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On April 27, Clara Barabash celebrated her 102nd birthday with the help of staff at the Kamsack and District Nursing Home.

Researchers used the Canadian Light Source (CLS) at the University of Saskatchewan to identify a previously unrecognized family of enzymes that put us at risk for deadly diseases.

Recently, members of the Sadok Ukrainian Dance Club of Kamsack were “ecstatic” to learn they were the 2019/2020 recipients of the Affinity Community Grant of $5,000.

The Canora/Sturgis RCMP responded to 41 calls for service during the reporting period, some of which included: 10 provincial statutes, four traffic offences, three mischiefs, two thefts, two municipal by-laws, one drug possession, one dangerous drivi

A University of Saskatchewan (USask) research team has uncovered how bats can carry the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus without getting sick—research that could shed light on how coronaviruses make the jump to humans and other ani

The Town of Preeceville had originally slated four buildings in the town for demolition in 2019 but held off with one of the main buildings located in the downtown core.

The cooler weather and rain helped volunteer firefighters douse grass fires set at several locations on Sweetgrass First Nation. There were six separate fires set Thursday night, according to S/Sgt. Jason Teniuk of the Battlefords RCMP.

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.

Six recoveries, 19 in hospital

Only one new case of COVID-19 was announced in Manitoba May 8, part of a trend toward fewer cases province-wide. Provincial chief public health officer Dr. Brent Roussin announced only one new case during the government's May 8 briefing.