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Murphy, Garlent latest Rush signings

Murphy, Garlent latest Rush signings

The Saskatchewan Rush continue to announce player signings with two more players agreeing to contracts with the club.
Heritage Saskatchewan once again holding Heritage Awards

Heritage Saskatchewan once again holding Heritage Awards

Heritage Saskatchewan will once again be holding the Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan Heritage Awards after the Covid-19 pandemic put the 2020 Awards on hold. The Awards will be held virtually over Zoom November 2021.

BUH announces purchase of pacemaker

The BUH Foundation has announced the purchase of a new dual chamber external pacemaker, which is now saving lives at Battlefords Union Hospital.
WDM welcoming back visitors for in-person programs

WDM welcoming back visitors for in-person programs

The Western Development Museum has announced it is welcoming back visitors for in-person programs this summer. The workshops begin June 26 and run through Aug. 29.
Try a kayak this weekend at the lakefront

Try a kayak this weekend at the lakefront

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Fraudulent Go-Fund-Me account tries to raise money off Mountie’s death

Fraudulent Go-Fund-Me account tries to raise money off Mountie’s death

The family of a Mountie who was killed on duty Saturday has informed Saskatchewan RCMP a fraudulent Go-Fund-Me page has been created in the name of Constable Patton.
Two charged in death of Indian Head RCMP member

Two charged in death of Indian Head RCMP member

As a result of the investigation into the death of an Indian Head RCMP member, a man and a woman have been arrested and charged. Forty-one-year-old Alphonse Stanley Traverse, from Winnipeg, Man.
Father's Day in the garden

Father's Day in the garden

As Father's Day is coming up, I thought it might be fun to write about gardening and men (specifically fathers).
June 13 COVID-19 update: No deaths, 893,514 vaccines, 65 new cases, 131 recoveries

June 13 COVID-19 update: No deaths, 893,514 vaccines, 65 new cases, 131 recoveries

Just one per cent more of Saskatchewan adults need to get their first COVID-19 vaccine shot in the coming week in order for the province to begin Step Three - the final phase of its Reopening Roadmap - on July 11.
Northern Manitoba community seeks answers to unsolved murders

Northern Manitoba community seeks answers to unsolved murders

More than 700 kilometers north of Winnipeg sits a small community that many who have never been to may know only for its isolated location and subarctic winter temperatures.
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