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Outdoor sports, team orders critical for retailers

Restrictions brought on from Public Health policy during the COVID-19 pandemic have kept Saskatchewan citizens from participating in many athletic pursuits in 2020, promoting other winter past times t...

Nov 25, 2020

Alberta enacts state of emergency, Lloydminster following SHA mandate

While the majority of Albertans adjust to new COVID-19 related restrictions in the province, residents in Lloydminster can stand pat.The Government of Alberta enacted a state of public emergency Tuesd...

Nov 24, 2020

Great Plains College promotes ‘Give Where You Live’

'Give where you live.'Just four simple words with a rhyming pattern; but for Great Plains College, it's a call to action to local communities throughout the region invited to take part. The College ch...

Nov 24, 2020

Fred Sasakamoose, 86, dies of complications from COVID-19

One of the NHL's first Indigenous players, the legendary Fred Sasakamoose has passed away. The 86-year-old died in hospital the afternoon of Nov. 24 after battling COVID-19. In an emotional video post...

Nov 24, 2020

Local curling club sees success despite pandemic

About a month and a half into the curling season, the Twin Rivers Curling Club is going strong. Featuring league games nearly every weeknight - and some week days - from Monday to Thursday, general ma...

Nov 24, 2020

Flin Flon Bombers pause season until after Christmas break

The Flin Flon Bombers will not be playing in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League for the rest of 2020.This just a few weeks after the Manitoba government deemed the province a red zone due to a COVI...

Nov 24, 2020

Chitek Lake Bush Buddies' Virtual Survival Rally

We will not be hosting our Rally in February due to government regulations. In light of this, the snowmobile trails will still be open and as such we still do need to fundraise to help with the expens...

Nov 24, 2020

Wallace Stegner House, one of Canada's first writer/artist residencies needs your help

This historic, rural, remote artists/writers residency program needs your help in order to keep operating! Our 50K fundraising campaign goal is 35% of the way there.Few people realize that artist/writ...

Nov 24, 2020

North Stars to play La Ronge this weekend

Following news earlier in the day, that the Battlefords North Stars would not be playing Flin Flon or Melfort this week, fans of the club received a positive follow-up Monday evening, regarding the te...

Nov 23, 2020

Saskatchewan charities bracing for Christmas season

Saskatchewan residents continue to adjust to COVID-19 related changes from the provincial government and as Christmas draws near, charities are trying to get ahead of potential roadblocks in deliverin...

Nov 23, 2020