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Friday, the Minister of Transport, the Honourable Marc Garneau, announced new measures requiring all air passengers to have a non-medical mask or face covering to cover their mouth and nose during travel.

As of April 17, the Chief Medical Health Officer of Saskatchewan’s public health order has been updated to include: • As of April 28, long-term care and personal care homes must ensure that each staff member works in only one facility.

NIPAWIN — A Nipawin community resource centre that provides cultural, prevention, educational and intervention programming to more than 300 clients is still operating despite the pandemic.

As of April 17, Saskatchewan has one new case and one new presumptive case of COVID-19, bringing the total to 307 reported cases. Seventy-five of the 307 reported cases are considered active.

MELFORT — Two men have been charged after search warrants executed at two Melfort homes found drug paraphernalia, unknown pills, unknown powder substances and weapons.

Heartfelt thanks to the many businesses who have continued to communicate with their clients through our newspaper and website.

A Loon Lake man pleaded guilty in Saskatoon Provincial Court April 15 to child pornography charges. Steven Joseph Lasas, 26, was arrested Jan.

At this moment, when an expected surge in COVID-19 patients has yet to arrive, physicians, residents and other health-care workers may be feeling a sense of “anticipatory anxiety,” said Brenda Senger, director of the Saskatchewan Medical Association’

Due to the unprecedented financial and social impacts by the COVID-19 pandemic, the City of North Battleford has postponed the deadline to pay 2020 property taxes. Aug. 31 is the new due date to pay property taxes without penalty.

The City of North Battleford’s Waste Management Facility will be temporarily adjusting their hours of operation because of COVID-19.