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City officials had a hard time containing their displeasure with SAMA — the Saskatchewan Assessment Management Agency — at their special meeting Thursday.

Submitted North West College has highlighted some of this year’s brightest and best students with the naming of North West College’s Completion Scholarship recipients.

Yesterday morning a neighbour brought me a freshly picked zucchini, the first one we’ve had this season. That act of kindness got me thinking about the power of this oft-maligned vegetable.

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Longer term financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic beginning to show in Canadians' financial plans; saving money and avoiding debt are now top goals

Addressing the more complex problems of narcotics, smuggling, and terrorism will yield more effective and durable results

Submitted More than 700,000 people die each year due to drug-resistant diseases and this figure could increase to 10 million per year by 2050, according to a 2019 report .

A man charged in connection to the murder of a three-old-girl while he was out of jail on bail charged with another violent crime has now been denied bail. Fabian Morin Jr.

There is one new case of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan to report on June 28, 2020, bringing the Saskatchewan total to 778 cases. The new case is located in the Far North region.