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Dimensions 2021 selections announced, local artist included

Dimensions 2021 selections announced, local artist included

Battlefords area fibre artist Heather Hochbaum is among the artists whose work has been chosen for this year’s Dimensions exhibition, the origins of which were part of the former Saskatchewan Handcraft Festival once held annually in Battleford.
SaskTel builds out network with the launch of nine new cell towers

SaskTel builds out network with the launch of nine new cell towers

Submitted SaskTel has announced that it has launched nine new macro cell towers bringing 4G LTE wireless service to previously underserved parts of the province.
Saskatchewan extends the small business emergency payment program

Saskatchewan extends the small business emergency payment program

The Government of Saskatchewan is extending the Saskatchewan Small Business Emergency Payment (SSBEP) program an additional month to support small businesses province-wide during the global COVID-19 pandemic.
Increased COVID-19 exposure risk in Neilburg

Increased COVID-19 exposure risk in Neilburg

There is an increased risk of exposure to COVID-19 at the following location where a person or persons attended while infectious: - April 22 to May 1, 2021 – Manitou Evangelical Free Church, 201 2nd Street West, Neilburg Individuals who were at this
May 1 COVID-19 update: Three deaths, 7,403 more doses, 262 new cases, 233 recoveries

May 1 COVID-19 update: Three deaths, 7,403 more doses, 262 new cases, 233 recoveries

Vaccines Reported An additional 7,403 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 435,142.
Two children died, 7 critically injured from gang violence in Saskatchewan last year

Two children died, 7 critically injured from gang violence in Saskatchewan last year

Two children died and seven more were critically injured as the result of gang violence in 2020, according to Saskatchewan’s Advocate for Children and Youth.
Solar system cluster a challenge for astrophotographers

Solar system cluster a challenge for astrophotographers

The moon is approaching last quarter as May begins, and May 3, early birds will see Saturn four degrees north of that last-quarter moon in the south-eastern morning sky.
Fighting the feedback loop: why scientists are sounding the alarm on Canada’s melting permafrost

Fighting the feedback loop: why scientists are sounding the alarm on Canada’s melting permafrost

River banks have slumped, forests have been lost and buildings have shifted and cracked on soft ground. Lakes and ponds have drained in some places and formed in others where once-solid land has collapsed.
Three COVID-19 cases in LOCCSD schools last week

Three COVID-19 cases in LOCCSD schools last week

Three positive COVID-19 cases were reported in Light of Christ Catholic Schools this week.
Truck collides with school bus

Truck collides with school bus

On April 30 at 8 a.m., Maidstone RCMP, Lloydminster Rescue and WPD Ambulance were dispatched to a collision involving a school bus and a truck on Highway 3 west of Paradise Hill.
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