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A Stanley Mission man has been charged after a welfare check resulted in a crisis negotiation and the discovery of a body. On Sept. 26, at approximately 4:30 p.m.

Concerns about the recent cluster of COVID-19 cases in Yorkton were clearly on the mind of the chief medical health officer Monday. Dr.

Once again, the Rotary Club of the Battlefords has had to postpone its “Out of this World” celebration event with Col. Chris Hadfield. In a letter from Rotary received by city administration dated Sept.

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is advising of a cluster of COVID-19 cases in the Yorkton area and has declared an outbreak in the Yorkton Regional Health Centre as of September 27, 2020.

There are 14 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on September 28, bringing the total to 1,892 reported cases. The new cases are located in the Far North West (1), Saskatoon (3), Central East (7) and Regina (3) zones.

Submitted by the RCMP On Sept. 27, a front-line officer at the Yorkton RCMP Detachment tested positive for COVID-19. The officer immediately self-isolated as per the direction of the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA).

The Saskatchewan Liberal Party have announced Robert Rudachyk as their interim leader, after their previous leader dropped out just weeks before an expected election call. Naveed Anwar, stepped down from that position on Sept. 9.

Candidate Lois Laing has launched her campaign for mayor of North Battleford by releasing her platform on her campaign website.

Good news for trick or treaters in North Battleford: Halloween is still on. The City of North Battleford has issued a statement saying it “will not be legislating restrictions on Halloween.

The town council race in Battleford is under way with a number of candidates having filed their nominations as of Monday morning. So far, incumbent Ames Leslie is the only candidate in the mayor’s race.