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MEEP funding officially approved for North Battleford projects

MEEP funding officially approved for North Battleford projects

Two projects within the City of North Battleford are among the first 55 projects approved by the province under the Municipal Economic Enhancement Program.
The family that slays together, stays together?

The family that slays together, stays together?

Prairie Wool
Saskatoon man facing child pornography charges

Saskatoon man facing child pornography charges

The Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation Unit has charged a Saskatoon man with child pornography offences in relation to an investigation that began in March 2020 of a person distributing child pornography through a popular social media applicati
Budget challenges dominate first days back in Leg

Budget challenges dominate first days back in Leg

John Cairns' Leg Watch
800 block of 110th Street closed due to UPAR

800 block of 110th Street closed due to UPAR

The City of North Battleford is reporting that beginning Monday, June 22, the 800 block of 110th Street is being closed off due to Underground Pipes and Asphalt Replacement work.
$10.3 M for 60 research projects

$10.3 M for 60 research projects

As research starts to resume with the flattening of the COVID-19 curve, University of Saskatchewan faculty and students will be tackling some big science and engineering questions, thanks to $10.
Ending and beginning

Ending and beginning

The majority of our pot-banging neighbourhood population voted to end our nightly ritual.
Commentary - Digital links offer meaningful Indigenous reconciliation

Commentary - Digital links offer meaningful Indigenous reconciliation

We can adapt the newest technologies to improve the quality of life in the most remote of First Nations communities
Commentary - Why today’s police are failing ‘to serve and protect’

Commentary - Why today’s police are failing ‘to serve and protect’

Too often, the action is grossly disproportionate to the need. There’s something deeply wrong with the way some police operate
Commentary - Assessing the lockdown’s damage

Commentary - Assessing the lockdown’s damage

For a healthy working-age person, the risk of dying from COVID-19 is significantly lower than dying by accident or from other diseases
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