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Northern Saskatchewan continuing to see strong job growth
Prince Albert and northern Saskatchewan are seeing an increase in job numbers for the sixth straight month. That's according to Statistics Canada which released its monthly labour force update on Frid...
Nov 05, 2021

Flying Dust First Nation engaging in community kindness campaign
The Flying Dust First Nation community is spreading positivity and kindness with a pay it forward campaign. 'Dusting,' a localized revision of the popular 'Ninja' trend in which people surprise others...
Nov 04, 2021

Province reports 60 new cases in northern zones, with 497 currently active
The provincial government reported 188 new cases of COVID-19 Thursday.Of the new cases, 127 are among unvaccinated individuals, 49 of which are children between 0-11. The new cases in Northern Saskatc...
Nov 04, 2021

Moose on the loose hoofs it into a Saskatoon school
It wasn't just students running to make the morning school bell.A moose ended up inside a Saskatoon school Thursday morning after crashing through a window at Sylvia Fedoruk School in Evergreen."A moo...
Nov 04, 2021

Wage increases planned for child-care workers in Saskatchewan
Early childhood educators (ECE) in Saskatchewan are getting a raise.The governments of Canada and Saskatchewan announced Wednesday they're giving qualified child-care workers a wage increase of up to ...
Nov 03, 2021

Flying Dust First Nation company promoting Indigenous tourism, experiences
A man from Flying Dust First Nation is helping promote Indigenous culture through land-based programming and experiences. Blaine Mirasty is the owner of Cree North Adventures, an Indigenous-owned tour...
Nov 02, 2021

Five deaths and 107 new cases of COVID-19 in province; lowest daily total since Aug. 17
As of Nov. 2, there are 107 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan and currently, 1,829 active casesOf the new cases Tuesday, 68 are among those who are unvaccinated, including 21 between the...
Nov 02, 2021

Winter creeping up on northwest Saskatchewan
The northwest region of Saskatchewan officially went subzero during the day this week and residents can expect more of this in the future.Temperatures dropped into the minus teens overnight in the Bat...
Nov 02, 2021

Police seeking male for sexual assault, other charges
Pierceland RCMP are seeking Colin Neil Singer on multiple warrants, including sexual assault.The 34 year-old first had a warrant issued for his arrest last year on May 19, but has since continued to o...
Nov 01, 2021

Active number of cases drop below 2,000, first time since Aug. 28
The province reported there are currently 1,950 cases of COVID-19 active in Saskatchewan as of Nov. 1.This is a drop of 172 cases from yesterday's total of 2,122 and the lowest number of active cases ...
Nov 01, 2021