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Well-Versed: Lecture Series with Tomson Highway

The Saskatchewan Writers' Guild is excited to present Well-Versed: A Lecture Series. This virtual series, presented between February - June 2021, hosts well-established Canadian writers who will speak...

May 21, 2021

Care home residents in Saskatchewan soon can have more visitors

Every resident of every one of Saskatchewan's long-term and personal care homes soon will be allowed to have more visitors.On Thursday, the provincial government announced that, starting May 30, all p...

May 21, 2021

Walk Around the World Fundraiser

The Prince Albert Multicultural Council is hosting its first ever fundraiser, a "walk around the world" style walk-a-thon, this June! The thought process behind the "walk around the world" theme came ...

May 21, 2021

P.A. Fire Chief relieved no homes lost in Cloverdale Fire

At times throughout the week, Prince Albert Fire Chief Kris Olsen was convinced at least one residence would be taken by the Cloverdale Fire that roared northeast of Prince Albert. But Olsen was relie...

May 20, 2021

James Smith Health Clinic goes door-to-door with vaccines

The James Smith Cree Nation was having difficulties getting its membership vaccinated. So, the pandemic committee, made up of health officials, Chiefs, and council, decided to try a different approach...

May 20, 2021

Medstead receiving more than $77,000 for playground upgrades

Children in the Medstead area will soon have a safer place to play.The village of Medstead recently received government infrastructure funding to complete a playground project that began three years a...

May 20, 2021

Have You Had Your Water Tested?

Without recharge, good quality surface water can quickly become poor and potentially harmful to your livestock. Grab a 1L sample from your livestock water source and bring it into your local regional ...

May 20, 2021

Province reports 146 new cases of COVID-19, 1,785 considered active

The province is reporting an additional 146 new cases today in Saskatchewan along with 147 recoveries. This brings the provincial total to 45,128 cases; 42,821 recoveries and 1,785 cases are considere...

May 20, 2021

Holy Family's Sherry Landry receives Connie Acton Award of Merit

Local educator, Sherry Landry has been named the recipient of the Connie Acton Award of Merit for 2021. A member of the school division for over 20 years- the last 12 of which have been spent as assis...

May 20, 2021

Rent prices remain low in Lloydminster, Battlefords

The price of rent has dropped throughout most of Canada during the pandemic and it's remained low in areas of low economic activity, such as Northwest Saskatchewan.Areas in the region are lower across...

May 20, 2021