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Nine new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, province launches new map to show spread
The province is releasing new COVID-19 maps to provide more detailed information on the number of cases across the province.Saskatchewan will now have an additional map available, showing the virus ca...
Aug 04, 2020

Precipitation decreases, but high flows and lake levels remain in Northern Sask.
Since April 1, Northern Saskatchewan received extremely high rainfall, which resulted in high flows and lake levels across the Churchill River and Lower Saskatchewan River basins.Most of the rainfall ...
Aug 04, 2020

Feds keep lid on company names, dollar amounts in some COVID-19 contract
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals have given companies more than $5.8 billion in COVID-19-related contracts for personal protective gear and medical supplies. The latest figures provided by the gover...
Aug 03, 2020

17 new cases of COVID-19 reported, bringing provincial total to 1,359
There are 17 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, four of which are in the North region. Nineteen more people have recovered across the province.The rest of the 17 new cases are located in Central (...
Aug 03, 2020

Possible COVID-19 transmission at Turtleford and District Co-op store
The Turtleford and District Co-op has been informed a community member who tested positive for COVID-19 visited their store.According to multiple Facebook posts from the store, they discovered the inf...
Aug 03, 2020

Rollout of COVID-19 Alert app faces criticism over accessibility
The federal government's COVID-19 contact tracing app is facing criticism for its download requirements, which restrict some Canadians from accessing and using the app. The free "COVID Alert" app, whi...
Aug 03, 2020

City looks at challenges for landlords dealing with recycling
North Battleford lawmakers are looking at how landlords and their tenants manage recycling as well as whether it is possible to opt out of the recycling program.The issue was discussed after council r...
Aug 02, 2020

Protest camp at legislative building remains after early morning police visit
With a clear sky above, the sun shone brightly on the protest camp across from the legislative building Sunday morning, but just a few hours previous, before the sun was even up, police had been there...
Aug 02, 2020

Eight new cases of COVID-19, province tops 2,000 tests in one day
There are eight new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan today, one of which is in our North region. Meanwhile, the province said they had surpassed 2,000 tests in a single day for the first time.There a...
Aug 02, 2020

How one Montreal long-term care home managed to keep COVID-19 away
MONTREAL - The Pavillon Camille-Lefebvre long-term care home in southwest Montreal houses some of the patients most vulnerable to succumbing to a pandemic, including 18 who live on ventilato...
Aug 02, 2020