Northern Saskatchewan Local News

Reginan restores veteran’s long-neglected rural grave site

Way back in March in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, Dan Kirkpatrick used directives for physical distancing to fulfil another directive: Remembering the soldiers who fought and died for Canada.

Nov 10, 2020 2:35 PM Read more >

Royal Helium putting together winter drilling program in SW Sask., plans SE Sask. for next year

Saskatoon-based Royal Helium Ltd. is in the final stages of putting together a winter drilling program, according to president and CEO Andrew Davidson on Nov. 10.

Nov 10, 2020 2:16 PM Read more >

New council elected for Tisdale

TISDALE — A new council will be taking to the table in Tisdale following the closing of the polls on Monday.

Nov 10, 2020 2:10 PM Read more >

A look at some of the election results from around the Northwest

Municipal elections were held — and in some cases, not held — throughout the northwest region of Saskatchewan on Monday. While some communities saw active races for mayor and council, a few did not.

Nov 10, 2020 1:42 PM Read more >

Nov. 10 COVID-19 update: 127 new cases, 44 in hospital, 111 recoveries

There are 127 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on November 10, 2020, bringing the provincial total to date to 4,214 cases.

Nov 10, 2020 1:38 PM Read more >

Photos: Wildland fire consumed 4,000 acres of land and took 11 fire departments to extinguish

A fire that consumed about 4,000 acres of pasture and prairie land last Wednesday was probably one of the biggest and most difficult emergencies southeast Saskatchewan has seen in recent years. The call for service came in at about 3 p.m.

Nov 10, 2020 1:01 PM Read more >

Mattock, Hale, Fedak to represent region at Horizon School Division board of education

EAST CENTRAL — Linda Mattock will continue to represent the Humboldt-St. Brieux region on the Horizon School Division’s board of directors. Mattock received 784 votes for Subdivision 2 trustee, while Heather Zazula received 388.

Nov 10, 2020 12:52 PM Read more >

Government increases Veteran Service Club Support budget

$1.5 million to be allotted in 2020-21

Nov 10, 2020 12:50 PM Read more >

Manitoba moves into code red, government imposes province-wide restrictions, lockdown

Manitoba is going red.

Nov 10, 2020 11:02 AM Read more >

Battleford council sees some changes after vote

Four incumbents are back and one longtime former councillor is also back on following the council election in the town of Battleford on Monday.

Nov 10, 2020 9:27 AM Read more >