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Faced with accusations she failed in her response to the pandemic, Saskatchewan's First Nations, Métis and Northern Affairs minister defended herself this week.

For the next week or so, Police Point Park will be home to the city of Medicine Hat, Alta.’s newest bed and breakfast. The only catch is that you need to be a goat to stay and eat.

There are six new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan to report on June 27, bringing the Saskatchewan total to 777 cases. The new cases are located in the Far North Region. Of the 777 reported COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan, 103 are considered active.

Submitted The Ministry of Environment recently said goodbye to a trusted co-worker, as Conservation Officer Service Dog Jaks retired in April, after an eight-year career with the ministry. Conservation Officer Cpl.

Over five centuries, Hutterites’ long history of seclusion, adherence to Protestantism and communal living has helped them survive constant persecution.

A Loon Lake woman pleaded guilty in connection to an incident where she attempted to run over an RCMP officer before plowing an SUV into a garage. Jolene Nicole Sinclair, 35, had an appearance in Meadow Lake Provincial Court on June 25.

There are 13 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan to report on June 26, bringing the Saskatchewan total to 772 cases. Ten of the new cases are in the South and are connected to the outbreak in the Maple Creek area.

A Sturgeon Lake First Nation woman facing organized crime charges pleaded not guilty.

The graduating class of 2020 needs to be celebrated! I had the pleasure of watching three graduates in particular grow up in the sport of cheerleading at Cheer Legacy in North Battleford.

Friday, the Government of Saskatchewan welcomed Benchmark PPE to the province, a new business which has opened a Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) manufacturing facility in Saskatoon to make surgical/procedure masks.