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Hope and the Future: Progress in Northern health

The COVID-19 pandemic makes 2020 a year many may prefer to forget, but there is hope for the future. We've decided to make that the focus of our series of end-of-year stories.While the COVID-19 pandem...

Dec 23, 2020

Survivor calls on Trudeau to release St. Anne's residential-school abuse documents

OTTAWA - Residential school survivor Evelyn Korkmaz is calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to release thousands of documents that detail the sexual and physical abuse of thousands of Indigenous c...

Dec 23, 2020

P.A. church group to contest big COVID fine

A Prince Albert church will contest in court the large fine it received from government authorities in October for violating public health orders and provincial COVID-19 guidelines. The Alberta lawyer...

Dec 22, 2020

Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce develops training and employment network

The Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce has developed the Training and Employment Network (TEN) in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.A dozen chambers in the province are participating in the program that...

Dec 22, 2020

Postponed 2020 Lloydminster Summer Games cancelled

Anyone holding out hope for seeing the delayed 2020 Saskatchewan Summer Games this summer will have to wait until 2024.In a joint announcement, the Saskatchewan Games Council, City of Lloydminster and...

Dec 22, 2020

Public Skating offers activity for all through holiday season

Residents of the Battlefords have an opportunity to glide through the Christmas season this year, with skates on.The City of North Battleford and Town of Battleford are offering public skating over th...

Dec 22, 2020

How to deal with debt on a reduced income

Low wages or a sudden dip in your income can keep your family in survival mode, just barely able to cover all the necessities.Getting ahead can be difficult, and adding debt into the mix may make it s...

Dec 22, 2020

Merry Christmas Meota video sends message of resilience during COVID-19

A long-time Meota resident and his son have created a Christmas video inspired by the people who make up the picturesque village, north of the Battlefords.Charles Baillargeon spent about 10 days filmi...

Dec 21, 2020

Francophone group shares holiday cheer at Villa Pascal during COVID-19

Residents at Villa Pascal long-term care home in North Battleford received some welcome Christmas cheer Saturday morning when children from a local Francophone centre visited to celebrate the holidays...

Dec 21, 2020

No evidence to support reported violent incident on the Sturgeon Lake First Nation

The Prince Albert RCMP have announced after an investigation on the Sturgeon Lake First Nation there was no evidence to support reports of gun shot sounds in the area or uttering threats at a rural ho...

Dec 21, 2020