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Eight new COVID-19 cases reported, no recoveries, 1 person in hospital

The Saskatchewan Health Authority reported eight new COVID-19 cases in the province on Sunday. Three of the new cases are from the Saskatoon area, two are from the Central East, and one each are from ...

Sep 06, 2020

Lawyers hope to erase racist and misogynistic nickname of mountain landmark

Momentum is building to properly name a prominent landmark on a mountain in the Alberta Rockies because its commonly used nickname is racist and misogynistic. The feature, which has been known since t...

Sep 06, 2020

Five new COVID cases in Sask, no new ones in our region

The provincial government is reporting five new cases of COVID-19, none of which are in our region. Also, the Saskatchewan Health Authority is clarifying the process and documents required to use the ...

Sep 05, 2020

12 year-old among "Miracle Children" for JPCH Radiothon

A local 12 year-old and his family are among a select few helping the Jim Pattison Children's hospital Foundation in its biggest fundraiser of the year.The 2nd Annual JPCH Radiothon will take place No...

Sep 04, 2020

Wounded Warriors Weekend fundraising in Meadow Lake

Fundraising for the Wounded Warriors Weekend Foundation continues this weekend in Meadow Lake.Tickets for the boat raffle and 50/50 will be available either the Co-op Food Store and C Store for most o...

Sep 03, 2020

Hunters Wanting to Access Private Property Need Permission

Hunters, accessing private land is a privilege. Respect private property by: obtaining permission to hunt on private land, even if the land is not posted; abiding by the landowner's requests while on ...

Sep 03, 2020

Far north sees new flight service in La Loche

La Loche area is seeing a new charter flight service in the village after nearly 13 years without air transport.North Country Air Service provides charters throughout the region to the far north and s...

Sep 03, 2020

SaskTel services fully restored in Spritwood area after fire knocked out phone lines

All telephone services in the Spiritwood area have been fully restored Tuesday after a SaskTel building in the town caught fire in the early morning of August 23. As a result of the fire, all local Sa...

Sep 02, 2020

RCMP academy slowed by COVID-19, focus continues on serving the North

After a shutdown in March due to COVID-19, things are slowly returning to normal at RCMP Academy, Depot Division in Regina.At the time of shutdown, there were 16 troops training at the academy, with 3...

Sep 02, 2020

Western Development Museum Open in North Battleford

The Western Development Museum (WDM) has been welcoming visitors from around the world to learn about the Saskatchewan story from the beginning of settlement to present-day for more than 70 years. We ...

Sep 02, 2020