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Vaccines Reported An additional 2,419 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 1,307,065.

It may not be the full Northwest Territorial Days that people are used to, but the Battlefords Ag Society is a go for a number of events in mid-August.

Local residents will be able to attend a drive-in movie Tuesday night as part of the Prairie Toyota Dealers Reels on Wheels Tour. A screening of Raya and the Last Dragon will take place at the Battlefords Ag Society grounds.

HUMBOLDT — A number of buildings along Humboldt’s Main Street, as well as an elementary school, have been vandalized. Humboldt RCMP said the crimes took place during the evening hours of July 8.

Up to 75 per cent of run-off management project costs

A new Beef Industry Integrated Forage Management and Utilization chair will be established at the University of Saskatchewan to connect the study of soils, plants, animals, economics and ecosystems to tap into forage crops’ full range of benefits.

Biochar key to preventing arsenic contamination of water

MELFORT — Melfort council unanimously passed a motion designating a stretch of Saskatchewan Drive as Veteran’s Way following a push by Melfort Communities in Bloom.

Brady Highway was 15 when he fought his first wildfire for roughly two weeks at his family cabin.

Dave Nikleva walks the shoreline of a Cortes Island beach nudging oysters with the toe of his boot. “Dead. Dead. Dead,” Nikleva mutters as he goes along.