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On Saturday August 22, at approximately 9 a.m., Wollaston Lake RCMP received information that a local resident was returning to Wollaston Lake on a private boat with alcohol intended for resale in the area.

A University of Saskatchewan researcher is asking how traditional values can protect a critical population of woodland caribou.

La Ronge town council rejected a bid to approve a new location for a homeless shelter downtown in a 4-1 vote Wednesday night. The vote followed pressure from six local businesses that say the main drag is not the right place for social services.

When it was announced that St. Peter’s School principal, Tyson Volk, had accepted a job in the Light of Christ Catholic Schools office in North Battleford, residents were eager to know who the next principal would be.

The Government of Saskatchewan has announced $31 million in funding for a Rare Earth Processing Facility in Saskatchewan – delivering on a key element of the 2030 Growth Plan.

Nominations are now being accepted for the province's highest honour, the Saskatchewan Order of Merit.

From the SHA: Saskatchewan Health Authority is notifying the public that an individual who tested COVID-19 positive visited the Starbucks location at 19-233 275 Broadway St.

Estevan Mercury Regina – On Aug. 27, the Saskatchewan Party government released its first quarter fiscal update for the 2020 fiscal year, which revealed a $2.1 billion deficit, but one that was $296 million less than projected in the June 15 budget.

"It just seems like the dumpster is on fire and the dumpster happens to be on the government benches."

Training resumed on June 12, 2020 at RCMP Academy, Depot Division, after the initial shutdown in March due to COVID-19.