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An alarming spike in cases is pushing more Saskatchewan First Nations to enter community lockdowns.

CNW - On November 25, 2020, all provincial and territorial emergency management organizations will conduct public alerting tests in Canada, except for Nunavut.

There were more adjournments in the case against an Onion Lake woman accused of killing an Onion Lake man. Shari Heathen, 27, was scheduled to elect how she wants to be tried on Nov. 23 but the matter was adjourned to Dec.

The Flin Flon Bombers’ games with the Battlefords North Stars are officially cancelled.

Saskatchewan and Alberta’s respective energy ministers took federal Parliamentary Secretary for Natural Resources Paul Lefebvre to task on some of policies implemented by the federal government, and particularly the lack of an oil pipeline to the Eas

Saskatchewan RCMP advise the public that the police operation responding to the potential armed and barricaded situation reported earlier today has concluded. As a result of this operation, one adult male was safely taken into custody.

On Saturday, Nov. 21, shortly after 1 a.m., Canora RCMP received a call of a one-year-old male infant requiring urgent medical attention inside a residence located on the 200 th block of Northern Avenue in Canora.

A man accused of modifying and trafficking weapons for use by street gangs in Saskatoon remains in custody. Brett Karol, 29, appeared in Saskatoon Provincial Court Nov. 23 on about 80 charges and the matter was adjourned.

A Meadow Lake man was given a three-month conditional sentence and probation on weapons offences.

Saskatchewan’s oil production has rebounded halfway back, from its pre-COVID-19 production levels, to its bottoming out when the crisis hit, to halfway back again.