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Three LSSD schools say no to snow days in winter 2022-2023

Maymont, Luseland and Cut Knife have been piloting the Winter Learning Project, which aims to curb absences and lack of learning for students during 'snow days.'

Mar 18, 2023 4:19 PM Read more >

Fundraising for school divisions under microscope at Leg

Daily Leg Update - Fundraising by Living Sky School Division is due to government underfunding education says Official Opposition, but Minister Dustin Duncan maintains it’s nothing unusual.

Mar 17, 2023 10:57 AM Read more >

Commentary: What ChatGPT will do to the food industry

OpenAI will change our world and has the potential to change the food industry.

Mar 17, 2023 10:02 AM Read more >

Update: Cut Knife RCMP locate missing children

Police say 5-year-old Jessie Green and 13-year-old Taliyah Kakum have been found.

Mar 16, 2023 7:51 PM Read more >

Feds providing $5.8 million to tourism in Saskatchewan

Federal money from PrairiesCan going to 14 Sask. tourism projects across province.

Mar 16, 2023 6:46 PM Read more >

Saskatchewan First Act passes

Daily Leg Update - Third reading passes for Sask First Act, with opposition from NDP as well as from Indigenous and Métis leaders in attendance at the Assembly Thursday.

Mar 16, 2023 2:55 PM Read more >

Lions Club donates $5K to BUH Foundation's 'Medication Matters'

Supporting new equipment at BUH.

Mar 16, 2023 9:22 AM Read more >

Nico Hawryliw fund grants Edam Minor Hockey $1,464

BDCF provides over $1.3M to the Battlefords community.

Mar 16, 2023 9:13 AM Read more >

Lashburn man accused of committing indecent act at Lloydminster pool

RCMP believe there may be more victims and encourage those individuals to come forward.

Mar 16, 2023 8:30 AM Read more >

RCMP investigate after man shot during attempted home invasion

Three males dressed in all black attempted to break into a residence on 107th Street in North Battleford.

Mar 15, 2023 5:30 PM Read more >

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