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EMS gets budget boost of $10.8m
Much of the $10.8 million allocated to emergency medical services announced in yesterday's provincial budget will go to hire more paramedics. About $7 million will be spent adding full time equivalent...
Mar 24, 2022

Woman from Mosquito First Nation reported missing
UPDATE: On March 31, RCMP confirmed that Chantel Adams has been found safe.--Battlefords RCMP is seeking the public's assistance in locating Chantel Adams.She was last seen Tuesday on the Mosquito Fir...
Mar 24, 2022

Provincial summary reports 895 new COVID cases, 33 deaths last week
The Ministry of Health released the COVID-19 summary for the week of March 13-19 today.There were 895 new cases confirmed in the province during that time, reflecting about 0.7 laboratory-confirmed ca...
Mar 24, 2022

RCMP Report Pt. 2: Cochin robbery suspects arrested
An attempted vehicle theft resulted in three people being arrested in Cochin on Monday with weapons and break-in tools in hand.Police received a report from a residence in the area that morning and lo...
Mar 24, 2022

Survey says more than half of physicians have experienced burnout
The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) is reporting that more than half of the physicians in the country have experienced high levels of burnout.According to the results of the survey, conducted last ...
Mar 24, 2022

PST increases not drawing favourable reaction from Sask. public, golf industry
Most Saskatchewan residents don't seem thrilled with the province's most recent budget."I think we're being taxed enough as it is," Steve commented on the provincial sales tax (PST) now being added to...
Mar 24, 2022

Bombers edge Stars in OT, tie series with Game 4 win
It was a heartbreaking finish for the Battlefords North Stars Wednesday night at the Whitney Forum, as the team fell 4-3 to Flin Flon in overtime of Game 4 of their first round playoff series. A 2-1 S...
Mar 24, 2022

Town water line leak at Poundmaker property now fixed
The Town of Battleford reported a leak on its water distribution supply pipeline to Poundmaker Cree Nation's property known as Poundmaker 2 has now been repaired. Coun. Doug Laing raised the issue at ...
Mar 23, 2022

McLurg girls basketball makes first Hoopla appearance since 2012
Wilkie is among multiple schools in the northwest region seeing their basketball squad move on to Hoopla 2022 this weekend.The McLurg High School girls' team won regionals at home on Saturday, easily ...
Mar 23, 2022

More support announced for organic farming industry
Organic farms in the province, including ones in the Battlefords and Meadow Lake area, continue to see interest with more people choosing to purchase local organic produce. Agriculture and Agri-Food C...
Mar 23, 2022