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RCMP advise drivers to continue to use caution following storm
Battlefords RCMP are reminding drivers to continue to use caution on the roads and highways as the cleanup from the recent snow storm continues.Staff Sergeant Jason Teniuk said a number of officers we...
Nov 10, 2020
Historic mayoral win for Sandra Masters
Sandra Masters was obviously happy Monday night when she arrived at City Hall after winning the mayoral seat, but she was also measured in her remarks.Masters made a point of thanking her campaign wor...
Nov 10, 2020
Snow removal scheduled in North Battleford on Remembrance Day
Residents in North Battleford will have to make sure their vehicles are clear of the curb, as snow removal will take place on Remembrance Day.The City of North Battleford's Roadways Department has bee...
Nov 10, 2020
Environment Canada says another storm is on its way
Get ready for Round 2.Just a couple of days after a major snowstorm battered much of Saskatchewan, another one is headed the province's way.Environment Canada issued a special weather statement for ar...
Nov 10, 2020
Town of Allan elects first female mayor
History was made in rural Saskatchewan last night as part of the 2020 municipal election.Allan's newly-elected mayor 'tick's off all of the boxes,' as she put it.Bonnie Lewis, who is Indigenous and a ...
Nov 10, 2020
Joe Hargrave's portfolios change
Monday's cabinet shuffle sees Prince Albert Carlton MLA Joe Hargrave become minister of highways and minister responsible for the Saskatchewan Water Security Agency.Hargrave's previous portfolio was a...
Nov 10, 2020
Manufacturer moves to bring 'life-changing' cystic fibrosis drugs to Canada
Mark Lindsay wishes his daughter, Chantelle, were here to see the fruitions of her fight to bring transformational new therapies for cystic fibrosis to Canada. But Lindsay knows the 23-year-old, who d...
Nov 10, 2020
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League plans to play 60-game season: commissioner
QUEBEC - The commissioner of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League is moving ahead with plans to play a 60-game season, despite delays and obstacles brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Gilles Courtea...
Nov 10, 2020
Yukon government says it doesn't support permit for exploration in Arctic wilderness
WHITEHORSE - The Yukon government says it does not support a permit for an oil drilling exploration project in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Environment Minister Pauline Frost says the explorat...
Nov 10, 2020
Coronavirus exposure alert for Keethanow Food Supermarket
The Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority is notifying the public of potential exposure to coronavirus at the Lac La Ronge Indian Band's Keethanow Food Supermarket. A public service announcement stat...
Nov 10, 2020