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Red River Mutual's Spruce Up Your Story Funds Community Space Restoration Projects
Red River Mutual's community sponsorship initiative, Spruce Up Your Story, is back for the third year in a row with $150,000 in total to help restore well-worn, but well-loved spaces that are at the h...
Mar 02, 2022

‘A human rights atrocity’: Sask. NDP looking to help Ukraine
The Saskatchewan NDP is hoping politicians in the province can band together to help end the war between Ukraine and Russia.On Tuesday, NDP Finance Critic Trent Wotherspoon came out with strong words ...
Mar 01, 2022

SHA shifting to self-screening at its facilities
The Saskatchewan Health Authority has started to move to self-screening at its facilities.The SHA began the process Monday - the same day the last of the COVID-related public health measures in Saskat...
Mar 01, 2022

Melfort Museum will soon be displaying Indigenous mural
The Melfort & District Museum will have a new piece of art to display in the spring.Indigenous muralist Edward Stonestand painted a piece that will be installed on the outside of the Indigenous Pe...
Mar 01, 2022

Health minister confident in decision to remove health measures
Saskatchewan Health Minister Paul Merriman called it an exciting day, pointing out that people wearing masks in public is no longer up to the government.The public health order was dropped Monday, the...
Mar 01, 2022

Roughriders reveal theme for 2022 Grey Cup Festival
The Saskatchewan Roughriders want CFL fans to "Bring it to the Heartland" for the 2022 Grey Cup Festival in Regina.The Roughriders revealed the theme of the festival with a video and a media release T...
Mar 01, 2022

COVID-19 wage and hiring support for businesses
Proposal to extend expanded access to lockdown programThe government has announced its intent to extend the wage and rent support eligibility criteria for businesses and other organizations in effect ...
Mar 01, 2022

Cameco ‘watching closely’ world uranium prices amid war between Russia and Ukraine
The war between Russia and Ukraine isn't even a week old and already it's affecting world commodity markets.Uranium is one of those markets, and Cameco spokesperson Jeff Hryhoriw said the price of spo...
Mar 01, 2022

Albertson commits to Ohio University
A current Nipawin Hawk and former Melfort Mustang will continue his hockey career at Ohio University.Christian Albertson has committed to the college hockey program for next season. The Hawks made the...
Mar 01, 2022

‘Obviously relieved’: Mariecar Jackson’s lawyer speaks after daughter’s return
Mariecar Jackson has finally been reunited with her daughter Sarah after months of work by police.Sarah's father, Michael Gordon Jackson, allegedly refused to return the girl to Mariecar's care in Nov...
Feb 28, 2022