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Minnie McKenzie’s language is her life’s work.

At the recent regular Esterhazy town council meeting, the council discussed some different options for the west sign corridor. As it stands, there’s room for eight 8x8 signs, but there’s currently only six up.

The Good News Collective is a handful of short, positive news blurbs designed to remind us that there is still a lot of good going on out there in the world amidst the COVID pandemic.

Convicted killer and gang member Tyler Vandewater was sentenced to life in prison with no parole eligibility for 16 years for murdering his Saskatchewan Penitentiary cellmate in 2017.

Even as COVID-19 demonstrates need to make information available online

There is one new case of COVID-19 to report on June 3, 2020, from the Far North region. This brings the provincial total to 647. Of the 647 reported cases, 34 are considered active. So far, 602 people have recovered.

By Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit

As Manitoba moves slowly toward economic recovery from COVID-19, cases in the province are dropping lower. One new case of the virus was reported in a provincial briefing June 3.

A man charged in connection to a major drug bust at a rural property near Biggar last month was released on bail. Kurt Elliot Miller, 39, appeared in Saskatoon Provincial Court June 2 for a show cause hearing.

Lithium exploration and development are coming to Saskatchewan, thanks to a new joint lithium project undertaken by Prairie Lithium Corp. (Prairie) and LiEP Energy Ltd. (LiEP).