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The Honourable Russ Mirasty is sending the following message to northern Saskatchewan” Friends, relatives, fellow northerners - greetings.

Submitted A new suicide prevention plan will coordinate activities to promote life and reduce risk factors related to suicide in Saskatchewan.

Submitted The Saskatchewan Health Authority is ending its outbreak declaration at the Prince Albert Victoria Hospital, made after an inpatient tested positive for COVID-19 April 30. Dr.

Modern-day bootlegging continues to be a problem in Saskatchewan. Deschambault Lake RCMP recently charged two people in separate incidents for bootlegging. “It’s definitely a problem in northern Saskatchewan,” said Cpl.

On May 7 at approximately 10 p.m., Battlefords RCMP were called to the Sweetgrass First Nation for multiple calls of grass fires being set in multiple locations.

Limited number of modified Class 5, 4, and 2 road tests available starting May 11

Students won’t physically return to school for the rest of the school year. The government said it’s working on what happens if schools can’t reopen in September.

Effective Thur​​​sday, May 7, 2020, emergency and outpatient services at Wilkie and District Health Centreare suspended until further notice. Laboratory, x-ra​y, and community services will be available by appointment only.

The province confirmed Thursday that in-class learning will not resume until September at the earliest. Saskatchewan students have been continuing to take part in online learning at home, with in-class learning suspended indefinitely on March 16.

As of May 7, 2020, Saskatchewan has 19 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the provincial total to 531. Fifteen of the new cases are in the Far North with 12 of those being in the La Loche area, while the remaining four are in the North region.