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The playgrounds may seem empty and lonely now, but one day they will be busy again. Video by Averil Hall

Kenny Moccasin has easily won re-election as Chief of Saulteaux First Nation. Moccasin won Saturday’s band election over his only challenge, Robert Camplin, by 356 votes to 52, according to the report of the electoral officer.

Efforts by provincial authorities continue to identify those who attended a Christopher Lake snowmobile rally dinner held Saturday, March 14, states a release from the province.

Saskatchewan RCMP has made its first arrests and charges during the COVID-19 pandemic under the Saskatchewan Public Health Act, which renders illegal, since March 26, 2020, “participating in a private gathering of more than 10 people without maintain

Saskatchewan is reporting 22 new, confirmed cases of COVID-19 to bring the total to 156 in the province. The regional breakdown is Far North 3, North 33, Central (excluding Saskatoon) 10, Saskatoon 72, South (excluding Regina) 4, and Regina 34.

Saskatchewan’s retail cannabis stores are among those allowed to remain open during the COVID-19 scaledown and reports are that they are busy places.

UPDATE: RCMP report Forrest Aitken has been found and they thank the public for their help. BACKGROUND: Humboldt RCMP and Lanigan RCMP are requesting the public's assistance in locating 25-year-old Forrest Aitken.

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Some people may not think of dancing as a way of praying, but for Indigenous people, it’s a traditional way to ask the Creator to heal people who are sick. Amidst the global COVID-19 pandemic, people are again turning to dancing to heal.

Two cases of community transmission known in the Battlefords-Prince Albert area