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Hundreds of workers in northern Saskatchewan will be hit with a 25 per cent pay cut in May, as Cameco Corporation’s Cigar Lake mine and Orano Canada Inc.

Communities up north are preparing for the worst as more cases of COVID-19 are being diagnosed, most recently in La Loche and English River First Nation.

Transcript of Premier Scott Moe’s April 22 address Good evening everyone. Tonight, I want to talk to you about where we’ve been, where we are, and where we are going. As we fight the spread of COVID-19. I want to begin tonight by saying thank you.

Premier Scott Moe addressed the province Wednesday, praising Saskatchewan residents for their efforts in flattening the COVID-19 curve. “The last few weeks have been difficult for everyone,” said Moe. “This is not how things are supposed to be.

The City of North Battleford is now under a fire ban due to dry conditions and high winds.

There has been no shortage of issues for the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce to deal with lately. As expected, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on business was a prime topic at the Chamber’s monthly board meeting Tuesday.

Good news for Battlefords North Stars fans: their bid to repeat as SJHL Canalta Cup champions will resume this week —- on PlayStation4.

The City of North Battleford has issued a news release where it is “strongly encouraging” people to stay away from the North Saskatchewan River until the ice breakup is complete.

The province has announced in a news release that the Government-Trustee Bargaining Committee and the Teachers’ Bargaining Committee have reached a tentative Provincial Collective Bargaining Agreement.