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The governments of Canada and Saskatchewan are signing a letter of commitment with the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) promising to address death by suicide among Indigenous youth as a priority.

Yorkton Tourism sees it as positive to sector

An Onion Lake man made his first court appearance in Lloydminster Provincial Court Sept. 22 on second-degree murder charges. Vega Bear, 24, is charged in connection to the death of Braden Richard Bull of Little Pine First Nation.

Major infrastructure projects that have gotten the greenlight from the provincial government will now head to Ottawa to seek additional funding.

Relatively warm, dry conditions this week allowed farmers to make good harvest progress. Rainfall on the weekend caused some delays but many farmers have since returned to the field.

There are five new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on September 24, bringing the total to 1,835 reported cases. The new cases are located in the Saskatoon (2), Central West (1), Regina (1) and South Central (1) zones.

A second scheduled preliminary hearing for a Sturgeon Lake man charged with manslaughter didn’t proceed. The first preliminary hearing for Ryan Kyle Daniels, 40, was scheduled for April 29-30 but was adjourned. The hearing was rescheduled to Sept.

A confirmed case of COVID-19 at the McClean Lake uranium mill in northern Saskatchewan on Sunday worried Candyce Paul, who co-ordinates English River First Nation’s emergency management team.

September 21-27 marks National Rail Safety Week 2020

The show will go on! TeleMiracle, “Saskatchewan’s Charity”,is once again looking for Saskatchewan singers, dancers, bands and entertainers to audition for a chance to perform virtually this year on TeleMiracle 45, being held Feb.