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February starts with 661 new cases, two deaths in province, active cases decrease for third day

The province reported only 661 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 today.There are currently 11,370 cases considered active in the province, a drop of 838 cases from yesterday's total. These numbers have ...

Feb 01, 2022

Blizzard hits the Battlefords, Meadow Lake sees heavy snowfall

Another mild week of weather in Saskatchewan was upset by stormy conditions.Blizzard and snowfall warnings from Environment Canada are in place throughout the province as yet another Alberta clipper m...

Jan 31, 2022

JPII senior basketball teams shine in Lloydminster

John Paul II Collegiate (JPII) is coming off another weekend to remember for their senior basketball program in Lloydminster. The senior girls topped the podium with a gold medal, while the senior boy...

Jan 31, 2022

City tables BATC proposal to move homeless shelter to 104th Street

The City of North Battleford tabled Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs Inc. (BATC) request for a discretionary use application for a proposed homeless shelter at 971-104th St. to replace the existing si...

Jan 31, 2022

Beaver Blues/Combines raise $1,700 for Colby’s Kids in Hockey Day showdown

It was a Saturday night of hockey encapsulating all the best parts of what the sport means to Canadian communities. The Battlefords Beavers Blues welcomed the rival, Meota Combines, to town over the w...

Jan 31, 2022

Record number of COVID-19 hospitalizations reached in the province

As of Jan. 31 a total of 363 people are being hospitalized for COVID-19 in Saskatchewan. This is the highest number of hospitalizations the province has experienced since the pandemic began with the p...

Jan 31, 2022

Hospitalizations in COVID-19 increase by 9; close to 13,000 active cases in province

Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 increased by nine in Saskatchewan on Sunday, according to the provincial government's update. There are now 349 hospitalizations to the virus in the province, the most...

Jan 30, 2022

Slight decrease in COVID-19 hospitalizations but still 340 receiving treatment, two more deaths

The good news for Saskatchewan's COVID-19 situation is hospitalizations saw a small decrease of two on Saturday, the first time hospitalizations have had a one-day decrease since Jan. 6. The bad news ...

Jan 29, 2022

‘Underwater,’ ‘overwhelmed’: Doctors presentation paints dire picture of Sask. health care

On Thursday, the Saskatchewan government announced a loosening of the isolation rules around COVID-19 while talking about learning to live with the virus.Just a few hours later, doctors in the provinc...

Jan 29, 2022

Stars defenceman Witt commits to Albertus Magnus College for fall 2022

North Stars blue liner, Sam Witt has committed to Albertus Magnus College in New Haven Connecticut this fall, for the 2022-23 hockey season.The Calgary, Alta., product, said the opportunity to take hi...

Jan 28, 2022