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There are 54 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on October 26, 2020, bringing the total to 2,783 cases.

With an election that has been different in many ways due to COVID-19 restrictions, it was notable for the leaders of both the Saskatchewan Party and New Democratic Party not making many forays into rural Saskatchewan.

A Saskatoon man accused of distributing and making child porn appeared in court Oct. 21 and the matter was adjourned.

When Quebec Premier Francois Legault floated the notion of herd immunity for COVID-19 in April of this year, epidemiologists across the country were flabbergasted.

EAST CENTRAL — Around 30 per cent of registered voters have already voted in the coming Monday, Oct. 26 provincial election. Out of 817,014 registered voters province-wide, 185,061 voted in the advance polls, while 61,255 voted by mail.

More than three-in-five likely voters in the province approve of the way Premier Scott Moe has handled his duties The Saskatchewan Party remains ahead of all challengers in the Prairie Province’s election, a new Research Co. poll has found.

The Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan’s platform runs the gambit from minimal intervention in the economy and low taxes to seeking more autonomy within Canada.

A guaranteed liveable income, pharmacare, dental care, grants for small farmers, and an end to the coal and oil and gas industries are all key parts of the Saskatchewan Green Party platform for the 2020 election.

The Buffalo Party is Saskatchewan’s newest party, and, if it had its way, could lead to this province leaving confederation. But its platform doesn’t explicitly say that. Rather, the platform describes something more akin to sovereignty-association.

The Saskatchewan Liberal Party is rebuilding, fielding just three candidates in this election. But they have numerous issues they would like to see addressed through their platform, and many of them focus on renewable energy implementation.