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The joint review panel’s public hearings on Benga Mining Ltd.’s proposed Grassy Mountain project concluded Dec. 2 with interested parties arguing for and against the open-pit mine.

Saskatchewan’s new recycling program for consumer batteries will provide an option for people in various parts of the province to dispose of their household batteries in an environmentally responsible manner.

As climate change causes more extreme temperature events, heat waves have the potential to hit marine environmentsespecially hard.

Regina– New COVID-19 cases have come down, but that could be due, in part, to fewer people getting tested over the holidays. Vaccinations are rolling out, but it’s going to be several months before they are really widespread in distribution.

(ANNews) – Ethan Bear, from the Ochapowace Nation in Saskatchewan, has signed a two-year contract extension with the Edmonton Oilers for the 2021-2022 NHL season. The deal is reportedly worth $2 million annually – $1.

The 2021 Easter Seals Snowarama is taking place in February, for 12 days and all across Saskatchewa The Covid-19 pandemic has presented some challenges when planning the 44 th Annual Snowarama, but also some opportunities.

Three Saskatchewan residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died. All three deaths were in the Saskatoon zone, with one in the 30-39, one in the 60-69 and one in the 80+ age groups.

Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines are now in Manitoba - but are not yet in the north. Plans are in place to get the vaccine into northern Manitoba in early 2021, but no doses of the vaccination have yet made its way into the region.

An outbreak of COVID-19 has been declared by the Saskathewan Health Authority at the Weyburn General Hospital as of Dec. 29, in addition to the outbreak at the Weyburn Special Care Home.

Vegetables are becoming increasingly common in an unusual place: the grocery store meat aisle. Sales of alternative, or plant-based, meats are booming worldwide.