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On a day when Saskatchewan posted its second highest number of new cases of COVID-19 to date, Premier Scott Moe announced on Nov. 17 additional public health restrictions to stem the spread of the coronavirus.

A preliminary hearing for a Calgary man charged with killing a Saskatchewan man didn’t proceed in Calgary Provincial Court on Nov. 10 as scheduled.

MELFORT — It was an exciting night in Melfort with the new council and mayor being sworn in at City Hall for the 2020-24 term of city council. New mayor Glenn George and six councillors were sworn in during the Nov.

TISDALE — The new Tisdale council has been sworn in followed by business as usual with a couple of items discussed around the new table. Mayor Al Jellicoe returned to council after being acclaimed mayor on Oct. 8.

At their latest COVID-19 news conference on Tuesday, the province announced what they describe as a one-month slowdown to try and curb the increase in COVID-19.

On a day when Saskatchewan posted its second highest number of new cases of COVID-19 to date, Premier Scott Moe announced on Nov. 17 additional public health restrictions to stem the spread of the coronavirus.

Submitted The following measures are in effect as of 12:01 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 19. They, and all other public health measures, will be in effect until Dec. 17 and then subject to review by the provincial Chief Medical Health Officer.

There are 240 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on November 17, 2020, bringing the provincial total to date to 5,422 cases.

Town council in Battleford has officially held its first meeting of the new term on Monday night.

The City of North Battleford has officially sworn in the new mayor and council. Their first meeting of the new term was a ceremonial one held at the Dekker Centre for the Performing Arts on Monday.