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The number of bear inquiries received by Saskatchewan Environment between the months of April and July are up 14 per cent from last year’s 525 inquiries to this year’s just over 600 inquiries.

The Lucas Family fundraised in the same way as they faced learning of six-year-old Henry’s rare condition: they made lemonade.

A lockdown at Mosquito First Nation was lifted around 6 p.m. They were put under lockdown around 2 p.m. Aug. 6 after a man allegedly uttered threats and RCMP believed he had a firearm.

Three summer interns in Northern Saskatchewan’s forestry industry have received a dream opportunity to blog about their involvement through the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) annual summer internships contest.

There will be people all across Saskatchewan heading to polling stations on October 26 to vote for the MLA in their area.

UPDATE: One adult male was arrested without incident outside a residence on Mosquito First Nation Thursday by the RCMP Emergency Response Team, say RCMP.

Wednesday afternoon, at approximately 3 p.m., members from the Hutterian Emergency Aquatic Response Team (HEART) recovered the body of the six-year-old boy who disappeared in Makwa Lake on June 23.

There are 11 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on August 6, bringing the total to 1,387 cases. The new cases are located in the South Central (9), Saskatoon (1) and South West (1) zones.

A Prince Albert man has pleaded not guilty to sexual assault charges stemming from 2011. Jason Glen Dreaver, 39, had an appearance in Prince Albert Provincial Court on July 29.