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BASAC's Walk a Mile in Her Shoes TikTok video gains 4 million views
The Battlefords and Area Sexual Assault Centre (BASAC) created a TikTok account back in March to help deliver educational information and broaden their reach to teenagers in the area. Little did they ...
May 29, 2021

SHA reports 179 new COVID-19 cases, one new death
There are 179 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on May 29, bringing the provincial total to 46,464 cases. One new death is reported today in the 50-59 age group from the Regina zone.The ...
May 29, 2021

Former MVP Gavin Nolin reflects on road to baseball stardom with Trappers
Since he was seven years old, North Battleford's Gavin Nolin has always had a second home during the spring season on the local baseball diamond.While his first love may have been on the ice, growing ...
May 28, 2021

Celebrating Arbor Week with plans for more urban forestation
As Arbor Week is celebrated across Saskatchewan this week, with Arbor Day on May 28, Battleford Mayor Ames Leslie said people may not realize just how much trees benefit the community on many levels. ...
May 28, 2021

Province reports fourth-highest total of daily vaccine delivery
The province reported an additional 14,351 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan. This brings the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 693,625. This is the four...
May 28, 2021

Battlefords Minor Baseball expected to begin games next week
Blue skies and baseball tend to go hand-in-hand, so it only makes sense that both are expected to come together next week in the Battlefords.The Battlefords Minor Baseball Association (BMBI) is set to...
May 28, 2021

Tk’emlups confirms bodies of 215 children buried at former Kamloops Indian Residential School site
TK'EMLUPS TE SECWEPEMC - The chief of the Tk'emlps te Secwpemc calls the discovery "unthinkable".The band confirmed Thursday (May 27) it has found the remains of 215 children buried on the site of the...
May 27, 2021

Stores working to meet summer consumer demands
A year after the start of the pandemic, retailers in Saskatchewan are still scrambling to meet the needs of consumers for outdoor items.Despite more time to prepare for surges in spending, supply chai...
May 27, 2021

Seattle Met Top Doctor title awarded to LLRIB member and USask graduate
From Saskatchewan to Seattle, Dr. Jessica Schule is making a name for herself in the field of medicine. She was recently awarded the Seattle Met Top Doctor title for 2021 from Seattle Met Magazine. In...
May 27, 2021

SJHL coaches to meet next week in Nipawin
The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) will be holding a coaches meeting featuring staff from each of the league's 12 member teams next week. Taking place June 3-5 in Nipawin, the meetings will ...
May 27, 2021