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Horse shot and killed near Senlac

Horse shot and killed near Senlac

Sept. 6, the Unity RCMP were called to a rural property near the village of Senlac. The caller reported that someone had shot one of his horses. A member attended and confirmed that the horse had been shot with a firearm.
Emergency services given chance for financial boost

Emergency services given chance for financial boost

A local insurance company is providing Saskatchewan’s small-town emergency response organizations with a unique way of earning some funding.

How birding helped a northern journalist cope with isolation

This summer Brandon White picked up his camera, trekked into the bush and connected with the bird population, which is famously good at social distancing.
Increased COVID-19 exposure in Meadow Lake

Increased COVID-19 exposure in Meadow Lake

​Saskatchewan Health Authority is notifying the public that an individual who tested COVID-19 positive was at the following locations in Meadow Lake when the individual was likely infectious: · Lion’s Park, SW edge of Meadow Lake along Hwy 4, Aug.
Local emergency services given chance for financial boost

Local emergency services given chance for financial boost

EAST CENTRAL — A local insurance company is providing Saskatchewan’s small-town emergency response organizations with a unique way of earning some funding. My Mutual Insurance, based out of Waldheim, Sask.
Canary in the coal mine: Birds predict change in boreal forest

Canary in the coal mine: Birds predict change in boreal forest

Saskatchewan’s first breeding bird atlas is one summer closer to fruition. Years of arduous fieldwork are starting to come together, with just one summer left before the project is complete.
Canada is way behind on pledge to cut methane emissions, analysis shows

Canada is way behind on pledge to cut methane emissions, analysis shows

Canada will be significantly short of its goal to reduce oil and gas methane emissions by 40 to 45 per cent below 2012 levels by its 2025 deadline, and advocates want stronger federal regulation to help bridge the gap.
COVID-19 update: Eight new cases, one in hospital, recoveries remain at 1,579

COVID-19 update: Eight new cases, one in hospital, recoveries remain at 1,579

There are eight new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on September 6, bringing the total to 1,651 reported cases. The new cases are located in the North West (1), Saskatoon (3), Central East (2), Regina (1) and South East (1) zones.
The dirt on healthy soil and how it could help save the world

The dirt on healthy soil and how it could help save the world

Anastasia Fyke doesn’t have time for millennials. Sort of.

‘The fish are much, much smaller’: study finds Yukon-Alaska salmon declining in size

Back in the 1970s, Peggy Kormendy recalls pulling an 84-pound chinook salmon from the Yukon River. It was a massive haul, a once in-a-lifetime event that’s probably going to become even less likely from here on out.
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