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Preeceville man charged

The provincial government’s plan to return students to their classrooms in September can’t put additional work on teachers, the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation says.

Equal Voice has had some lofty ambitions since being formed in 2001. And those goals are continuing ahead of the 2020 Saskatchewan provincial election.

Hoping to get their message out to some of the rural parts of the province last week were striking workers from the Co-op Refinery plant in Regina, who set up a picket station on Tuesday, June 2 near the Co-op bulk fuel tanks west of Outlook on Highw

Cassidy Siebert is a registered nurse, who has worked in the emergency room in Arcola Health Centre.

Estevan area residents rallied against racism and police brutality Sunday afternoon during a peaceful Black Lives Matter protest on Fourth Street. An estimated crowd of 150-200 people gathered in central Estevan for the event.

The provincial government announced on Tuesday prekindergarten to Grade 12 students and staff will be returning to the classroom for the 2020-21 school year.

There are two new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan to report on June 9, 2020, bringing the provincial total to 656. One new case is in the Saskatoon region and one in the Far North region.

As several local governments in south Saskatchewan eye an economic future without coal, a veteran of the industry is looking back on its history, uncertain what type of future development in the area is sustainable.

As part of Phase 3 of the Reopen Saskatchewan plan, places of worship in the province were allowed to begin reopening June 8 following guidelines from the government.