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Staff and students will be returning to classrooms in September for the 2020-21 school year, and the province and school divisions are working on details of exactly what the return to school will look like.

A discussion with local mayors of towns and villages with Municipalities of Saskatchewan has meant communities will be required to continue advertising notices in local community newspapers.

The worst flooding since the 1970s has hit Highway 165 in the province’s north.

In the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, most people stayed at home knowing that there was nowhere to go and very little to do outside their home. Boredom swept the nation by storm as the country all but shutdown.

This is a message from Saskatchewan Crime Watch Advisory Network. UPDATE: On Friday, July 3, at approximately 6:30 p.m., a vehicle and suspect were taken into custody following a police pursuit.

Regina – Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) President Todd Lewis is all for the massive irrigation project announced by the Saskatchewan Party government on July 2. Lewis said on that day, “It's very welcome.

From the province: North Saskatchewan River The Water Security Agency advises the public that stream flows are above normal along the North Saskatchewan River, with peak flows expected to be near 1,500 m3/s.

Regina – The Lake Diefenbaker project was initiated by the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation government under Premier Tommy Douglas.

Regina – An app developed in Saskatchewan meant to help out farmers’ mental health is receiving some support from the Government of Saskatchewan.

Program would complete the Lake Diefenbaker project, left unfinished for nearly 50 years