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As part of a University of Saskatchewan research project, small teams of high school students from Saskatchewan and Manitoba will spend their summers in bug jackets, venturing into the wilderness to measure permafrost and track caribou around Churchi

A walk around Battleford finds little tokens of hope, changing from day to day, left to brighten someone's day. Photos by Averil Hall

The Office of the Northern Medical Health Officers for the Saskatchewan Health Authority and the Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority have declared the outbreak of COVID-19 in Beauval as over.

Premier Scott Moe said during a press conference on Tuesday there is no place for racism in Saskatchewan as a peaceful protest took place outside the legislature.

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) is warning that anxiety for many small businesses remains high as they head into a third month of severely reduced revenues and no rent relief the organization said in a release Monday.

At the daily COVID-19 update in Regina Tuesday, reporters grilled Premier Scott Moe for not attending a rally held at the legislature earlier in the day.

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There are no new cases of COVID-19 to report on June 2, and the provincial total remains at 646. Of the 646 reported cases, 33 are considered active. Fourteen more people have recovered, bringing the provincial total to 602.

Mining was not only a big part of Brian Gunness’ life, but it’s been an important part of his family, too. The local resident retired on Dec. 28, 2019, after a career that started in June 1966.

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a host of local closures, cancellations, and postponements of activities in the Battlefords.