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Saskatoon police look for woman as a result of fatal hit and run

Saskatoon police look for woman as a result of fatal hit and run

Saskatoon Police are continuing their attempts to locate a woman who was believed to be the driver of a vehicle involved in a fatal hit-and-run collision in May.
$3.1M grant supports infrastructure project

$3.1M grant supports infrastructure project

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Broncos survivors reunion photo goes viral

Broncos survivors reunion photo goes viral

Photos posted on former Humboldt Bronco Kaleb Dahlgren’s Facebook page have gone viral over the past week. The photos feature 13 members of the Humboldt Broncos, plus two additional individuals, in a yard in an unidentified location.
UPAR contract awarded to K and S Asphalt

UPAR contract awarded to K and S Asphalt

A special meeting of North Battleford council was held Wednesday to award the Underground Pipes and Asphalt Replacement contract for 2021.
B’ford seeks grant for downtown revitalization

B’ford seeks grant for downtown revitalization

Downtown was a prime focus at Monday’s Battleford town council meeting, with council considering downtown incentives as well as potential funding opportunities. Downtown revitalization was the first item that came up.
This week's Crime Stoppers wanted list

This week's Crime Stoppers wanted list

From Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers, this week’s wanted list: Benjamin Gregory Boyd - Unlawfully at large, 27 years old, 6ft. 176 lbs. Last known location was in Saskatoon. Randy Curtis Charles - Unlawfully at large, 26 years old, 5ft 7" 202 lbs.
National Indigenous organization calls for criminal investigations into Residential Schools

National Indigenous organization calls for criminal investigations into Residential Schools

The Congress of Aboriginal Peoples, the national Indigenous organization representing off-reserve status and non-status Indians, Métis and Â鶹ÊÓƵern Inuit Aboriginal Peoples fully supports the call for a criminal investigation, and insists that immedi
Back to Batoche Days online again this year

Back to Batoche Days online again this year

Celebrating the rich cultural heritage of Métis people in Canada, Back to Batoche Days 2021 begins online Thursday evening, July 22, and will run until July 25. Music, dance, and celebration will stream live at https://backtobatochedays.ca/.
Saskatoon looks to implement UN declaration on Indigenous rights

Saskatoon looks to implement UN declaration on Indigenous rights

The City of Saskatoon is looking to adopt and implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People, as stated in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Call to Action 43 where the Government of Canada must “fully adopt and imp
Break and enter/theft, firearms and truck stolen

Break and enter/theft, firearms and truck stolen

Maidstone RCMP are investigating a Break and Enter in the R.M of Wilton on July 18 into the early morning hours of July 19.
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