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Warning: Some readers may find details in this story disturbing. An Onion Lake man serving a life sentence for second-degree murder can continue his day parole, the Parole Board of Canada ruled on March 1, 2021.

Tammy Cook-Searson has served her community for almost a quarter of a century. But she believes one of her greatest accomplishments is still several months away from completion.

Submitted The Saskatchewan Health Authority is encouraging all Saskatchewan residents to be vigilant, get tested if you have symptoms and get immunized when eligible, especially now as COVID-19 Variants of Concern (VoC) continue to appear in areas ac

Things got heated Monday night at the usually calm, cool and collected Battleford town council meeting. What set off fireworks was the issue of pay raises for managers at the town.

Vaccines Reported An additional 4,096 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 112,764.

Here is an update on the latest from the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce board meeting held Tuesday, March 16: The Battlefords Chamber reports it is expecting the contract “any day now” for their Canada Shop Local project.

Submitted Starting March 29, the classroom portion of the mandatory entry level training (MELT) required to get a Class 1 licence in Saskatchewan will be available online.

The Great Big Crunch had the best ever participation in 2021! Organizers thank the mayors and councils of North Battleford and Battleford for voting in favour of the Proclamation of Great Big Crunch - Healthy School Food Day in both jurisdictions.

Regina is seeing growth in COVID-19 cases, most of which are linked to “variants of concern” (VOC) which are up to 70 per cent more transmissible than initial COVID.

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