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New BUH life-saving equipment made possible through donations

A new dual chamber external pacemaker has been purchased and is saving lives at Battlefords Union Hospital (BUH) because of the generosity of donors to the BUH Foundation. The new pacemaker was purcha...

Jun 11, 2021

Veterinarian team from U of S returns to La Ronge for four-day animal clinic

The vets are back in town after a one-and-a-half-year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic. Over the span of four days starting Thursday, students and staff with the Western College of Veterinary Me...

Jun 11, 2021

Battlefords celebrates Filipino Heritage Month

Filipino Heritage Month is being celebrated in the Battlefords and across Saskatchewan this month.June 12 marks Philippines Independence Day, an annual national holiday in the Philippines to recognize...

Jun 11, 2021

Clearwater River Dene Nation members each receive $44,000 cows and plows payment

Every member of Clearwater River Dene Nation is entitled to $44,000 due to an agricultural benefit claim commonly known as 'cows and plows.' Chief Teddy Clark told larongeNOW the majority of the $122,...

Jun 11, 2021

Two small COVID-19 outbreaks at Battlefords Union Hospital

The Battlefords Union Hospital currently has two active COVID-19 outbreaksAccording to a statement provided to battlefordsNOW by the Saskatchewan Health Authority, the two outbreaks occurred within tw...

Jun 11, 2021

Province announces 81 new cases and one new death in Saskatchewan

The Saskatchewan government reported 81 new cases of COVID-19 and 98 recoveries in Saskatchewan on June 11. This brings the provincial total to 47,764 cases; 46,311 recoveries and 899 cases considered...

Jun 11, 2021

JPII to honour grads with virtual ceremony this month

June 28-29 will be graduation day at John Paul II Collegiate (JPII), though much like last year, the 2021 grad festivities will be held with a twist this spring. The local high school's graduation cer...

Jun 11, 2021

Reopening worries and wake of sorrow: In The News for June 11

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of June 11 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Jun 11, 2021

Battlefords-area residential schools to get ground searches pro bono from SNC Lavalin

Even Neil Sasakamoose didn't know what his father went through at residential schools.His father, of course, was Indigenous hockey legend Fred Sasakamoose.It wasn't until Neil read Fred's book - relea...

Jun 11, 2021

Warm weather coming following rainfall

After a couple of damp days, Northwest Saskatchewan returns to sunny summer skies.The region saw between 18 and 25 millimetres over the past 48 hours, including an isolated thundershower. Meteorologis...

Jun 11, 2021