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Premier Scott Moe announced Thursday the province will get a head-start on phase two of the Re-Open Saskatchewan Plan for the long weekend, with golf courses and drive-in theaters being able to open May 15.

We may not be seeing boats head out onto the inviting waters of Lake Diefenbaker from the launch in the resort village of Elbow right now, but that’s because of a very suitable reason.

Last week, Government Relations Minister Lori Carr announced that as part of the Government of Saskatchewan’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Municipal Revenue Sharing (MRS) will be fast tracked for the 2020-21 year.

The Good News Collective is a handful of short, positive news blurbs designed to remind us that there is still a lot of good going on out there in the world amidst the COVID pandemic.

A high-risk wildfire season has sparked new challenges for northern municipalities that may have to evacuate while social distancing. “The wildfire season is upon us,” noted Rick Laliberte, commander of the North West Incident Command Centre.

Highway 761 between LeRoy and LeRoy Leisureland will also see improvements

Some activities begin Friday

As of May 14, 2020, Saskatchewan has five new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the provincial total to 582. Four of the new cases are in the Far North (La Loche area) and one is in the Regina region.

Located on a small island on the Muskowekwan First Nation

A trial for a 29-year-old Cochin area man charged with second-degree murder in connection to the death of his father in 2018 is being rescheduled. The trial was set to run from May 19 to 27, 2020, in Battlefords Court of Queen’s Bench.