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Schools in Regina, surrounding area and southeast go to online learning

Schools in Regina, surrounding area and southeast go to online learning

Regina – Schools in Regina, the area around that city and east to Whitewood, as well as southeast Saskatchewan have announced they are going to remote learning until April 23.
Crown drops assault, robbery charges against M.L. woman

Crown drops assault, robbery charges against M.L. woman

Charges were withdrawn against a woman accused of participating in the assault and robbery of a Meadow Lake man.
COVID-19 update: drive-thru vaccinations announced including NB

COVID-19 update: drive-thru vaccinations announced including NB

Here are highlights from the Sask. Health Authority news conference in Regina Thursday with health minister Paul Merriman, SHA CEO Scott Livingstone and chief medical health officer Dr. Saqib Shahab.
Trial set for man accused of violent Unity home invasion

Trial set for man accused of violent Unity home invasion

A trial has been set for a Macklin man sitting in jail for more than a year after three of his scheduled trials were halted or adjourned. Drayden Clinton, 25, had three trials set in 2020.
New provincial park reservation website will take reservations starting April 12

New provincial park reservation website will take reservations starting April 12

Regina – After a year of being cooped up, and told to minimize travel, the prospects of spending some time at the lake might seem pretty good right about now.
Vaccines give hope for brighter days ahead

Vaccines give hope for brighter days ahead

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Some items being preserved from Sask. Hospital demolition

Some items being preserved from Sask. Hospital demolition

It is a melancholy time for longtime supporters of the old Saskatchewan Hospital North Battleford as demolition work now shifts focus to the main structure itself.
April 1 COVID-19 update: No deaths, over 200,000 vaccinations, 199 new cases, 205 recoveries

April 1 COVID-19 update: No deaths, over 200,000 vaccinations, 199 new cases, 205 recoveries

Vaccines Reported An additional 7,706 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 200,633.
Lent activities held at Holy Family School

Lent activities held at Holy Family School

Holy Family School has been hosting a number of activities this past month for Lent. But due to restrictions they have moved a lot of their activities online with Facebook masses, virtual living rosary and daily prayer.
You can have any colour, as long as it’s black

You can have any colour, as long as it’s black

Ed, my old neighbour, in Saskatchewan favours black for the colour of his truck. He likes to quote Henry Ford and his Model T cars coming off the assembly line in 1908. Ford said, “You can have any colour as long as it’s black.
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