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RCMP asking for public's help following three business break and enters in Glaslyn
RCMP are asking for the public's help following three alleged break and enters to businesses in Glaslyn on the weekend.Police reported Turtleford RCMP were notified Monday morning of three break and e...
Mar 30, 2020 Turtleford RCMP are investigating following three break and enters to businesses in Glaslyn on the weekend. (File photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Girl Guide cookies still available, despite COVID-19
It's a welcomed announcement in what's been a world of uncertainty - Girl Guide cookies are still up for sale thanks in part to Save-On-Foods stores across Western Canada.Traditionally, local units se...
Mar 30, 2020 The Girl Guide's famous chocolate and vanilla sandwich cookies will be sold in stores. (Girl Guides of Canada/Instagram)
Truckers transporting essential supplies granted exemption
Truckers who are transporting essential supplies in Saskatchewan have been granted exemption.According to a media release, the Government of Saskatchewan is temporarily modifying hours of service regu...
Mar 30, 2020 (File photo/larongeNOW Staff)
Two more cases related to Christopher Lake rally; Sask. total increases to 156 cases
Two more confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been linked to the Christopher Lake snowmobile rally on March 14. As of Sunday, a total of 20 confirmed cases can be traced back to the rally, two more than S...
Mar 29, 2020 Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab. (Canadian Press)
Provincial COVID-19 total at 134; 18 cases connected to Christopher Lake rally
There are 30 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan on Saturday, bringing the provincial total to 134. Eighteen of those cases are additional infections linked to a Christopher Lake snowmobile r...
Mar 28, 2020 Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab. (Canadian Press)
More youth seeking help from crisis line: COVID-19
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has had a dramatic impact on service, according to a spokesperson for the Kids' Help Phone.Deanna Dunham, Manager in Charge of Indigenous Initiatives, said call volu...
Mar 28, 2020 (Facebook/ Kids' Help Phone)
Agriculture Director weighs in on COVID-19 and the ag sector
The agriculture sector has had to deal with a number of developments and changes as the COVID-19 situation has evolved over the last month or so.farmnewsNOW Agriculture Director Alice McFarlane is out...
Mar 28, 2020 Award-winning Agriculture Director Alice McFarlane discusses COVID-19's effects on the ag industry (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)
Big River Mill temporarily closing amid COVID-19 pandemic
Carrier Forest Products Ltd. announced they are temporarily suspending operations at the Big River Mill, effective immediately.A major contributor to the forest industry in Saskatchewan since 1995, th...
Mar 27, 2020 Carrier Forest Products Ltd. announced a halt to all operations at the Big River Mill on Friday. (Courtesy: Carrier Forest Products Ltd.)
No further on-reserve COVID-19 cases in the North
Twenty-four of the 104 COVID-19 cases being reported in Saskatchewan straddle three large geographically regions including Prince Albert and the North. Meanwhile, there is some good news coming out of...
Mar 27, 2020 Southend, Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation. (Cameconorth.com)
Battlefords emergency services increasing safety measures during COVID-19
Wearing protective gear to reduce risk toward emergency services members and the public is part of the job, however, the lengths to which members at the fire department and ambulance services has incr...
Mar 27, 2020 Ambulance and fire services are increasing regular safety practices to prevent the possibility of COVID-19 transmission. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)