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For almost two months, Barry Carriere and his four young children have found refuge from the pandemic on a secluded trapline nestled in the north of Saskatchewan.

Other events throughout the province cancelled or postponed

Homelessness among single members of the Big River First Nation has prompted the community to invest high hopes in tiny homes.

Living Sky School Division has sent out correspondence to parents throughout the division informing them that in-class learning for kindergarten to grade 12 students will not resume for the remainder of this school year.

Researchers used the Canadian Light Source at the University of Saskatchewan to identify a previously unrecognized family of enzymes that put patients at risk for deadly diseases.

The Battlefords District Food and Resource Centre are recipients of a generous donation from Splish Splash Auto RV and Pet Wash. The donation is from a promotion in April designed to show appreciation to first responders and health care workers.

Says many are now ‘political prisoners’

As of May 10, Saskatchewan has 11 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the provincial total to 564. Nine of the new cases are in the Far North (three in the La Loche area) and two are in the North.

Due to COVID-19 and the Saskatchewan Health Authority’s advisory, the planning committee for the Come Together NBCHS reunion has made the decision to reschedule the event to July 30 – 31, 2021 in North Battleford..

Hong Kong International Airport has announced that it is testing a new 'full-body disinfection booth' that involves a temperature check and a 40-second disinfection procedure.