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March 24 COVID-19 update: One death, 151,507 vaccines administered, 190 new cases, 96 recoveries

March 24 COVID-19 update: One death, 151,507 vaccines administered, 190 new cases, 96 recoveries

Vaccines Reported An additional 2,298 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 151,507.

Community garden for McKitrick School to go ahead

City of North Battleford has voted to authorize administration to work with McKitrick School on developing a community garden. It would be located at the city-owned lot at 1492-101st Street.
Colourful holiday plants a great way to celebrate Easter

Colourful holiday plants a great way to celebrate Easter

During the special holidays we see throughout the year, we adorn our homes with beautiful living plants. What a wonderful way to help hasten spring and to ensure we enjoy some living colour in our lives that is unequalled by any other thing.
Inmate mistakenly released after video court appearance

Inmate mistakenly released after video court appearance

Codie Tobie Cardinal, 49, has been reported unlawfully at large after he was mistakenly released from custody on March 9, 2021. Cardinal was released from remand after appearing in the Estevan Court of Queen's Bench by video conference.
I’m taking a ’calculated risk’ says N.B. judge when sentencing Biggar woman

I’m taking a ’calculated risk’ says N.B. judge when sentencing Biggar woman

A Biggar woman arrested by the Battlefords RCMP was given a conditional jail sentence. Desiree Hinse, 24, of Biggar was sentenced March 22 in North Battleford Provincial Court on drug and weapons-related charges.
Eligibility for vaccine appointments down to age 62

Eligibility for vaccine appointments down to age 62

Earlier today (Wednesday), the Saskatchewan Health Authority said COVID-19 vaccine booking eligibility was being expanded March 24 from individuals 67 years and older to include all individuals 65 years of age and older.
Citizens on Patrol called out at council for making Battlefords ‘great’

Citizens on Patrol called out at council for making Battlefords ‘great’

The efforts of Citizens on Patrol to help make the Battlefords a safer place was highlighted at a North Battleford city council meeting Monday. Just don’t call it making the Battlefords “great.
Meeting Canada’s aggressive green targets a tall order

Meeting Canada’s aggressive green targets a tall order

Speed and efficiency are not things that Canada’s lumbering and increasingly dysfunctional regulatory systems are known for
NDP get their wish, sort of, with additional Regina COVID-19 restrictions

NDP get their wish, sort of, with additional Regina COVID-19 restrictions

When Premier Scott Moe announced on March 23 a return to several COVID-19 pubic health measures for Regina and the surrounding bedroom communities, those measures were somewhat along the lines of what the Official Opposition New Democratic Party had
It's time to walk the walk

It's time to walk the walk

Dear Editor I am First Nation. In January of 2013, while I was away at work, a white man opened my steel gate, entered my lake property, terrorizing my wife. We complained to the RCMP, who refused to press charges, saying it was a “misunderstanding.
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