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Former Saskatchewan Hospital demolition process begins
The former Saskatchewan Hospital demolition process has now started.The City of North Battleford announced roads are closed from Battleford Road to Hereford Street while the work is underway.The work ...
Jan 12, 2021

Saskatchewan leads Canada in export growth
The Government of Saskatchewan announced the province's exports have increased despite challenges presented by COVID-19.Throughout 2020, Canada's exports suffered a 13 per cent decline while Saskatche...
Jan 12, 2021

Province records 248 new COVID-19 cases, five deaths
As of January 12, a total of 9,880 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Saskatchewan.On January 11, 903 of these doses were administered in the province with 210 in Prince Albert, 88 in...
Jan 12, 2021

North Stars' Dale key piece to team success
Early mornings and late nights, spent at the hockey rink. That is perhaps the best way to summarize the average day of North Stars athletic therapist and equipment manager, Brett Dale. The pride of Av...
Jan 12, 2021

Colby Cave memorial project proposed for North Battleford
North Battleford city council is considering a proposal for a memorial initiative to honour the memory of Colby Cave that includes a street renaming. The Edmonton Oilers forward from Battleford was ju...
Jan 12, 2021

Man sentenced after pleading guilty to kidnapping in Laverdiere case
One of the individuals facing charges related to the Tiki Laverdiere homicide investigation pleaded guilty to kidnapping in North Battleford Provincial Court Monday.Charles St. Savard from Edmonton wa...
Jan 11, 2021

Swimming lessons to begin this month in North Battleford
For the first time since January of last year, swimming lessons will be offered in North Battleford, starting later this month. The deadline for registrations will be Tuesday (Jan. 12), while the clas...
Jan 11, 2021

Province records eight more deaths, 412 new COVID-19 cases
The province has administered 8,948 vaccines in Saskatchewan and is expecting a large amount of doses to be delivered this week. That will include 6,825 doses of the Pfizer vaccine and 5,400 of the Mo...
Jan 11, 2021

Former RCMP officer pleads guilty to breach of trust for accessing private image from surveillance video
A former Saskatchewan RCMP officer pleaded guilty to breach of trust by a public officer in Queen's Bench Court in Battleford Monday. Wade Chitrena accessed at least one sensitive image of an adult fe...
Jan 11, 2021

COVID-19 case diagnosed at JPII
Light of Christ Catholic School Division (LOCCSD) announced another positive case of COVID-19 in an individual from John Paul II Collegiate High School.In a Monday release, LOCCSD said Saskatchewan He...
Jan 11, 2021