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Battleford artist awarded SK Arts grant

Battleford artist awarded SK Arts grant

Submitted Battleford artist Lyndon Tootoosis has received a $16,000 Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists grant from SK Arts to create six large sculptures sharing Indigenous beliefs and customs pertaining to mourning and loss, which are shared with the
Memories of SHNB

Memories of SHNB

Dear Editor I’d like to take this moment to say that I am truly unhappy with the decision made to knock the old Saskatchewan Hospital down. It was built sometime between 1911-1913 and has been made a place of memories for so many people.
Open Radisson hall

Open Radisson hall

Dear Editor To the community: I think we should reopen the Radisson hall because it is good for group gatherings. People could go there and fix it up and clean it. They could go and just re-do it all, but it definitely should be opened.
SJHL receives provincial help; is considering its options for the season

SJHL receives provincial help; is considering its options for the season

There hasn’t been much good news this season for the Battlefords North Stars, but they did receive a much needed dose of it on Friday.
RCMP arrest Onion Lake man, seize $47,000 in drugs

RCMP arrest Onion Lake man, seize $47,000 in drugs

An Onion Lake man - who allegedly fled from RCMP on foot after he lost control of his vehicle on an icy road during a police chase - was scooped by Mounties six days later.
Sentencing for man accused of killing Sequin Mooswa delayed due to COVID-19

Sentencing for man accused of killing Sequin Mooswa delayed due to COVID-19

Due to COVID-19 there’s still no sentencing date for a North Battleford man accused of killing Sequin Mooswa. Keenan Mirasty, 22, was to be sentenced December 2020 in North Battleford Provincial Court but the matter was adjourned to Jan.
Jan. 18 COVID-19 update: Four new deaths, 22,618 vaccines delivered, 290 new cases

Jan. 18 COVID-19 update: Four new deaths, 22,618 vaccines delivered, 290 new cases

There were 2,449 doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered yesterday in Saskatchewan - this brings the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 22,618.
Lawyer objects to trial delays for man charged with violent Unity home invasion

Lawyer objects to trial delays for man charged with violent Unity home invasion

A lawyer for a man held in custody for a year since his arrest for a violent Unity home invasion objected to numerous trial delays.
Tax Implications for CERB benefits

Tax Implications for CERB benefits

The Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) has been a lifeline to millions of Canadians as they navigated the turbulence of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pandemic proves fertile ground for improbable cribbage hand

Pandemic proves fertile ground for improbable cribbage hand

To avid, or even casual, cribbage players, the 29 hand is something of a holy grail. It’s the highest possible score for a cribbage hand, and is made up of three fives and a Jack, with the cut card being of the same suit as the Jack.
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