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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

Cyclist arrives in La Ronge to boost residential school awareness

A 20-year-old cyclist from Saskatoon rolled into La Ronge this afternoon on a mission to visit every federally-recognized residential school site in Saskatchewan.B'yauling Toni was greeted by supporte...

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

Another 125 new cases of COVID-19 in province, 893 cases currently active

The province is reporting a second day of triple digit new COVID-19 cases in the province. There are 125 new cases confirmed today, bringing the total to 51,034 reported cases; 893 cases considered ac...

Aug 13, 2021

Sask. Chainsaw Carving Festival at Manitou Beach kicked off Thursday, continues through weekend

Saskatchewan's only chainsaw carving festival has the resort Village of Manitou Beach buzzing this weekend.Ten artists from around Canada are showcasing their carving skills over four days where they ...

Aug 13, 2021

Monitoring Lake Trout in Kingsmere Lake

Parks Canada takes its mandate to protect the health of the environment seriously. An agency-wide monitoring and reporting program, consisting of independent scientific measures that help assess the h...

Aug 13, 2021

North Battleford resident relieved to have stolen pooch back home again

A North Battleford woman is relieved to have her dog back after she says it was stolen from outside her home.Autumn Scoffield reported Tofu, a purebred chihuahua, missing after leaving it outside brie...

Aug 12, 2021

Will climate change spark interest as an election issue?

Precipice, tipping point, code red for humanity: just some of the descriptions being made following the stark and dire United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report since it w...

Aug 12, 2021

New RM of North Battleford fire hall officially opens

The brand new RM of North Battleford fire hall is officially now open.Co-fire chief Trevor Watts says it is an important step for the fire department that started just two years ago."We're very excite...

Aug 12, 2021