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35 people with hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in Saskatchewan since 1994; 11 deaths

From the Canadian Forces Snowbirds site: Captain Jennifer Casey, our beloved daughter lost her life on Sunday, May 17 in Kamloops, British Columbia while supporting an important mission that seemed to be designed for her.

Christmas came early for the Town of Battleford Tuesday as they received a sizable allocation of money from the province’s Municipal Economic Enhancement Program, allowing them to go ahead with a number of projects this year.

Two municipal projects in North Battleford are getting Municipal Economic Enhancement Program funding for 2020.

EAST CENTRAL — SaskTel is warning its customers in LeRoy, Naicam, Pleasantdale, Quill Lake, Spalding and Watson that its telephone and internet services will be down due to maintenance. The outage is expected to go from midnight to 6 a.m. on May 21.

LA LOCHE — Every morning, Martha Morin takes her usual journey into the commons area of the Dene High School in La Loche.

Herb Axten’s close proximity to the Montana border is more of a headache than a help since the COVID-19 pandemic hit North America.

Two men charged in connection to a major drug bust north of Biggar - where an RCMP officer was shot - made their first court appearances today.

Some health services will start to return to normal as the Saskatchewan Health Authority enter Phase I of its resumption plan. Livingstone said May 19 they are a long way away from returning to normal operations.

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