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The Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce (SCC) on Sept. 21 released its “election policy pillars.

A dispute over a traffic ticket boiled over at the Rural Municipality of Meota office last week.

I can’t remember any time when music wasn’t a huge part of my life. Although she didn’t read music, I don’t think a day passed when Mom didn’t play the piano. We loved it.

The New Democratic Party pledged to go into geothermal electrical power production in a big way, in a policy announcement by NDP Leader Ryan Meili on Sept. 17.

In its efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 30 million tonnes per year, the federal government is working developing a new “Clean Fuel Standard,” and that is ringing alarm bells for the Saskatchewan government, as expressed by Energy and Res

Two men charged with shooting a man on Onion Lake Cree Nation then shooting at people in three carjacking attempts in Lloydminster haven’t been released on bail.

A 42-year-old man accused of holding a girl against her will at a remote northern Saskatchewan cabin still hasn’t been released on bail.

As of Sunday, Saskatchewan had the lowest number of active cases in western Canada, despite a rise in new daily cases recently.

At 7 a.m. on Sept. 20, Nipawin RCMP responded to a complaint of a single vehicle rollover involving a car, that occurred off Highway 35 approximately 17 kilometers northeast of White Fox. Nipawin Fire Department and Nipawin EMS also attended.

There are 20 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on September 20, bringing the total to 1,807 reported cases. The new cases are located in the Saskatoon (7), Regina (10) and South East (2) zones. The location of one case is pending.