones
The provincial government reported another 258 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 124 of which are in the Northern Saskatchewan zones.This brings the total to 53,262 reported cases; 1,753 cases considere...
Aug 27, 2021

La Ronge seeking new community services manager
The Town of La Ronge is seeking to hire a replacement for the role of community services manager. Long-time municipal employee Tonia Logan gave notice she was vacating the position, which encompasses ...
Aug 27, 2021