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Mid-year financial report forecasts lower deficit
Saskatchewan's financial picture is brighter than expected at the mid-year point.The 2020-21 mid-year report, which was released Friday, predicts the province's deficit will be more than $380 million ...
Nov 27, 2020
Positive case of COVID-19 found at École St. Mary High School
The Saskatchewan Health Authority has identified a positive COVID-19 case at cole St. Mary High School yesterday evening.According to a media release from the Prince Albert Catholic School Division, t...
Nov 27, 2020
Jerry Seinfeld digs into 45 years of his jokes for new book
LOS ANGELES - Forget the high-performance sports cars, the luxury Rolls-Royces and all those other classic automobiles in which Jerry Seinfeld ushers his fellow comics to the diner on television's "Co...
Nov 27, 2020
Real trees in large and early demand this year
We are one month from Christmas and Rick Van Duyvendyk with Dutch Growers in Saskatoon says his business has sold twice as many live Christmas trees as it did this time last year."I am a little concer...
Nov 27, 2020
Rogers Centre owner shelves plans for Toronto Blue Jays' stadium amid pandemic
TORONTO - Rogers Communications Inc. says it was exploring the future of its Toronto stadium prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the virus has caused it to put those plans on hold. The telecommunicati...
Nov 27, 2020
Iran scientist linked to military nuclear program killed
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - An Iranian scientist that Israel alleged led the Islamic Republic's military nuclear program until its disbanding in the early 2000s was killed in a targeted attack that ...
Nov 27, 2020
Liberals face pressure for concrete ideas, economic plan in spending update
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are being warned that they need to provide a detailed plan on navigating the health and economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic in a key spending document next week. ...
Nov 27, 2020
Cher in Pakistan to help 'world's loneliest elephant'
ISLAMABAD - Iconic singer and actress Cher is in Pakistan to celebrate the departure of Kaavan, dubbed the "world's loneliest elephant," who will soon leave a Pakistani zoo for better conditions after...
Nov 27, 2020
Get Outdoors This Winter at Prince Albert National Park!
Winter is here and Prince Albert National Park invites visitors to come and enjoy a range of experiences under crisp, sunny skies, on frozen lakes, and through vast, snow-capped forests. Whether you'r...
Nov 27, 2020
BOB Awards recognize the best in Battlefords and area
The community has spoken. With over 198,000 votes submitted online, the 2021 Best of the Best (BOB) Awards have been decided.As has become customary over the past four years, battlefordsNOW readers ha...
Nov 27, 2020