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Janet Gieck Last Festival Fanfare column, we introduced the vocal adjudicator, Chris Kelly, for the 2021 Battlefords Kiwanis Music Festival. Chris was born in Prince Albert where he studied music, sang in the local boys choir, and eventually went on to enter the Department of Music at the University of Saskatchewan. In keeping with the spirit of keeping travel circles small this year, piano adjudicator, Janet Gieck, also grew up in rural Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan culture and landscape have p...

By News Room Feb 14, 2021 10:27 AM RCMP in Swift Current have implemented online reporting for some minor crimes that take place in the area. Some of the things that can be reported online include theft or damage to property under five thousand dollars, as well as lost or found property. Emergencies or anything that can result in identity theft should still be reported in person or by calling 9-1-1. Corporal Rob King says the RCMP wants to make this system easy to use. “We also don’...

Posted: February 14, 2021 Louis Charles Hascarl October 21, 1932 – February 4, 2021 With great sadness we announce the passing of Louis Charles Hascarl. He passed away peacefully February 4 th with family by his side. Born and raised in Nakusp, B.C., Lou moved his family to Canal Flats, B.C., in 1969, where they lived until 2004. After retiring Lou and Dawn made their residence in their motor home, summering at Woodbury Resort, Ainsworth, B.C., and wintering at Seal Bay RV Resort in Comox, ...

(File photo by Keith Hershmiller/Regina Pats) Seven WHL teams will be living in a bubble in Regina in the coming months — and the hometown Pats are ecstatic about it. The WHL announced Friday it had received approval from Saskatchewan health authorities to make Regina the hub city for the East Division for the 2021 regular season. The league’s five Saskatchewan-based teams (the Pats, Moose Jaw Warriors, Prince Albert Raiders, Saskatoon Blades and Swift Current Broncos) and the two squ...

Friday's COVID-19 numbers from the province show three active cases in southwest Saskatchewan. While other cit...

Article content Election day dawned bright and clear, perfect for surveying the aftermath of a howling winter storm that dropped more than a foot of snow on the city overnight. It was a mess. Drifting snow made many roads and sidewalks impassible, leaving many voters and poll workers stuck at home, unable to do their jobs or cast their ballots. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. I dont want to make quick decisions here: Inside the decision to delay Sa...

this fellowship position in particular? Ryan  Toews: I was drawn to the opportunity to further develop my acute care skills in order to provide a high quality of care to patients in a wide variety of settings.    SGU: Dr.  Toews: It will mean that emergency medicine will be a large focus of my career, as well as the provision of acute care medicine. I hope this leads to an improved and versatile skillset that will allow me to practice in rural, regional, and urban settings.  SGU:  at t...

A petajoule is a unit of measurement equivalent to one million gigajoules (GJ) of natural gas – the average home in Saskatchewan consumes about 100 GJ of natural gas annually. Spokesperson Casey MacLeod said by phone on Feb. 12 this happens more and more frequently, especially when you have an extended cold snap. A key reason why they use more gas is that the entire system keeps growing. “Every year our system grows. We add more customers. More natural gas is being used for power producti...

Western Hockey Leagues East Division set to play season in Regina hub Regina Pats forward Cameron Hebig (41) fights for control of the puck with Acadie-Bathurst Titan forward Samuel Asselin (28) during third period of the Memorial Cup final in Regina on Sunday, May 27, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward February 12, 2021 - 6:05 PM CALGARY - The Western Hockey League says it has approval from the Saskatchewan government to play a 24-game East Division seaso...

Article content Saskatchewan has released a plan to administer COVID-19 vaccines in 181 communities — but it has few places to store them at the moment. The province is waiting on dozens of freezers needed to help distribute the two vaccines approved for use in Canada thus far, which will go inert if they’re not stored at the right temperatures. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Saskatchewan waiting on dozens of freezers for vaccine rollout Back ...