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Be A Tree teaches kids how to be safe around dogs

Be A Tree teaches kids how to be safe around dogs

The Battlefords Humane Society shelter director Michelle Spark says it's important for school children to learn how to be safe around stray dogs and even their own dogs.
Sewing up loose ends at annual Stitches Conference

Sewing up loose ends at annual Stitches Conference

There’s a lot of artistic talent to be found when a needles touch thread, and the greatest examples of that and more can be found at this year’s Stitches Conference in Muenster. The conference is being held at St.
Bringing mental illness to the light

Bringing mental illness to the light

Red Apple stores (which include the Bargain Shop) teamed up with the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Services for the first ever Darkness to Light Challenge on May 29 to raise awareness about mental illness and addiction and raise funds for va
Sexual assault services to get an upgrade

Sexual assault services to get an upgrade

Sexual assault services in the province are getting an increase in funding of 22 per cent from the province this year to expand and upgrade services.
Patients find new hope in kidney transplant program

Patients find new hope in kidney transplant program

There is new hope for highly sensitized patients that have been waiting years for a kidney transplant, thanks to the new Highly Sensitized Patient (HSP) program.
Kill it before you grill it to avoid food poisoning

Kill it before you grill it to avoid food poisoning

Despite the occasional cold snap, the start of summer seems to have begun and with it, the season of burgers and barbeques.
Surgical wait times see dramatic reduction

Surgical wait times see dramatic reduction

Thanks to the Saskatchewan Surgical Initiative that was started in 2010, patients are close to waiting no more than three months for a surgery.
Artist helps create buzz around printmaking

Artist helps create buzz around printmaking

Saskatchewan artist Monique Martin, who put together the new printmaking exhibit, Repetition, at the Humboldt Gallery, came to town on May 21 to talk about the exhibit as well as her own work, which is also displayed.
Regina museum wants you to "bee" aware of pollination

Regina museum wants you to "bee" aware of pollination

A new exhibit at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum in Regina (RSM) is educating people on the importance of bees when it comes to pollination in Saskatchewan.
A familiar name writes book about Prairie life

A familiar name writes book about Prairie life

An author with a name familiar to the area has released a book, Consider the Sunflowers , that draws heavily from her family history and Mennonite roots.
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