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Lower commodity prices are causing problems for Saskatchewan mining.

A trial date has been set in connection to an individual facing several charges dating back to Jan. 11. Jordan Waskewitch is scheduled to go to trial Aug. 28 in connection to the charges against him.

Battlefords-Lloydminster MP Rosemarie Falk is feeling the heat from social media to her high-five reaction to a vote in the House of Commons last Wednesday.

After some ups and downs, Canada Post has moved back into Battleford’s post office building. Residents stopped in to check out the building, eat some doughnuts and get their mail Monday. Cassandra Germsheid of Fieldstone Holdings Corp.

After a 1,200km walk Rance Cardinal arrived in Humboldt on May 27. While the walk may have ended part of his journey, it opened up another. After walking from Sioux Lookout, Ont.

The indication from one of the successful applicants for a cannabis retail permit in North Battleford is they want to be ready to go as soon as possible. That is the word from James Davey, president and CEO of Envirosafe Chemicals Canada Ltd.

TISDALE — It was a day of celebration for 26 students at the Tisdale branch of Cumberland College as they graduated from their programs. With 16 graduates, the adult basic education program was the largest contingent at the June 1 ceremony.

It was a day of green at Glenn Hall Park as the Saskatchewan Roughriders made a special stop in Humboldt on June 3 for a practice and meet and greet.

After spending the winter in sunny Mexico and the Southwestern United States, one of Saskatchewan’s most iconic species at risk has returned to their breeding grounds for the season – welcome back burrowing owls.

NIPAWIN — Nipawin council has passed the first phase of a plan aimed at getting citizens to walk and bike more often.