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UPDATE 2: This evening, Richard Flett was located and arrested by the Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes Unit South with the assistance of Nipawin RCMP . He is currently in police custody.

Longer, rainier summers are thawing permafrost at an accelerated rate in interior Alaska, according to a new study, begging the question: what does this mean for rainy summers in the Canadian North? “Thawing is happening even faster than we thought,”

Canada’s leading nuclear industry players announced an inter-provincial corporate partnership Thursday to support the launch of a research centre that will work on developing small modular reactors (SMRs) for use in Saskatchewan.

MLAs need to be recalled to the legislature as soon as possible to discuss the province’s COVID-19 back-to-school plan, said the leader of the official opposition.

While all three North Saskatchewan MPs are watching the Conservative Party of Canada leadership race rather closely, they all know it is now a waiting game before the new leader is announced.

EAST CENTRAL — It’s now a waiting game for Prince Albert Randy Hoback as he waits to see who will be the Conservative Party of Canada’s new leader. The results of the race will be revealed Sunday, Aug. 23.

There are two new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on Aug. 22, bringing the total to 1,597 reported cases. The new cases are located in the Saskatoon (1) and South West (1) zones. Of the 1,597 reported cases, 117 are considered active.

JANSEN — A final decision on whether BHP will move ahead with a potash mine near Jansen has been pushed forward due to some unforeseen difficulties with shaft construction as well as the pandemic.

EAST CENTRAL — A tornado has been spotted touching down west of Lake Lenore. One video shows a resident taking video of the tornado as she drives down Moseley Road. The video was taken at 5:30 p.m. on Aug. 21.

Results from July's Traffic Safety Spotlight on highway work zone safety