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Conservative MPs host online conference with bipartisan group of prominent Hong Kong democracy activists

Saskatchewan courts are easing some restrictions on access starting June 1 that have been in place during the COVID-19 pandemic. In late March the courts reduced services.

MELFORT — A 45-year-old Melfort man has been charged after Melfort Combined Traffic Services pursued a speeding vehicle that refused to pull over. Police said they attempted to stop the vehicle on May 20 at 8:30 p.m.

EAST CENTRAL — After a vote, 85 per cent of teachers voted to accept a new four-year agreement with the province. The agreement includes a two per cent salary increase in years two, three and four. It will be effective from Sept. 1, 2019 to Aug.

By Mark Puleo, AccuWeather staff writer The year's hottest season continues to get hotter in Canada, as AccuWeather forecasts a particularly warm summer for much of Canada in 2020.

Herb Axten’s close proximity to the Montana border is more of a headache than a help since the COVID-19 pandemic hit North America.

A bail hearing for a Meadow Lake man charged with robbery and several firearms offences was adjourned. Many cases are being adjourned due to the COVID-19 pandemic causing a backlog.

With Prime Minister Justin Trudeau enacting a gun ban in Canada through an order-in-council, there are people throughout the country unhappy with both the ban and the process through which it came about.

On May 20, between 7 p.m. and 10 p.m., officers from the La Loche RCMP Detachment were stationed on Highway 155 just south of the town limits and north of the Provincial Check Stop.

The Battlefords Agricultural Society board of directors and staff have announced, “It is with extreme sadness that Battlefords Agricultural Society Inc.