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BHP gives long-awaited go ahead for Jansen potash mine in Saskatchewan
Australian mining giant BHP Group says it has approved $7.5 billion in capital spending to build its Jansen potash project in Saskatchewan.The decision came as BHP announced a plan to merge its oil an...
Aug 17, 2021

Midwest Food Resources opens third community garden project
Midwest Food Resources has now started a third community garden project in North Battleford. Board chair Claude Desnoyers says the non-profit organization recognized a need for a third garden to grow ...
Aug 16, 2021

Active cases currently at 1,038 in Saskatchewan, 464 in northern zones
Eighty-five new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed today by the Saskatchewan government. This brings the total to 51,390 reported cases, 1,038 cases are considered active and 49,766 cases are considered...
Aug 16, 2021

18U Beavers take provincial gold in Saskatoon
It was a weekend to remember for the Battlefords Beavers 18U baseball team, as the club took home a provincial gold medal in Saskatoon.The Beavers won all five games they played en route to being crow...
Aug 16, 2021

Province reports 143 new COVID-19 cases, most in Sask. since May 31
There are now over 1,000 active COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan after the province provided their Sunday update.There are 1,043 active cases, an increase of 85 from Saturday's report. There are 143 new...
Aug 15, 2021

122 new COVID-19 cases reported in province
For the third consecutive day, the Government of Saskatchewan reported more than 100 new COVID-19 cases. Saturday's COVID-19 update shows 122, similar to Friday's 125 total and the 141 recorded on Thu...
Aug 14, 2021

Local advocates say more support needed for Saskatchewan producers
Local advocates say the recent announcement of support from the federal government will be a help, but more will be needed to help producers impacted by the dire conditions this year in the agricultur...
Aug 13, 2021

Child care agreement potential bridge for workforce parents
Families hoping for aid in getting back into the workforce may start to see an immediate growth in opportunities for navigating having to care for their children. The Government of Saskatchewan announ...
Aug 13, 2021

From Pelican Narrows to Ottawa: Residents embark on five week awareness journey
Motivated by the discovery of unmarked graves at former residential schools, a group of 12 from Pelican Narrows are biking all the way to Ottawa. The group left the northern community on Aug. 2 and ha...
Aug 13, 2021

Rob and Kathy's No Frills fundraiser supporting residential school survivors society
Rob and Kathy's No Frills grocery store in North Battleford is making a donation to help the Indian Residential School Survivors Society (IRSSS) from a recent fundraiser.Staff and customers together r...
Aug 13, 2021