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Battleford's commemorative bench program honours loved ones/special events in community

The Town of Battleford is offering their commemorative bench program once again this year. The program which began in 2018, provides residents with an opportunity to honour the life of a loved one, an...

Jun 14, 2021

Province one per cent away from Step Three threshold

The Government of Saskatchewan is urging residents to get vaccinated, especially with the province so close to beginning Step Three of the the Re-Opening Roadmap. If just one per cent of Saskatchewan ...

Jun 14, 2021

Province on the cusp of reopening, nearing 900,000 COVID-19 vaccines mark; 65 new cases

Saskatchewan is on the cusp of reopening the province. With 69 per cent of those 18 and older already have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, just one more per cent is needed to begin the ...

Jun 13, 2021

Professional wrestling announces return to Sask.

The COVID pandemic has in many ways applied a choke hold on companies who rely on touring and live audiences to make money, but there are signs of a comeback. With restrictions now easing, Winnipeg ba...

Jun 13, 2021

New BUH life-saving equipment made possible through donations

A new dual chamber external pacemaker has been purchased and is saving lives at Battlefords Union Hospital (BUH) because of the generosity of donors to the BUH Foundation. The new pacemaker was purcha...

Jun 11, 2021

Province announces 81 new cases and one new death in Saskatchewan

The Saskatchewan government reported 81 new cases of COVID-19 and 98 recoveries in Saskatchewan on June 11. This brings the provincial total to 47,764 cases; 46,311 recoveries and 899 cases considered...

Jun 11, 2021

JPII to honour grads with virtual ceremony this month

June 28-29 will be graduation day at John Paul II Collegiate (JPII), though much like last year, the 2021 grad festivities will be held with a twist this spring. The local high school's graduation cer...

Jun 11, 2021

Battlefords-area residential schools to get ground searches pro bono from SNC Lavalin

Even Neil Sasakamoose didn't know what his father went through at residential schools.His father, of course, was Indigenous hockey legend Fred Sasakamoose.It wasn't until Neil read Fred's book - relea...

Jun 11, 2021

Warm weather coming following rainfall

After a couple of damp days, Northwest Saskatchewan returns to sunny summer skies.The region saw between 18 and 25 millimetres over the past 48 hours, including an isolated thundershower. Meteorologis...

Jun 11, 2021

Local resident celebrates 81 years in style, with special lift as birthday gift

North Battleford's Sylvia Turuk can now check one more item off her bucket list- literally. Just days ahead of celebrating her 81st birthday this Friday, Turuk received an unexpected gift this week sh...

Jun 10, 2021