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Saskatchewan expanding virtual health care options

Saskatchewan expanding virtual health care options

The Ministry of Health and eHealth Saskatchewan are developing an action plan to enhance virtual services, focusing on security, privacy and user experience.
Sask. First Nations group fined for leaking sewage into lake

Sask. First Nations group fined for leaking sewage into lake

A First Nation’s group was fined $10,000 for leaking sewage into Black Lake and ordered to write an article about what occurred for distribution to northern print media outlets.
Update: All three missing snowmobilers found deceased

Update: All three missing snowmobilers found deceased

Update: This afternoon, Tuesday, around 2 p.m. Cindy Roberts was located deceased in the water by the RCMP Underwater Recovery Team. Her family has been notified.
Body of man found in burned house, Pelican Lake FN

Body of man found in burned house, Pelican Lake FN

On April 18, 2021, just before 5 a.m. the Spritwood RCMP Detachment received a call of a house fire on Pelican Lake First Nation.
April 19 COVID-19 update: No deaths, 352,169 vaccinations, 243 new cases, 357 recoveries

April 19 COVID-19 update: No deaths, 352,169 vaccinations, 243 new cases, 357 recoveries

Vaccines Reported An additional 7,043 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 352,169.
HIV positive man who spat on hospital worker won’t go to prison

HIV positive man who spat on hospital worker won’t go to prison

An HIV positive man who spat on a Battlefords Union Hospital worker will serve his sentence in the hospital instead of prison.
One of two men sought for attempted murder arrested, one still at large, do not approach

One of two men sought for attempted murder arrested, one still at large, do not approach

Two men have been charged with attempted murder and aggravated assault after an incident in Meadow Lake, but one remains at large and police are asking the public to help locate Christopher Nolan, 21, of Lloydminster. On Jan. 4, shortly before 7 a.m.
What’s essential?

What’s essential?

“Please keep shopping and travelling to essential needs only.
Festival winds up with piano entries: gala available online

Festival winds up with piano entries: gala available online

Festival Fanfare
Preliminary hearing set for man accused of shooting near police

Preliminary hearing set for man accused of shooting near police

There will be a preliminary hearing in a Prince Albert court in August for a man accused of firing his gun with intent near a police officer who was conducting a traffic stop. Darren Hildebrand, 42, of the R.M.
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