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Four charged following investigation of Damian Moosomin's death
Nearly one year after the death of 20 year-old North Battleford man Damian Moosomin, charges have been laid against four individuals in relation to his passing.RCMP Major Crime Unit South conducted 11...
Apr 20, 2021
STARS Ambulance keeping the fight in flight
In less than 24 hours, one of STARS Air Ambulance's most critical missions will take off; The Critical Care on the Air Radiothon fundraiser hits the airwaves at 6 a.m. tomorrow. According to STARS, ev...
Apr 20, 2021
DiCaprio, Fonda urge US not to sign climate deal with Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO - Dozens of celebrities including actors Leonardo DiCaprio, Jane Fonda and Joaquin Phoenix on Tuesday called on U.S. President Joe Biden to refrain from signing any environmental agreem...
Apr 20, 2021
Virtual health care to grow in Saskatchewan through pandemic
Using technology to access a doctor as well as our own personal medical information is to become even more common in Saskatchewan as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.Saskatchewan's government is gettin...
Apr 20, 2021
Eligibility set to change in Saskatchewan’s COVID vaccine rollout
More people will soon be eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations in Saskatchewan.In addition to making the AstraZeneca vaccine available to everyone 40 and over, the provincial government is planning to lo...
Apr 20, 2021
Public health orders extended to May 10
The Government of Saskatchewan has announced 249 new cases of COVID-19, 236 recoveries and no new deaths. All public health orders have also been extended until May 10. They've also updated guidelines...
Apr 20, 2021
Biggar man arrested on weapons charges after escaping custody
A man from Biggar, Sask., has been charged with 19 criminal offences after he escaped from police custody on April 18.Shortly before 6:00 p.m. that evening, Biggar RCMP received a call that claimed an...
Apr 20, 2021
Quick Quotes: Reaction to Quebec court ruling on Bill 21, religious symbols law
Quebec Superior Court Justice Marc-Andre Blanchard on Tuesday upheld the bulk of the province's secularism law, known as Bill 21, which bans many public sector workers from wearing religious symbols o...
Apr 20, 2021
Conservative MP says budget needs job creation, while former Liberal candidate pleased with document
Battlefords-Lloydminster Conservative MP Rosemarie Falk and the riding's former Liberal candidate Larry Ingram have varying views on the new federal budget just released, but they both agree it has be...
Apr 20, 2021
Biden praying for 'the right verdict' in Chauvin trial
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden said Tuesday he was "praying the verdict is the right verdict" in the trial of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin. He said he believed the case, which had...
Apr 20, 2021