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Feds order supplies to give two doses of COVID-19 vaccine when its ready
OTTAWA - The federal government is ordering more than 75 million syringes, alcohol swabs and bandages so it can inoculate Canadians as soon as a COVID-19 vaccine is ready. Procurement Minister An...
Jul 18, 2020

Extremely high water creating safety hazards for water travel across far North
The Saskatchewan Water Security Agency is advising water levels are extremely high in many water systems in the Far North. Logs, debris, unstable banks and other obstacles that may not normally be enc...
Jul 18, 2020

New provincial COVID-19 total at 936
There are 13 new cases of COVID-19 to report in the province on July 17. The new total is 936 cases. There is one case in the Far North, one in the North, eight in the central region, one in the South...
Jul 17, 2020

Suspect arrested in relation to homicide investigation
After months of investigating the homicide of 26-year-old Braeden Alfred James Sparvier of the Onion Lake Cree Nation, Saskatchewan RCMP made their first arrest Thursday.Saskatchewan Major Crimes Unit...
Jul 17, 2020

COVID-19 cases growing in Saskatchewan, 42 new infections reported in one day
Saskatchewan had its largest daily increase of 42 new COVID-19 cases today, bringing the provincial total to 923.There have also been three more recoveries to report.There are a growing number of COVI...
Jul 16, 2020

New fitness facility calls Meadow Lake home
A new fitness facility has recently opened for business in Meadow Lake. Fitness Lair has been operating in Unity since 2013 and wants to guide local residents into looking better, feeling better, havi...
Jul 16, 2020

Five news cases of COVID-19, bringing provincial total to 881
There are five new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan today and six more recoveries.According to a media release, three of the new cases are in the central region, one in the Saskatoon region and one i...
Jul 15, 2020

Province issues funding for Meadow Lake RCMP
The Ministry of Corrections and Policing is providing $770,000 to the City of Meadow Lake for policing initiatives through the Municipal Police Grants program. This grant will fund seven existing Mead...
Jul 15, 2020

Bank of Canada holds rate, forecasts decline in GDP of 7.8% this year
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada is holding its key interest rate at 0.25 per cent in response to what it calls the "extremely uncertain" economic outlook from the COVID-19 pandemic, and plans to keep it t...
Jul 15, 2020

Annual Back to Batoche celebration goes virtual
You'll be able to clap your hands and tap your feet along with Mtis Nation-Saskatchewan, Canadian Geographic, and friends from across the street and around the globe during virtual Back to Batoche. It...
Jul 14, 2020