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Active COVID-19 cases in province eclipse 2,000-mark
With 257 new COVID-19 cases reported on Sunday, Saskatchewan has now eclipsed the 2,000 active case mark. There are now 2,065 active cases in the province, an increase of 78 from Saturday. There were ...
Aug 29, 2021

369 new COVID-19 cases reported; case increase in Stanley Mission
The province of Saskatchewan reported 369 new COVID-19 cases for Saturday's report, an increase of 111 from Friday's update. Saturday's new case update is the largest the province has reported since J...
Aug 28, 2021

Youth Theatre Camp presents final performance Friday
Artistic Nomad Productions wrapped up their week-long Youth Theatre Camp Friday, with a final performance for family and friends at the Battlefords Community Players Clubhouse in Battleford.Nine-year-...
Aug 27, 2021

Big River First Nation to mandate vaccinations for band employees
Leaders on Big River First Nation (BRFN) say surging COVID-19 numbers in their community has left them with no choice but to mandate vaccinations for all band employees. However, some residents are no...
Aug 27, 2021

Kim Brown wins her fifth Ladies Lobstick title
Championship Flight match play finals took place on Friday at the Waskesiu Golf Course. Kim Brown, who lives in Saskatoon but grew up in Prince Albert, had a three-hole lead over Kathy Ziglo after the...
Aug 27, 2021

North Stars fall camp signals start of hockey season
There was a real buzz at the Access Communications Centre Friday, as the Battlefords North Stars kicked off day one of their Fall Camp for the 2021-22 season.Defenceman, Wilson Steele is among the ret...
Aug 27, 2021

Active cases reach 1,753 across province, including 832 in northern zones
The provincial government reported another 258 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 124 of which are in the Northern Saskatchewan zones.This brings the total to 53,262 reported cases; 1,753 cases considere...
Aug 27, 2021

Saskatchewan Cancer Agency first in Canada to use new treatment
The Saskatchewan Cancer Agency (SCA) celebrated a milestone earlier in August when they used a new form of treatment for metastatic brain cancer. This was the first time a patient had undergone the ne...
Aug 27, 2021

Albers to get major league start Friday versus Brewers
Almost four years to the day since North Battleford's Andrew Albers made his last start on the mound in the major leagues, the southpaw pitcher is set to make his return for the Minnesota Twins Friday...
Aug 26, 2021

Elections Canada expecting lots of mail-in voting
While COVID-19 hasn't put a halt to elections, it has changed the way some people participate in them. Voting by mail became a more popular option during the 2020 provincial elections, including in Sa...
Aug 26, 2021