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Local sled dog racer sees opportunity, offering tours in northeast

A new winter activity has arrived in the northeast region.Aaron Campbell, of Campbell's Racing Sled Dogs is now offering sled dog tours in the region. Campbell has been involved in sled dog racing for...

Feb 17, 2021

Melfort and Nipawin experience record-breaking cold ahead of warm-up

The cold snap in Saskatchewan is coming to end after record breaking cold temperatures in several communities.On Saturday, Nipawin saw the temperature dip as low as -43.9 C beating the old record of -...

Feb 17, 2021

The World of Food Post-Covid: Implications for Food Industry Businesses

Presentation: What changes can we expect in our food system--in grocery stores, restaurants, food distribution channels? What trends should people expect to continue? Join Professor David Hughes--also...

Feb 17, 2021

Lac La Ronge Winter Festival Cancelled for 2021

The nature of our biggest event of the year, the Lac La Ronge Winter Festival, is that it is heavily spectator-oriented. The Winter Festival is by far our biggest revenue-generator event of the year a...

Feb 17, 2021

Saskatchewan Polytechnic nearly back to normal after cyber attack

Three months after a malware attack invaded its systems, Saskatchewan Polytechnic still has some cleaning up to do before it can be back to normal.At the end of October, an attachment containing malwa...

Feb 17, 2021

Free Agency kicks off 2021 season, but what kind of season will we get?

So the CFL 2021 season kicked off with free agency last week and the Saskatchewan Roughriders gave fans a first look at what their defense will be like in 2021.Assuming there is a 2021 season.The Cana...

Feb 17, 2021

SaskPower exporting power to U.S. to help with mass power outages

SaskPower is helping Canada's neighbours to the south keep their power on.Due to the extreme cold in the southern U.S., the Saskatchewan crown corporation is exporting 175 megawatts of electricity. Th...

Feb 16, 2021

Foam Lake Health Foundation reaches digital x-ray goal

The Foam Lake and District Health Foundation has reached their digital x-ray campaign fundraising goal.The $254,000 campaign is the first to come to completion for the recently developed foundation.Co...

Feb 16, 2021

More northeast Sask. residents appreciating art during pandemic

More people in northeast Saskatchewan are recognizing the importance of the arts during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Melfort Arts Council chair Joanne Bolen."I see people that I never knew ...

Feb 16, 2021

‘Up our mask game’: Shahab reminds the province about mask use

Masks have been mandatory in public indoor settings in Saskatchewan for about three months, but the province's chief medical health officer is taking every opportunity to remind people about them.Last...

Feb 16, 2021