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Trudeau, premiers to talk about pace of COVID-19 vaccinations in virtual meeting
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will convene a virtual First Ministers meeting today, with speeding up COVID-19 vaccinations high on the agenda.Earlier this week, Trudeau voiced frustration ove...
Jan 07, 2021

Quiet holidays for Battlefords immigrants
Canadians with Ukranian heritage are set to celebrate Ukranian Christmas on Jan. 7. However, they weren't the only Canadians that have a different experience around the holidays. The holiday season is...
Jan 06, 2021

Battlefords Humane Society says pet hamper project a success
The Battlefords Humane Society had a successful first year with its Pet Christmas Hamper project."The Christmas hampers went really well," shelter coordinator Michelle Spark said.The campaign was star...
Jan 06, 2021

Government answers questions about slow vaccine rollout
Saskatchewan health minister Paul Merriman and Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab answered questions about why the vaccine rollout is seeming a lot slower than expected, during the provinci...
Jan 06, 2021

Federal inmates to receive COVID vaccine Friday under pilot program, union says
The union representing federal correctional officers is expressing disappointment, upon hearing news hundreds of doses of COVID vaccine are be delivered later this week to federal inmates across the c...
Jan 06, 2021

Local youth curling program to begin this month
Youth searching for an athletic outlet to kick off the new year will have an opportunity to get out of the house, and onto the ice, for a new curling program at the Twin Rivers Curling Club. The local...
Jan 06, 2021

Saskatchewan receives total 4,524 COVID-19 vaccines, records nine new deaths, 277 new cases
A total of 4,524 vaccines have been delivered in Saskatchewan to combat COVID-19, including 2,069 Pfizer doses in the Regina pilot program, 2,407 Pfizer doses in Saskatoon and 48 Moderna doses in the ...
Jan 06, 2021

Five arrested following vehicle pursuit in Onion Lake
Five members of streets gangs were arrested following a pursuit by Onion Lake RCMP , thatinvolved police being fired upon.Around 2 p.m. on January 1, police received a report from a rural area west of...
Jan 06, 2021

‘COVID-19 has stolen her from us:’ 25-year-old Thunderchild COVID victim remembered
Savannah Noon was 25 years old when she was diagnosed with COVID-19.The diagnosis came on Dec. 3. Just 23 days later, the woman from the Thunderchild First Nation died at St. Paul's Hospital in Saskat...
Jan 06, 2021

Nurse and grandfather milestone as Moderna vaccine roll-out starts in Northern Saskatchewan
An le--la-Crosse nurse and her grandfather have become the first people in Saskatchewan's North to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The new Moderna vaccine is ideal for distribution across more remote ...
Jan 05, 2021