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Health privacy could be at risk with improper COVID-19 vaccination passports

Canada's privacy commissioners and ombuds believe Canadians should think long and hard about agreeing to the idea of vaccine passports.Vaccinations are an important tool to allow Canadians to return t...

May 19, 2021

Red Pheasant celebrates Gas Bar grand opening in North Battleford

Wednesday afternoon marked the grand opening of the Red Pheasant Cree Nation Centex Gas Bar in North Battleford. Chief of Red Pheasant, Clinton Wuttunee called it a "very exciting day," for the Red Ph...

May 19, 2021

Turning Point Youth Centre receiving upgrades with donations from local organizations

The Turning Point Youth Centre (TPYC) is receiving significant upgrades following generous contributions from other local organizations. The TPYC was recently awarded a $2,500 grant from the Meadow La...

May 19, 2021

Community members rise up to help those in need

As fire crews continue efforts to try and contain the Cloverdale Fire northeast of Prince Albert, and SaskPower works to restore power to roughly 8,000 customers, examples of community support are shi...

May 19, 2021

'It's easier to think it doesn't happen': education campaign focuses on child sexual abuse

The Prince Albert Sexual Assault Centre is joining with similar organizations across the province to recognize Sexual Violence Awareness week from May 17 to May 21. This year's focus is child sexual a...

May 19, 2021

North East chase the ace gets underway on Thursday

North East Outreach and Support Services (NEOSS) and North East SPCA (NESPCA) have partnered to create North East Chase the Ace.Promotions and awareness coordinator for NEOSS Jennifer Peterson said th...

May 19, 2021

Pickleball court installation begins in Humboldt

Work has begun on a pickleball court at Water Ridge Park in Humboldt. On Thursday, the sod was lifted on the court across from the gazebo at the park.The Water Ridge Park committee has raised enough m...

May 19, 2021

Rainfall expected by Monday as dry conditions continue

Northwest Saskatchewan is seeing a below average drop in temperatures this week, but farmers, fire crews and others in the region or hoping it brings more moisture than what is being predicted.The Bat...

May 19, 2021

Province reports 141 new cases of COVID-19, dates set for second dose eligibility

The province is reporting 141 new cases of COVID-19 in the province, along with 180 recoveries and no new deaths. This brings the provincial total to 44,982 cases; 42,674 total recoveries and 1,786 ca...

May 19, 2021

Lac La Ronge Tri-communities declare local state of emergency

Update: At 4:30 p.m., SaskPower reported that crews had made significant progress repairing the damaged transmission line that serves customers north of Prince Albert. A new estimated restoration time...

May 19, 2021