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A third death has been announced as the province announces nine new confirmed COVID-19 cases. As of April 1, the total is 193. The person who died was in the 80 to 89 age range. The province is not saying where the death happened.

EAST CENTRAL — The Regional Authority of Carlton Trail is asking for the public’s help as it takes additional action to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. Landfills and transfer stations will remain open.

With no immediate end in sight to the COVID-19 situation, the Dekker Centre for the Performing Arts has announced it is extending show cancellations through the end of May.

EAST CENTRAL— After Easter, the North East School Division (NESD) has planned classes to resume through supplemental learning in a home environment.

The federal Conservative Party’s Saskatchewan caucus, which includes Souris-Moose Mountain MP Robert Kitchen, sent a letter to Finance Minister Bill Morneau on Tuesday, calling for a full exemption from the carbon tax for all farming fuels and an imm

HUMBOLDT — The City of Humboldt is encouraging residents to contact the city if they are having difficulty to pay their utility bills as normal due to the pandemic. At the present time, the city is mailing out utility bills as normal.

Battlefords-Lloydminster MP Rosemarie Falk has issued a statement the scheduled increase to the federal carbon tax.

Social Services Minister Paul Merriman announced in a press conference Tuesday the provinces plan to support Saskatchewan’s most vulnerable citizens during the COVID-19 crisis.

Prince Albert Police arrested a man this afternoon in connection to a triple homicide. Two adults, both 56, and a seven-year-old boy were found murdered in a home in the 300 block of MacArthur Drive on March 29.

EAST CENTRAL — COVID-19 testing sites have been established in seven communities across east central Saskatchewan.