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UPDATE: SaskTel said the issue with long distance and toll free calls has been resolved. NORTHEAST — SaskTel has tweeted they are aware of issues with not being able to call long distance and toll free numbers from landlines or cell phones.

UPDATE: The intermittent issues impacting another carrier’s network have been resolved and Long Distance and Toll Free Calling in Saskatchewan has been restored, says SaskTel as of 1:20 today.

UPDATE: The RCMP’s non-emergency phone line, 306-310-RCMP (7267) is operating normally again, say RCMP as of 1:30 p.m. BACKGROUND: This morning - RCMP report that the main RCMP line in the province, 306-310-RCMP (7267), is not operating at this time.

Submitted The Sweetgrass School Invitational Spelling Bee hosted in partnership with Treaty Six Education Centre will be held in North Battleford on Saturday, March 9, at the Don Ross Centre.

A $46,000 donation raised by auctioning off jerseys and a golf bag will go towards a new incubator for babies at the Humboldt Hospital. The donation, presented at the Humboldt Broncos home game Jan.

A missing 34-year-old woman, Amanda Michayluk from Maidstone, was found deceased yesterday. RCMP report the woman was found by civilians who were assisting with the search and rescue operation.

The Climate Action Incentive is here, new EI parental sharing benefits are introduced, additional medical expenses can be claimed and more CNW - Tax season is officially around the corner, and a new year means new tax laws come into effect.

A missing 11-year-old girl from Bankend was found in a frozen slough, face down in the snow but alive. The girl was transported by emergency medical services to the hospital in Wynyard to treat hypothermia and injuries related to exposure.

MELFORT — Melfort RCMP have released photos of a suspect and vehicle believed to be connected to a string of thefts, hoping the public has information that can help with the case. The thefts happened on the west side of Melfort from Dec. 31 to Jan.

Last year’s Junior Citizen of the Year hasn’t decided to settle for that title. John Paul II Collegiate student Emily Simon is participating in national selections in Toronto on Feb. 1 and 2 as part of the Loran Awards.