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On a recent phone interview from her home in Calgary, Alice Airriess spoke with the Kamsack Times about turning 100 years old and her fond memories of growing up on a farm near the village of Togo.

The Saskatchewan Major Crimes Unit South, with the assistance of several RCMP detachments and specialized units, have been working to investigate the suspicious death of a male infant that occurred in Canora on November 21, 2020.

As a result of the March 2021 winter storm Saskatchewan RCMP are advising motorists to check the highway conditions before travelling.

The Town of Preeceville council discussed and approved many topics that were up for discussion at the February regular meeting.

An additional 6,104 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 179,800.

The Pysanka (Ukrainian Easter egg) tradition appears to be thriving in Canora and the surrounding area. A Pysanka Workshop was held on March 20 in the basement of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Canora, led by Sheila Dmitruik.

Shortly before noon on March 16, searchers located 15-year-old Jaxon MacDonald of Regina deceased on an island on Madge Lake (Madge Lake is located within Duck Mountain Provincial Park). “Our thoughts are with his family during this difficult time.

The Canora/Sturgis RCMP responded to 55 calls during the week of March 11 to March 18, some of which included: three traffic accidents, 28 traffic offences, 13 other provincial statutes, one other criminal code incident, two sexual assaults, one utte

River Ridge Fish and Game League members who excelled during the past year were recognized in an online awards night on March 11.

The Government of Saskatchewan has launched a province-wide, multi-media campaign encouraging Saskatchewan residents to stick it to COVID by getting vaccinated.