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The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is alerting the public of an increase in COVID-19 activity in Yorkton and area including the RMS of Orkney (244), Fertile Belt (183) and Saltcoats (213) and is urging Saskatchewan residents to follow public hea

The Canora/Sturgis RCMP responded to 30 calls during the week of October 1 to October 7, some of which included: one traffic accident, seven traffic offences, one impaired operation, 11 other provincial statutes, one municipal bylaw, one other federa

Esterhazy Mayor Grant Forster was re-elected by acclamation this fall. He spent nine years as a councillor before taking over as mayor in a by-election in 2018. “I feel like I’ve only just started," Forster said.

Maegan Nielsen is glad to welcome back patrons to the Moosomin town library that is operating at regular hours now that some COVID-19 restrictions have been lifted. “We were closed March 20 and I didn’t come back to work until June 28.

There are 44 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on Oct. 20, bringing the total to 2,439 cases.

NDP leader talks about rural healthcare, infrastructure and connectivity

After a 16-hour day at work in an oilfield camp, Lana Miller only has the energy left to FaceTime her boyfriend before she falls asleep for the night to get some rest so she can work another long day again.

Borderland Co-op's Fuel Good Day raised more than $6,164 this year. The event featured a lunch time drive-through barbecue and a 50/50 draw at the Moosomin, Rocanville, and Whitewood C-Stores.

School meal programs should be more than a meal — they should anchor school curriculum and root kids into their school, advocates say.

The Indian Head RCMP are investigating the theft of snowmobiles that occurred on Oct. 14, at about 10:53 pm. Suspect(s) broke into a compound of a business in Indian Head and they were driving a white panel van with no markings on it.