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There are five new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on July 19, bringing the total to 943 cases. The new cases are located in the Central (4) and Saskatoon (1) regions.

The News-Optimist is saddened to hear of the death of a long time contributor, Inez B. Nordstrom, who passed away at St. Paul's Hospital, Saskatoon, on Friday, July 10, 2020 at the age of 95.

In a spring and summer dominated by anti-racism protests and public debates over controversial monuments, two antique dealers in Saskatchewan are quietly continuing to sell items that bear a symbol used for genocide, hatred and race-based politics.

High water levels around Cumberland House have flooded out local outfitters. “It’s pretty frustrating for me as an outfitter and as a trapper to see my livelihood go down like that,” said Barry Carriere, one of the affected residents.

SASKATOON – Researchers from Western University and the Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences used the Canadian Light Source (CLS) at the University of Saskatchewan to explore a promising drug carrier that could be used to deliv

The federal government announced that they will propose legislation that would make benefits available to more people with disabilities in Canada and expand a one-time payment that they announced last month.

The federal government announced that they are officially extending the emergency wage subsidy program (CEWS) deadline to December.

A complaint has been filed against one of the candidates who ran in Souris-Moose Mountain in the last federal election.

There are six new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on July 18, bringing the total to 941 cases. The new cases are located in the North (1), Central (1), South (3) and Saskatoon (1) regions.

A preliminary hearing is scheduled for a North Battleford man charged in connection to the murder a 22-year-old woman earlier this year. Keenan Mirasty, 22, is charged with second-degree murder for the death of Sequin Mooswa.