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Fewer international tourists unlikely to have huge impact on bear numbers

Fewer international tourists unlikely to have huge impact on bear numbers

Spring is slamming the door on another season of international big game hunting.
Treaty 6 Nations & MNA call for curriculum re-write

Treaty 6 Nations & MNA call for curriculum re-write

The Métis Nation of Alberta and Treaty 6 First Nations have denounced the Alberta government's proposed K-6 curriculum due to its erasure of Indigenous history.
La Ronge scrambles to support homeless as services forced to close down

La Ronge scrambles to support homeless as services forced to close down

The homeless population in the northern Saskatchewan Town of La Ronge was left in limbo as emergency funding ended for short-term winter shelters at the Drifter’s Motel and the Lac La Ronge Indian Band’s Kitsaki Hall.
Schools in Regina, surrounding area and southeast go to online learning

Schools in Regina, surrounding area and southeast go to online learning

Regina – Schools in Regina, the area around that city and east to Whitewood, as well as southeast Saskatchewan have announced they are going to remote learning until April 23.
Crown drops assault, robbery charges against M.L. woman

Crown drops assault, robbery charges against M.L. woman

Charges were withdrawn against a woman accused of participating in the assault and robbery of a Meadow Lake man.
COVID-19 update: drive-thru vaccinations announced including NB

COVID-19 update: drive-thru vaccinations announced including NB

Here are highlights from the Sask. Health Authority news conference in Regina Thursday with health minister Paul Merriman, SHA CEO Scott Livingstone and chief medical health officer Dr. Saqib Shahab.
Trial set for man accused of violent Unity home invasion

Trial set for man accused of violent Unity home invasion

A trial has been set for a Macklin man sitting in jail for more than a year after three of his scheduled trials were halted or adjourned. Drayden Clinton, 25, had three trials set in 2020.
New provincial park reservation website will take reservations starting April 12

New provincial park reservation website will take reservations starting April 12

Regina – After a year of being cooped up, and told to minimize travel, the prospects of spending some time at the lake might seem pretty good right about now.
Vaccines give hope for brighter days ahead

Vaccines give hope for brighter days ahead

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Some items being preserved from Sask. Hospital demolition

Some items being preserved from Sask. Hospital demolition

It is a melancholy time for longtime supporters of the old Saskatchewan Hospital North Battleford as demolition work now shifts focus to the main structure itself.
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