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On Tuesday, March 16, 2021, at 7:30 P.M. Mayor Jeremy Stasiuk called the regularly scheduled meeting of the Langenburg town council to order with all council members present.

Poundmaker Cree Nation wants to create its own police force to combat what they call a war on drugs. The band council passed a resolution to kick people off the Nation and declared a state of emergency on March 24.

Regina – The Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce is disappointed with the Supreme Court of Canada’s ruling today, which found the federal government’s carbon tax constitutional, according to an emailed statement on March 25.

Ottawa – The governments of Saskatchewan, Ontario and Alberta suffered a defeat in their battle against the federal carbon tax on March 25 as the Supreme Court of Canada ruled 6-3 against their joint challenge.

At the regular Esterhazy town council meeting on Wednesday, councillor Marty Pfeifer told council that he’d like to see the ball get rolling on the development of some land that the town has started prepping for future commercial use on the west side

Prospective cottage owners in and around Regina are apt to learn the spring buying season won’t be a day at the beach. Young families and retirees are doubling demand for out-of-town abodes so far this year.

New test results from a local geothermal company mean it has to push back its expected start date for a power facility in the Estevan area to 2023, but it also means the company is planning to quadruple its output.

Cell phone coverage around the Saskatchewan-Manitoba border is an issue, with residnts complaining of inconsistent service on both sides leading to dropped calls.

An additional 2,298 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 151,507.

COVID-19 vaccine booking eligibility is being expanded once again in Saskatchewan. Starting March 25 at 8 a.m.