Category Archives: Post to Social
Fire & rescue lighting up for kids birthdays
Families looking to brighten their young children's day during this period of social isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic may have a loud and colourful assist from their municipalities.The Fire and ...
Apr 09, 2020 Fire and rescue services in communities like Unity are firing up the engines to make some noise for kids eight and under that have an April birthday. (Submitted Photo/Unity Fire & Rescue)
COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan total 278, with 115 recovered
As of April 9, there are 278 cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan. Of that number, seven are new cases. There are eight patients in hospital and there have been 12 more recoveries.The total number of rec...
Apr 09, 2020 Saskatchewan's Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab. (file photo/CKOM News Staff)
Local baseball league still hopeful to host season
As the springtime sun creeps ever closer, and the winter wind blisters back into hibernation, the fate of the baseball season hangs in limbo. A warm-weather pastime of many in the community - adjacent...
Apr 09, 2020 The North Saskatchewan River Baseball League plays a key piece of the spring season in the Battlefords and other surrounding communities. (File photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Province announces supports for post-secondary students
Saskatchewan post-secondary students will soon have up to $1.5 million in emergency financial aid available.The Ministry of Advanced Education announced the support will be for students with limited f...
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Battlefords family plan a 'Clap for Healthcare' to show support
A North Battleford family are asking people in the community to take part in a "Clap for Healthcare" event this Saturday.The show of support will take place between 7:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. outside Batt...
Apr 09, 2020 Krista Fox, right, with her husband Ray, left, and their granddaughter Lilly Mae. The family are planning a community Clap for Healthcare event Saturday. (Submitted photo/Alexis Christensen of Digital 28 photography)
Controls can keep Canadian COVID-19 deaths under 22,000, health agency says
OTTAWA - With strong control measures, the federal public health agency projects that 11,000 to 22,000 Canadians could die of COVID-19 in the coming months.The Public Health Agency of Canada says shor...
Apr 09, 2020
Sask. residents shopping for homemade masks during COVID-19 pandemic
Residents across Saskatchewan are starting to wear homemade masks out in public to mitigate the chance of coronavirus transmission and the demand is drawing the work of those who can sew.In watching t...
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Moe, Shahab react to SHA’s modelling for COVID-19
The Saskatchewan Health Authority's most dire model for COVID-19 in the province truly is a worst-case scenario for Premier Scott Moe.In that model, Saskatchewan could lose more than 8,000 residents t...
Apr 08, 2020 Dr. Saqib Shahab — Saskatchewan’s chief medical health officer. (file photo/CKOM News Staff)
Online campaign launched to support local businesses
During the COVID-19 pandemic, local businesses that are still open can share the news on a new website.The Battlefords region joins 19 other communities across Western Canada using a new website calle...
Apr 08, 2020 Businesses and organizations across the Battlefords can use the site thingsthatareopen.com to advertise to the public they're still open. (submitted photo)
Town online meeting proceeds despite live stream glitch
The Town of Battleford encountered a glitch on its live stream link that prevented the public from viewing the online council meeting Monday. Otherwise the meeting proceeded as planned. This was the f...
Apr 08, 2020 Mayor Ames Leslie shown on a video of the town's online council meeting Monday. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)