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Outdoor market in Saltcoats

Outdoor market in Saltcoats

Warm weather and sunny skies greeted those attending an outdoor farmer’s market in Saltcoats Saturday. The well-attended event had vendors selling everything from pepper plants to wooden birdhouses to pickled eggs and bison sausage,
Sask. reports 321 new COVID-19 cases, one related death

Sask. reports 321 new COVID-19 cases, one related death

Additional 13,170 doses of COVID-19 vaccine given
Bredenbury sets Mill Rate and Base Tax

Bredenbury sets Mill Rate and Base Tax

Deputy Mayor Ken Reykjalin called the Town of Bredenbury Council to order at 4:30 P.M. on March 30, 2021, with all members present.
Small farms beat out Big Ag in biodiversity, crop yields: study

Small farms beat out Big Ag in biodiversity, crop yields: study

Smaller farms produce more food and have more biodiversity than their larger counterparts, a new study has found.
Genealogical society to fill family trees

Genealogical society to fill family trees

For the last four decades, one group has passed down stories and helped fill out family trees in Yorkton. That group is the Yorkton Genealogy Society. The society started back in 1981 after a group of residents were curious about their family's past.
Masks, vaccines, lockdown and trust . . .

Masks, vaccines, lockdown and trust . . .

National survey reveals what Canadians think of COVID-19 pandemic response
Young adult book about girls' hockey

Young adult book about girls' hockey

The door to hockey is opening more and more to girls and women, and author Maureen Ulrich is helping push it open just a bit more with her new series.
Sunny Side Up - The bug is getting the better of me – and it’s not COVID

Sunny Side Up - The bug is getting the better of me – and it’s not COVID

Smack. Score one for me. I tossed the tissue containing the dead ant in the garbage and stood back, my skin crawling. For the eighty-eleventh time since it all began a few weeks earlier, I checked the source.
CFS Dana 1961-1987

CFS Dana 1961-1987

Sixty years ago ground was broken on a government project that for twenty-five years numerous individuals and families from across Canada called home. Construction on RCAF Dana, also known as Sagehill, began in September 1961.
Health Canada looking for input on gene editing guidelines

Health Canada looking for input on gene editing guidelines

From now until May 24, 2021, Health Canada is calling for public consultation on new guidelines for plant breeding innovation.
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