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La Loche to possibly soften restrictions as early as next week
The Far North could see some restrictions eased in the coming days should the community continue its vigilance in their battle against COVID-19. The first positive case appeared in the community on Ap...
May 28, 2020

First Nation MMA pro looks forward to training youth outdoors
Professional MMA fighter Stuart "The Insane" Fontaine's boxing gym in Loon Lake is slated to open on June 8 amid Saskatchewan's re-open plan but with temporary restrictions of access from the public d...
May 28, 2020

‘Like being in a movie’: Sask. woman in Minneapolis describes post-riot destruction
As Emma Yanko drove just blocks from her home in Minneapolis, all she and her friend could see for almost two miles was shattered glass, stores that had been broken into, and fire."It's insane," she t...
May 28, 2020

R.M. and city discuss how to spend community grant for recreation programming
Councillors for the City of Meadow Lake and R.M. of Meadow Lake are discussing the possibility of pooling funds awarded from the Saskatchewan Lotteries Community Grant Program (SLCGP). The hope is to ...
May 27, 2020

Two additional deaths from COVID-19 brings provincial total to 10
The province has recorded two additional deaths from COVID-19 in the Far North region. One person was an individual in their 80s and the other was a person in their 60s.A total of 10 people have died ...
May 27, 2020

Saskatchewan looking to appoint its own chief firearms officer
Saskatchewan has started the process of finding its own chief firearms officer (CFO).In a media release Wednesday, the provincial government announced it was beginning a search for a new CFO, who hist...
May 27, 2020

Twenty-nine of Canada's 48 national parks to reopen to day-use visitors June 1
More than half of Canada's national parks - including Banff in Alberta, Pacific Rim in British Columbia and Cape Breton Highlands in Nova Scotia - are to reopen June 1.According to the national parks ...
May 27, 2020

CP NewsAlert: NHL unveils return-to-play format in the event season can resume
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says the league and the NHL Players' Association have agreed on a return-to-play format in the event the 2019-20 season can resume. The 24-team plan would ...
May 26, 2020

FSIN says recreational travel in North is unfair while others still face public health order
Indigenous groups are calling on Government Relations Minister Lori Carr to address recreational travel while there are northern restrictions in place to curb the spread of COVID-19. They're claiming ...
May 26, 2020

Family mourns Ile-a-la-Crosse woman who died after COVID-19 diagnosis
A northern Saskatchewan community is mourning the death of a woman whom family members say lost her battle with COVID-19.Krystal Maurice expressed her grief about the passing of her mom, Nelda Maurice...
May 26, 2020