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COVID vaccine approved for young children: parents and school officials react
Amanda Morin has three children between the ages of five and nine years old, and despite Friday's announcement from Health Canada that the Pfizer vaccine has been approved for children between the age...
Nov 19, 2021

Thousand-year-old petroglyphs discovered at Wanuskewin
The actions of bison is being credited with a major archaeological find in Wanuskewin Heritage Park.On Friday, park founder Dr. Ernie Walker announced the discovery of four boulders with prehistoric c...
Nov 19, 2021

New COVID-19 cases brings provincial total to 80,000 since beginning of pandemic
The provincial government is reporting another 89 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 today; 51 among unvaccinated individuals, including 18 children between the ages of 0-11.This brings the provincial to...
Nov 19, 2021

Stars lineup receives boost in Nipawin, in search of fifth straight
After nearly a full week off, the Battlefords North Stars will return to play Friday on the road in Nipawin, looking to stretch their current winning streak to five games against the Nipawin Hawks.Tea...
Nov 19, 2021

Greatest Give Away winner gets $5,000 travel credit
The Greatest Give Away came to an end, with one lucky winner coming out of a pool of 137 people.Running on Q98, CJNB, CJNS, and 93.3 The ROCK since early October, the contest involved the hosts journe...
Nov 19, 2021

Health Canada approves Pfizer vaccine for kids aged 5-11
Some kids in Saskatchewan soon could be rolling up their sleeves for the COVID-19 vaccine.Health Canada announced Friday it has approved the use of the Pfizer vaccine for kids aged five to 11. Previou...
Nov 19, 2021

Education minister defends policy on extracurricular vaccinations
Saskatchewan's education minister is defending a policy that would allow unvaccinated teenagers to play sports with other students, vaccinated and unvaccinated alike.Earlier this week, in a letter sen...
Nov 19, 2021

Battlefords producers impacted by B.C. floods
Battlefords area producers are feeling the impact from this week's floods and mudslides in British Columbia.Producer Charlie Smith, who farms in the Rabbit Lake area, said he needs to haul his canola ...
Nov 18, 2021

BUH Foundation's Festival of Trees to kick off holiday season
"It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas." That is the theme for this year's 2021 Festival of Trees; one of the biggest fundraisers of the year for the Battlefords Union Hospital (BUH) Foundation,...
Nov 18, 2021

Be careful when hiring snow removal companies: BBB
The winter storm that blasted through most of Saskatchewan has come and gone and now the cleanup begins.Some areas of the province received as much as 30 centimetres of snow this week on top of high w...
Nov 18, 2021