Category Archives: Saskatchewan
Province provides $10 million in funding for livestock producers
The provincial government will provide $10 million in funding to help livestock producers as they navigate market disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.The support will include $5 million for th...
May 14, 2020
Snowbirds flying over the Battlefords
The residents in the Battlefords will have a unique view and sound from the skies this afternoon, when the Canadian Forces Snowbirds fly over the community.The Snowbirds are crossing the nation to sal...
May 14, 2020
Thousands of fish found dead at Humboldt Lake
Piles of dead fish were trucked away or buried on the shores of Humboldt Lake this week, after what the area's reeve is calling a bad winter kill.Posts on Facebook described thousands of fish being fo...
May 14, 2020
Legal questions on northern lockdown as some relaxations are pondered
A leading Saskatchewan lawyer is questioning the legality of the government's lockdown of the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District (NSAD) to help combat the spread of COVID-19. As the weather...
May 13, 2020
North Battleford receives over $2 million in infrastructure funding
The injection of $320 million for infrastructure projects announced by the Saskatchewan Government last week is a welcome development for business in the Battlefords, as municipalities, the Chamber of...
May 13, 2020
Four new cases of COVID-19 in La Loche, province extends State of Emergency
All four of Saskatchewan's COVID-19 cases are in the La Loche area and while numbers are low, the provincial State of Emergency was extended for another two weeks.The new cases bring the provincial to...
May 13, 2020
SaskPower reminding public to be careful working around power lines
It is seeding time in Saskatchewan and farmers are out in the fields working to get this year's crop in the ground.As this is going on SaskPower wants to remind farmers to be aware of power lines and ...
May 13, 2020
Saskatoon area pop-up drive-in gets go ahead from Saskatchewan Health Authority
When non-essential stores were ordered to close more than two months ago because of COVID-19, Saskatoon Audio Visual Technical Production Manager Chris Lawrie was temporarily out of work.Then he remem...
May 13, 2020
'Stay off our lands:' RCMP attendance at Indigenous ceremony raises ire of chief
SASKATOON - An Indigenous leader is telling the RCMP to stay off reserve land after armed officers were dispatched to break up a sacred ceremony. "These are First Nations lands. This is Indian land. S...
May 13, 2020
Regina remand centre being used to detain patients who won’t self-isolate
As of Monday night, the White Birch Remand Centre in Regina was housing three people its designers likely never considered - COVID-19 patients.The provincial government is using the centre as an isola...
May 13, 2020