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CARROT RIVER — Carrot River residents will be able to vote by mail-in ballots during the upcoming municipal election to decide the town’s future councilors and mayor.

If you could dive down to the ocean floor nearly 540 million years ago just past the point where waves begin to break, you would find an explosion of life — scores of worm-like animals and other sea creatures tunnelling complex holes and structures i

Living Sky School Division has provided an update to its return to school plans and mask protocols. The latest communication to parents came from board chair Ronna Pethick and director of education Brenda Vickers on Friday.

NIPAWIN — Fundraising will soon begin on the new helipad for the Town of Nipawin. Rennie Harper, Nipawin’s mayor, announced at the Aug.

HUDSON BAY — Work is continuing to bring the Hudson Bay landfill up to the provincial Ministry of Environment standards.

TISDALE — Tisdale council is continuing to discuss whether a ban on pitbulls and other dog breeds in the town will help protect citizens.

There are 15 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on Aug. 16, bringing the total to 1,580 total cases.

In lieu of an in-person update to the media, Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, issued the following statement Sunday: “There have been 121,889 cases of COVID-19 in Canada, including 9,024 deaths. 89% of people have now recovered.

Both the RM of Prince Albert and RM of Buckland are supporting a letter from the City of Cold Lake, Alberta around recent changes to firearms guidelines.

A candlelight vigil was held Wednesday in La Ronge, Sask., to support Métis fiddle player Tristen Durocher’s advocacy for a legislated suicide prevention strategy in the province.