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Saskatchewans COVID-19 immunization delivery plan will be conducting clinics in the following highlighted communities. Saskatchewan will be taking an age-based approach to rolling out additional doses of COVID-19 vaccines when the second phase of the provincial vaccination delivery plan begins sometime in April. The mass immunization portion of Saskatchewan’s vaccination delivery plans were unveiled on February 10, with the roll-out strategy taking aim at immunizing the oldest residents of th...

"It is imperative that limited resources be dedicated to those populations at highest risk," the Ministry of Health says.

Beechy goaltender earns scholarship one save at a time February 10, 2021 Jayden Lawson has played the past two seasons with the Edge Mountaineers in Calgary. PHOTO BY LANDON WESLEY On the surface Jayden Lawson’s story appears straightforward. Enroll at a respected hockey academy, post eye-popping stats playing against top competition, earn a scholarship to play U Sports hockey, end of story. That storyline would sell Lawson short by a country mile. In reality, the Beechy native never became a...

Tow truck operators are keeping busy Monday with the extreme cold sweeping across Saskatchewan. CAA Saskatchew...

By Ryan Young Feb 8, 2021 6:38 PM On Monday Premier Scott Moe announced the second highest amount ever, targeted towards the Municipal Revenue Sharing Program. Moe announced Saskatchewan municipalities will benefit from more than $275 million in 2021-22. The Premier says this provincial funding for municipalities will provide local leaders the flexibility and adaptability to invest in their community’s current key priorities. The province reports the annual provincial funding amount f...

The case against a Saskatoon man accused of committing a string of robberies - and facing child porn charges - was bounced around courthouses as he continued to allegedly reoffend while released on. . .

SASKATOON -- The COVID-19 pandemic has made it hard for sports teams to get together. In January, things turned around for Saskatoon-born player Emily Clark, when the Canadian women’s hockey team was able to train together for the first time in 2021. “It’s the best feeling and I don’t think you realize just how grateful you are when you’re with the team when you haven’t been able to be around them for 11 months,” Clark said. Thirty-five of the top female hockey players from a...

A total of 28 leases were posted, with 10 selling. Province-wide, the average was $149 price per hectare, but there was a very wide range of prices.  In the Weyburn-Estevan area five leases were posted and all five sold. They brought in $111,102 for 518 hectares, with an average price of $214 per hectare. The highest bonus bid received in this area was $92,584 for a lease totaling 259 hectares. This was also the highest bid on a dollar per hectare basis received in this area at $357 per hec...

Ice Wolves sign Arntsen The signings keep coming for the La Ronge Ice Wolves. The Ice Wolves have inked 2003-born forward Cash Arntsen to a letter of intent. The Swift Current, SK product was the first overall selection in the 2018 SJHL Bantam Draft by La Ronge. He tallied five points in six games this season with the Swift Current Legionnaires. “My game has really improved, I still play that hard, physical game that they originally picked me for,” said Arntsen. “I got more elements now ...

Saskatchewan awards contract for Lake Diefenbaker irrigation project Poll Yes The Saskatchewan government has awarded its lead engineering contract on the proposed Lake Diefenbaker irrigation expansion to Clifton Associates. The $4-billion project was announced last summer by the province, which said phases built over the next 10 years would add 2,500 jobs per year and billions to the province’s gross domestic product. Phase one, estimated to cost $500 million, would see the existing Westside...