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A local First Nation is the first in Canada to sign up for a new emergency alert system.A news conference was held at James Smith Cree Nation (JSCN) Wednesday to sign an agreement with TryCycle Data S...
Feb 14, 2024
An updated price tag for construction on Prince Albert's Victoria Hospital Expansion project has caught some people off guard.The Government of Saskatchewan announced last week that they had come to t...
Feb 09, 2024
The extreme cold temperatures that bit in central and northern Saskatchewan last week didn't hinder those driving their electric vehicles.As base temperatures approached the minus 40 range in the cold...
Jan 20, 2024
In the parking lot of the Gold Eagle Casino, future-forward technology is being installed. The process to get Electric Vehicle (EV) charging stations at the casino's location began over a year ago whe...
Jaryn Vecchio Dec 28, 2023
The federal government's plan to phase out gas-powered vehicle sales by 2035 is being met with both support and concern.Tyler Krause sits on the board of directors for the Saskatchewan Electric Vehicl...
Dec 21, 2023
The Rural and Remote Recruitment Incentive Program appears to be making progress in recruiting health care workers to Saskatchewan and according to one government official, the Battlefords is one area...
Dec 13, 2023
A northern Saskatchewan First Nation is one of several communities receiving federal and provincial dollars for much-needed infrastructure projects.On Wednesday, the province and federal governments a...
Dec 06, 2023
The premiers of Nova Scotia and Saskatchewan say Canada's need for housing is too complex for provinces not to be at the table when Ottawa strikes housing deals with municipalities.The issue was a pro...
Nov 08, 2023
For more than 28 years, its been as much of a Christmas tradition as tinsel and turkey in the Battlefords as the Battleford Union Hospital (BUH) presents its annual Festival of Trees. The four-day eve...
Nov 06, 2023
The Village of Zenon Park is one of nine communities in Saskatchewan getting funding to undertake a water infrastructure project.It's receiving over $80,000 from the federal government and roughly $67...
Oct 24, 2023