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TISDALE — The new Tisdale council has been sworn in followed by business as usual with a couple of items discussed around the new table. Mayor Al Jellicoe returned to council after being acclaimed mayor on Oct. 8.

At their latest COVID-19 news conference on Tuesday, the province announced what they describe as a one-month slowdown to try and curb the increase in COVID-19.

On a day when Saskatchewan posted its second highest number of new cases of COVID-19 to date, Premier Scott Moe announced on Nov. 17 additional public health restrictions to stem the spread of the coronavirus.

Submitted The following measures are in effect as of 12:01 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 19. They, and all other public health measures, will be in effect until Dec. 17 and then subject to review by the provincial Chief Medical Health Officer.

There are 240 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on November 17, 2020, bringing the provincial total to date to 5,422 cases.

Town council in Battleford has officially held its first meeting of the new term on Monday night.

The City of North Battleford has officially sworn in the new mayor and council. Their first meeting of the new term was a ceremonial one held at the Dekker Centre for the Performing Arts on Monday.

Battlefords RCMP are looking to the public for assistance in locating 35-year-old Stephen Lee Moosomin from Saskatoon. Moosomin was previously involved in a break and enter at a residence in June 2019.

Life is not like the movies, and real-life scams don’t always involve a gang of sophisticated career criminals conspiring to rip off millions from a smug casino owner.

UPDATE: The cancellation of movies at the Capitol Theatre includes a special presentation that was planned to commemorate the Holodomor with an A-list Hollywood movie based on the life of Gareth Jones, a journalist who tried to tell the truth about w