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EAST CENTRAL — The provincial government has announced its annual funding for regional colleges with $24.2 million being approved for skills training at the eight Saskatchewan colleges.

Battleford council has given its approval to making an SGI Provincial Traffic Safety Fund grant to address issues between the intersections of 22nd Street (to Highway 40) and 29th Street on Highway 4.

The province announced a number of measures being put in place to increase testing capacity for COVID-19. The measures, annouced Sept.

Saskatchewan has inked a deal to send about 3,000 new road signs.

Saskatchewan is putting more money into fixing abandoned oil wells, a move it says will boost economic recovery by getting oil and gas sector workers back on the job.

The word “student” wasn't mentioned once in the federal Liberal government’s throne speech Wednesday, and young people were quick to complain that the effort to establish COVID-19 recovery priorities had passed them by.

Well-known rodeo personality and Senlac rancher, Ash Cooper, who manages the bucking horse herd of the Cooper Clan, was dealt a devastating blow when his father, Jim, discovered a brood mare had been shot in the opening days of September.

There is an increasing level of radicalization within Saskatchewan with regards to perception of the COVID-19 pandemic, with some people calling the pandemic a farce and not a big deal.

HUMBOLDT — Rob Muench has decided not to seek a second term as mayor of Humboldt, but he said he is still considering running as a councillor in the next civic election. Muench made the announcement via Facebook on Sept. 23.

RM OF HUMBOLDT — A large multi-level barn west of Humboldt was lost after being engulfed by a fire. Humboldt RCMP said they are currently treating the investigation as an arson.