Tag Archives: Community
'Life-changing': Call for refugee sponsors as study suggests 4M Canadians open to it
Karina Reid watched as the little boy, fascinated by the running tap water, jumped into the bathtub. "This is the best day of my life!" then four-year-old Delphin said. Delphin and his pregnant mother...
Jun 20, 2021
‘Nothing we could do’: Neighbours describe the moment a Saskatoon home exploded
Lisa Polowski was laying on her couch playing games on her phone early Saturday morning when a sound she'll never forget rang through the neighbourhood."It just sounded like the house was falling down...
Jun 20, 2021
Step Two of reopening roadmap starts Sunday, Step Three on July 11
The Government of Saskatchewan has reported it has reached the threshold of vaccinations required to take the next step in the route back from the pandemic. That in turn also triggers the way to the e...
Jun 19, 2021
Saskatoon home levelled in early morning explosion
A home on the 2200 block of Clarence Avenue South was levelled by an explosion on Saturday morning.Multiple 911 calls came in just before 4 a.m.When firefighters arrived the home was destroyed with de...
Jun 19, 2021
Prince Albert Metis artist and author shares stories to connect people
Leading up to National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21 paNOW is featuring Indigenous professionals, storytellers, entertainers, artists and others. Hearing many Indigenous stories growing up, Leah D...
Jun 19, 2021
BRT6HC plans virtual show; WDM having powwow demonstration to celebrate
Leading up to National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21 battlefordsNOW is featuring Indigenous professionals, storytellers, entertainers, artists and others. Stay tuned for more throughout the week. ...
Jun 18, 2021
Elder Jenny Spyglass finds healing, joy in dancing the powwow, sharing traditions
Leading up to National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21 battlefordsNOW is featuring Indigenous professionals, storytellers, entertainers, artists and others. Stay tuned for more throughout the week. ...
Jun 18, 2021
Province announced 98 new cases of COVID-19, one death
The provincial government is reporting 98 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan today, as well as 95 recoveries and one new death. This brings the provincial total to 48,327 cases; 47,002 total recove...
Jun 18, 2021
Acclaimed Red Pheasant Cree Nation author honoured with GG Literary Award for Fiction
Author Michelle Good has been awarded the $25,000 Governor General’s Literary Award for Fiction for 2020 for her novel "Five Little Indians,” that deals with the impact on survivors of res...
Jun 18, 2021
Tri-community leadership cancel Canada Day to focus on National Indigenous Peoples Day
Canada Day celebrations have been cancelled in the tri-communities for 2021.According to a media release issued Wednesday by Air Ronge, La Ronge, and Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) leadership, the t...
Jun 18, 2021