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Saskatoon– After over a week of making piecemeal policy announcements, the Saskatchewan Party released its complete policy platform in Saskatoon on Oct. 9.

A portion of the students of Chief Gabriel Cote Education Complex opened for the 2020-21 school year on September 29 with several changes designed to guard against the COVID-19 threat.

On September 30 each year, thousands of people gather across Canada to remember the victims and survivors of residential schools as part of Orange Shirt Day.

Patience and persistence produced tremendous results for Grenfell resident Clay Roberts when he successfully hunted a record-breaking bull elk on September 14.

There are 22 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on October 9, bringing the total to 2,034 reported cases.

This weekend marks Thanksgiving in Canada. The first official, annual Canadian Thanksgiving took place on November 6, 1879.

A Saskatchewan First Nation in Treaty 4 territory has signed on to be part-owner of TC Energy’s yet-to-be-completed, long-contested Keystone XL pipeline, more than 160 kilometres of which are to pass through the southwest corner of the province.

Canada is negotiating a free trade agreement with Mercosur countries, including Brazil, that would open Canadian markets to Brazilian beef and soy.

Mayor Gallant called the regularly scheduled meeting of the Town of Churchbridge council to order on September 28th with all members present. After a few amendments, Councillor Prier made a motion to accept the Agenda as amended; motion carried.

A Prince Albert man accused of killing his son and parents and attempting to kill his daughter had another court appearance scheduled Oct. 6 but the matter was adjourned again.