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Truckers transporting essential supplies granted exemption

Truckers who are transporting essential supplies in Saskatchewan have been granted exemption.According to a media release, the Government of Saskatchewan is temporarily modifying hours of service regu...

Mar 30, 2020 (File photo/larongeNOW Staff)

SaskCyberParks: Get Crafty!

Are you ready to explore the outdoors? Create your own binoculars following the steps outlined below and see what you can find in your own backyard!Supplies: 1. 2 toilet paper rolls 2. Construction pa...

Mar 30, 2020

We Need Our 13th Man

Our Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Susan Shaw, wrote a letter to you...the people of Saskatchewan. Take a moment and please read it. "...Unchecked by the restraints of social distancing and other isolatio...

Mar 30, 2020

Deadline for Application of Adam Harold Legacy Foundation Grant is TOMORROW - March 31

In 2020-2021 we will be selecting 3 communities to host the camps for the 2020/2021 season. They will each receive 3 full days of hockey and leadership development. The deadline for applications is Ma...

Mar 30, 2020

Virtual Dance Party for Youth

The Melfort Youth Advantage is hosting a Virtual Dance Party for Youth on Friday, April 3 from 8:30 p.m. - 11:30 p.m. via Zoom!Connect with us to get the log in information for our very first virtual ...

Mar 30, 2020

More youth seeking help from crisis line: COVID-19

The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has had a dramatic impact on service, according to a spokesperson for the Kids' Help Phone.Deanna Dunham, Manager in Charge of Indigenous Initiatives, said call volu...

Mar 28, 2020 (Facebook/ Kids' Help Phone)

Agriculture Director weighs in on COVID-19 and the ag sector

The agriculture sector has had to deal with a number of developments and changes as the COVID-19 situation has evolved over the last month or so.farmnewsNOW Agriculture Director Alice McFarlane is out...

Mar 28, 2020 Award-winning Agriculture Director Alice McFarlane discusses COVID-19's effects on the ag industry (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)

No further on-reserve COVID-19 cases in the North

Twenty-four of the 104 COVID-19 cases being reported in Saskatchewan straddle three large geographically regions including Prince Albert and the North. Meanwhile, there is some good news coming out of...

Mar 27, 2020 Southend, Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation. (Cameconorth.com)

North West College to continue clinical work for nursing programs

Some post-secondary institutions in the province are looking at continuing their nursing programs throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and within new safety parameters.North West College is currently work...

Mar 27, 2020 Clinical work for nursing students at North West College will pik this week, with increased safety parametres in place. (battlefordsNOW Staff/Josh Ryan)

P.A. woman receives parade for 40th birthday

Dozens of Shannon Billo's closest friends and family showed up for her 40th birthday on Thursday in Prince Albert, and none of the province's social distancing rules were breached.Shannon and her husb...

Mar 27, 2020 (submitted photo/Cory Lillis)