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COVID-19 variants of concern increasing steadily across the North

As of Tuesday, April 27, the total number of identified COVID-19 cases infected with a variant of concern (VoC) in northern zones was 367. Just a week ago, that number sat at 196. That's a major cause...

Apr 27, 2021

Saskatchewan experiencing aggressive phone scam

Phone scams are nothing new in 2021, but the latest to hit Saskatchewan has been particularly persistent. SaskTel released a statement Tuesday acknowledging the recent increase in scam calls originati...

Apr 27, 2021

Saskatoon lawyer discusses legalities around ‘freedom’ rallies in Sask.

Ticketing at Saskatchewan "freedom" rallies has sparked conversation around why only certain individuals receive fines and court dates.With COVID-19 changing the way the law system works in Canada, it...

Apr 27, 2021

Province to lower vaccine eligibility age throughout the week

The Saskatchewan government has announced incremental changes to vaccine ages this week beginning on Wednesday, April 28.The eligible age ranges for booking COVID-19 vaccinations will include individu...

Apr 27, 2021

Government reports 224 new cases of COVID-19 and six deaths in the province

The Saskatchewan government is reporting 224 new cases of COVID-19 in the province as of April 27 bringing the provincial total to 40,401 cases; 37,401 total recoveries and 2,518 cases considered acti...

Apr 27, 2021

Mustangs commit local product for 21/22 season

The Melfort Mustangs have committed a local boy for the 2021/2022 season.Zac Somers, a 2004-born forward, has committed to his hometown Mustangs.Somers spent the beginning of the 2020/2021 season with...

Apr 27, 2021

2021 Big Game Draw Opens Online May 1

After a record-setting year for applications in 2020, Saskatchewan's big game draw is set to open for 2021 on May 1. Hunters have until 11:59 p.m. on May 25 to submit their online applications. "The b...

Apr 27, 2021

10th Annual ELGC Vic Hospital Charity Golf Classic

The Victoria Hospital Foundation (VHF) is excited to announce that the flex version of our tournament that we held last summer in accordance with COVID-19 restrictions is returning for another golf se...

Apr 27, 2021

Prairie North Co-op announces construction of new food store in Melfort

Prairie North Co-op (PNC) will construct a new, state of the art Co-op Food Store adjacent to the Stonegate development in Melfort.The announcement was made on Tuesday morning by general manager Terry...

Apr 27, 2021

Power pole fire causes 12-hour outage for 6,600 SaskPower customers in the area

A transmission pole fire caused wide-spread power outage in the area on Sunday.Scott McGregor with SaskPower told northeastNOW the outage effected around 6,600 customers."We suspect it was from a stub...

Apr 26, 2021