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EXTRA draw means big win for Meadow Lake man

Kevin Gorski of Meadow Lake Gorski was checking his WESTERN 649 tickets over breakfast when he discovered he won $100,000 on the March 10 EXTRA draw."I was eating breakfast and scanning a few tickets ...

Apr 28, 2021

High Noon Optimists Celebrate 41 Years in Prince Albert

April 28, 1980 marked the inaugural day that the High Noon Optimists P.A. received their Charter and was recognized as a member of Optimist International. Since that start the High Noon Club has serve...

Apr 28, 2021

Beware of Redbird Capital – Just Watch the Super League Soccer Fiasco

So with the CFL season being booted back to August with a 14 game schedule, the CFL seems to be posturing for a return to play, even with Ontario buckling under the third wave of Covid-19 variances.Th...

Apr 28, 2021

Open Burning of Waste is Illegal in Saskatchewan

When tidying your homes and yards this spring, please remember that open burning of waste is illegal in Saskatchewan including: plastics; household trash; hazardous substances; carpets; shingles; sidi...

Apr 28, 2021

COVID-19 variants of concern increasing steadily across the North

As of Tuesday, April 27, the total number of identified COVID-19 cases infected with a variant of concern (VoC) in northern zones was 367. Just a week ago, that number sat at 196. That's a major cause...

Apr 27, 2021

Saskatchewan experiencing aggressive phone scam

Phone scams are nothing new in 2021, but the latest to hit Saskatchewan has been particularly persistent. SaskTel released a statement Tuesday acknowledging the recent increase in scam calls originati...

Apr 27, 2021

Saskatoon lawyer discusses legalities around ‘freedom’ rallies in Sask.

Ticketing at Saskatchewan "freedom" rallies has sparked conversation around why only certain individuals receive fines and court dates.With COVID-19 changing the way the law system works in Canada, it...

Apr 27, 2021

Province to lower vaccine eligibility age throughout the week

The Saskatchewan government has announced incremental changes to vaccine ages this week beginning on Wednesday, April 28.The eligible age ranges for booking COVID-19 vaccinations will include individu...

Apr 27, 2021

Government reports 224 new cases of COVID-19 and six deaths in the province

The Saskatchewan government is reporting 224 new cases of COVID-19 in the province as of April 27 bringing the provincial total to 40,401 cases; 37,401 total recoveries and 2,518 cases considered acti...

Apr 27, 2021

2021 Big Game Draw Opens Online May 1

After a record-setting year for applications in 2020, Saskatchewan's big game draw is set to open for 2021 on May 1. Hunters have until 11:59 p.m. on May 25 to submit their online applications. "The b...

Apr 27, 2021