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Finding affordable housing can be a challenge for northern Saskatchewan residents, but recent government funding is helping to bring extra units to those that need them. The Governments of Canada and Saskatchewan announced $4.

Following last year’s youth engagement survey, the Saskatchewan RCMP are now looking for youth to join their first youth advisory committees.

It will be different this year at arenas for many northwest Sask. towns and arena staff work within public health restrictions in order to give all their user groups the opportunities to use their facilities.

Local community and arena staff at La Ronge’s arena are working within public health restrictions in order to give all their user groups the opportunities to use their facilities.

It will be different this year at arenas for many northeast Sask. towns as they work to keep their arenas safe for participants and spectators.

John Gottschalk has been the plant manager at the Unity Compass Minerals facility since August of 1996. His career spans a remarkable 50 years with the same company, although the company’s name has changed over the years.

There are 19 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on September 26, bringing the total to 1,863 reported cases. The new cases are located in the Saskatoon (15), Central East (2) and Regina (2) zones.

In lieu of an in-person update to the media, Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada's Chief Public Health Officer, issued the following statement Saturday: "There have been 150,456 cases of COVID-19 in Canada, including 9,255 deaths.

Corn maze designer Brad Crassweller figures he has found a way out of this year’s COVID conundrum — make a safe maze that adheres to provincial guidelines to stop viral spread.

The Saskatchewan Jr Hockey League, City of Melfort, the Melfort Mustangs acknowledge a player has tested positive for COVID 19.