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N.B. fire department urges caution around ice

N.B. fire department urges caution around ice

North Battleford Fire Department has issued a news release urging people to use caution in activities around or on the ice.
A look at how SaskPower crews respond to an outage

A look at how SaskPower crews respond to an outage

When the winter storm that hit Moosomin and surrounding areas recently knocked out the power, most of us just sat in the dark and waited for it to come back on and occasionally looked at twitter or the SaskPower app for updates on the situation.
Connecting the dots at SEDA’s annual conference

Connecting the dots at SEDA’s annual conference

While COVID has caused many events to be cancelled in the past year by many organizations across the province, Saskatchewan Economic Development Alliance (SEDA) has gone digital to ensure their annual conference could go forward.
Budget worries minimal for Meadow Lake even with COVID-19

Budget worries minimal for Meadow Lake even with COVID-19

With the 2021 budget season coming fast and furious at local councils, COVID-19 is a concern as they plan for spending and earning in the coming year.
Saskatchewan films and TV still viable in growing market

Saskatchewan films and TV still viable in growing market

With demand growing worldwide for film and television productions, Saskatchewan should jump at the chance to capitalize on Canadian-made content, an industry lobby group said.
Dec. 7 COVID-19 update: One death, 274 new cases, 143 in hospital, 59 recoveries

Dec. 7 COVID-19 update: One death, 274 new cases, 143 in hospital, 59 recoveries

One resident who tested positive for COVID-19 has died. This individual was in their 60s from the Regina zone. There are 274 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on December 7, 2020, bringing the provincial total to date to 10,412 cases.
COVID-19 situation improving on area First Nations

COVID-19 situation improving on area First Nations

Local area First Nations continue to deal with cases of COVID-19, but there is a noticeable improvement compared to two weeks ago. Several were reporting either low or reduced numbers of active cases in the last several days.
COVID-19 cases at Light of Christ division

COVID-19 cases at Light of Christ division

Light of Christ school division is reporting two positive cases of COVID-19 in their school division last week. They report that as of Dec.
More confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Living Sky division

More confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Living Sky division

Living Sky School Division has confirmed more cases of COVID-19 within the division. On Dec. 4 they reported a case of COVID-19 was diagnosed in an individual in Unity Composite High School.
Canada to receive early delivery of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine

Canada to receive early delivery of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine

The Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Public Services and Procurement, announced today that following successful negotiations, Canada will receive up to 249,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in December 2020, contingent on Health Ca
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