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Body of missing boy found

The body of a boy who went missing on Makwa Lake over a month ago has been found. A social media post by Hutterian Emergency Aquatic Response Team (HEART) confirmed the body of six-year-old Lian Thund...

Aug 05, 2020

Local school divisions have plans in place, following province's guidelines

School divisions across the province have each established their own back to school plans to follow the province's guidelines outlined in the Saskatchewan Safe Schools plan to address COVID-19 precaut...

Aug 05, 2020

Landlords and shelters expected to feel impact after eviction ban lifted

As of Tuesday, landlords in Saskatchewan were once again given the ability to take action against tenants, some of which have not been paying rent amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.The Office of Residentia...

Aug 05, 2020

Local rinks plan for return to the ice

A hockey community through and through, it's a rare sight to see a summer with no ice in the local Battlefords rinks. However, due to the mandatory shutdown of ice rinks across the country back in Mar...

Aug 05, 2020

La Ronge protester rejects phone discussion with government minister

UPDATE: This story was updated at 7:40 p.m. to include a statement provided by the government of Saskatchewan which reads, in part:On Wednesday afternoon Minister of Rural and Remote Health Warren Kae...

Aug 05, 2020

P.A. Catholic School Division doing everything possible ahead of new term

A local administrator is confident everything is being done to prepare for the start of the new school year amid the COVID-19 pandemic and thinks it's important preparations are being handled at the l...

Aug 05, 2020

No surprises for NESD in provincial return to school plan

On Tuesday, Aug. 5, the Government of Saskatchewan unveiled its Safe Return to School Plan, and now school divisions have more clarity as to what school will look like come September.The North East Sc...

Aug 05, 2020

Pool reopening a welcome relief to visitors on a hot summer's day

Mark Basaraba of Battleford said he was thrilled to swim some laps again, "getting back into my old routine." He was among the first visitors when the Battlefords Co-op Aquatic Centre reopened Wednesd...

Aug 05, 2020

Provincial COVID total at 1,376 with eight new cases

There are eight new cases of COVID-19 to report in the province on Aug. 5, bringing the total to 1,376 cases.Of the new cases, there are three in the North East, two in the Saskatoon region, two in th...

Aug 05, 2020

NSRBL wraps successful shortened season, shifts focus to playoffs

Like a fastball whizzing past a stunned batter at the plate, the senior baseball season has flown by, seemingly in the blink of an eye. The North Sask. River Baseball League (NSRBL) regular season wra...

Aug 05, 2020