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It’s been one discovery after another for Canadian scientists exploring the ocean depths a few hundred kilometres off the coast of Vancouver Island.

If you can’t go anywhere due to the COVID-19 pandemic, you might as well find a cottage and spend some time there.

The City of North Battleford has released its latest update on its capital works projects for the summer of 2020, with the latest news of their progress.

The provincial government is recommending schools enact protocols like wearing masks in high traffic areas, but not mandating it.

After suffering from a strange undiagnosed illness, a Saskatchewan man hopes the province will offer tests to detect COVID-19 antibodies. Antibody testing may determine if someone had COVID-19.

On Friday, Aug. 7, Colin Evan Lemaigre born March 9, 1987, was charged with being unlawfully at large as per Section 145(1) of the Criminal Code. A warrant was issued for the arrest of Lemaigre on this date. During the overnight hours of Aug.

Urban housing starts in July in Saskatchewan increased by 506 per cent, compared to July 2019, which was the highest percentage increase among the provinces, the provincial government said in a news release on Aug. 11.

On Aug. 12 at approximately 3:20 a.m., a lone male entered a business on the 1700 block of 100th Street and demanded cash. The male threatened staff and fled the location with a small amount of cash.

Saskatchewan’s opposition is saying the province’s education minister has muddled up directions about school reopening in the fall, despite three government press conferences this week on the issue. On Aug.

MELFORT — Saskatoon junior miner Star Diamond Corp. is claiming that work performed by one of the world’s largest mining firms – and against whom it has a pending lawsuit filed – may have caused breakage in some early diamond samples.