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Northern Saskatchewan First Nations trying different tactics to raise COVID-19 vaccine rates
By Jaryn Vecchio, paNOW First Nations across northern Saskatchewan are trying different tactics to try and get their members vaccinated against COVID-19. As of Oct. 4, 34 per cent of eligible individu...
Oct 09, 2021
Wildfires force evacuations at Red Earth and Shoal Lake
By Nigel Maxwell In response to the growing threat of wildfires in their region, the communities of Red Earth Cree Nation and Shoal Lake Cree Nation have issued evacuation orders for their members and...
Oct 05, 2021 (Submitted photo/ Prince Albert Grand Council)
RCMP report fatal collision north of P.A. involving a pedestrian
Prince Albert RCMP is reporting a fatal vehicle collision involving a pedestrian that closed down Highway 2 north of the city yesterday evening. According to a media release, the collision was reporte...
Sep 29, 2021
Saskatchewan cattle seizure results in over $20K in fines
The seizure of more than 100 cattle from a family-run operation in northeast Saskatchewan has resulted in fines totalling $21,000. Maureen Black, 75, was sentenced Wednesday in Nipawin Provincial Cour...
Sep 24, 2021 (Canadian Cattlemen's Association/Facebook)
Province approves more timber allocations for northern mills
The Government of Saskatchewan continued with a string of announcements regarding timber allocations this week. The latest allotment supports the proposed expansion of the Dunkley Lumber sawmill in Ca...
Sep 10, 2021 (Photo 24284543 © Charlotte Leaper | Dreamstime.com)
Timber allocations approved for restart of pulp mill in Prince Albert
Paper Excellence has secured the forest fibre needed for the 2023 restart of the Prince Albert pulp mill -- a move that is expected to create 1,650 jobs. The Government of Saskatchewan announced the t...
Sep 09, 2021 (paNOW file photo)
'Health care workers are exhausted': P.A. Public Health Officer
By Dawson Thompson Hospitals around the province are at capacity and without any changes, the health-care system will be overwhelmed with patients in the next two weeks, leading to serious challenges ...
Sep 09, 2021 Victoria Hospital in Prince Albert (File photo)
Prince Albert OSB mill expected to create over 700 jobs for northern Sask.
A major announcement made by the provincial government Wednesday morning will, in the words of Prince Albert Mayor Greg Dionne, "help kickstart the forestry industry in the province." One Sky Forest P...
Sep 08, 2021 (Photo 215676548 © Mnogomesta | Dreamstime.com)
Sask. cattle owners charged in relation to animal cruelty case
Nearly a year and a half after more than 100 cattle were seized from a farm in northeast Saskatchewan, the case is making its way to court. The three owners -- Donald Black, Connie Black-Sturby and Ma...
Sep 01, 2021
Prince Albert PPC candidate explains controversial tweets
The People's Party of Canada (PPC) candidate for the federal election in the Prince Albert riding is explaining a series of brash comments he made on Twitter regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. In a twee...
Sep 01, 2021 (Joseph McCrea/Facebook)
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