Tag Archives: Community
Families enjoy opportunity to see Indigenous tradition of powwow dance at WDM event
The Indigenous Peoples Day demonstration of powwow traditions at the Western Development Museum (WDM) in North Battleford Monday brought people together from many different backgrounds. Kanaweyimik Ch...
Jun 21, 2021
Muskoday First Nation honors residential school children with emotional and powerful tribute
To remember and honor the 215 children whose remains were found at a residential school at Kamloops B.C., Muskoday First Nation tied children's shoes to the Highway 3 bridge on National Indigenous Peo...
Jun 21, 2021
Humboldt Chamber hosts Lunch-n-Learn on importance of Treaties
The Humboldt and District Chamber of Commerce held a Lunch-n-Learn on Monday as part of National Indigenous People’s Day. Amy Seesequasis, who is the Director of Public Education with the Office...
Jun 21, 2021
Lowest new COVID-19 case number since Nov. 4, 2020 reported
Just 48 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Saskatchewan on Monday, which is the lowest one-day total since Nov. 4. The province did however say vaccine reporting numbers have returned to a 48-hour re...
Jun 21, 2021
JPII’s Shalen Fox making positive impact for Indigenous students
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 21, 2021
National Indigenous History Month
SaskMusic and FACTOR Canada are presenting a special online concert in honour of National Indigenous History Month, airing 7pm Thursday, June 24 on SaskMusic's Facebook and YouTube pages. More than a ...
Jun 21, 2021
'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