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Battlefords AAA Sharks looking ahead to AGM this month
The Battlefords AAA Sharks will hold their Annual General Meeting (AGM) July 14. Taking place via the online platform ZOOM, the meeting will cover customary topics outlining the financial standing of ...
Jul 02, 2020
Battlefords residents enjoy quiet Canada Day
Despite annual Canada Day celebrations being cancelled in the Battlefords, families took advantage of the outdoors on the holiday.Parks and playgrounds were full of kids in the afternoon, finding diff...
Jul 02, 2020
Province records 14th COVID-19 related death, 10 new cases
The Government of Saskatchewan reported the province's 14th death related to COVID-19.A resident in the Far North who tested positive for COVID-19 has died. The individual was in their 70s.The provinc...
Jul 02, 2020
Resort villages plan for August election
Area resort villages are planning for a new municipal election date this summer.Elections will be held Aug. 29 this year. For the Resort Village of Cochin the administrator Amber Loeppky will act as t...
Jul 02, 2020
Atlantic Canada prepares to lift travel restrictions as regional "bubble" opens
Atlantic Canadians are closely eyeing travel requirements and coronavirus case numbers across the region as the four provinces prepare to open their borders to their neighbours Friday, an experiment t...
Jul 02, 2020
Sask. tests news technology to improve farmer's mental health
A new mobile app will help analyze the mental health of farmers in the province and provide support.The app - called 'Avail' - examines wellness data supplied by the user and then offers articles, vid...
Jul 02, 2020
First Nations coalition rejects recommendation to lift Sen. Beyak's suspension
OTTAWA - A coalition of First Nations chiefs and residential school survivors are rejecting new recommendations to lift Sen. Lynn Beyak's suspension from the Senate. They say her most recent anti...
Jul 02, 2020
Saskatchewan gives green light to $4B irrigation project at Lake Diefenbaker
The Government of Saskatchewan has announced a $4-billion irrigation project at Lake Diefenbaker.In a media release Thursday, the provincial government said the project will irrigate up to 500,000 acr...
Jul 02, 2020
Province, SARM teaming up to replace 100 rural bridges across the province
The province and the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) are teaming up to replace 100 rural bridges over the next four years."Investments in public infrastructure, such as road im...
Jul 02, 2020
Inquiry into mass shooting in Nova Scotia facing delays due to 'technicalities'
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's justice minister says technicalities are causing delays as the provincial and federal governments work out what form an inquiry into the April mass shooting that clai...
Jul 02, 2020