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MELFORT — A decade-long promise to install a CT scanner at the Melfort Hospital is being fulfilled. The March 18 budget has allocated $2 million to pay for the piece of diagnostic equipment.

Less than a year after arriving in North Battleford, Giant Tiger is pulling out of the city. The North West Company Inc. confirmed in an email to the News-Optimist that they are closing.

The number of COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan, confirmed or presumptive, has doubled. There were two confirmed cases and six presumptive positives. As of March 18, there are eight new, presumptive positive cases.

As the COVID-19 global pandemic continues to evolve, pharmacists are becoming increasingly mindful about the need to carefully manage our drug supply to weather some of the long-term impacts of the disease across the globe.

The Government of Saskatchewan has introduced amendments to The Saskatchewan Employment Act ensuring employees have access to job protected leaves during a public health emergency.

TISDALE—The Town of Tisdale has announced that they will be closing the final RECplex services that haven’t had a closure previously announced, in an effort to reduce the spread of Covid-19.

(Assistant Commissioner Mark Fisheris Commanding Officer, Saskatchewan RCMP) As our province takes measures to flatten the curve of COVID-19, I’d like share how we’re doing our part to keep you safe and healthy.

Add the March meeting of the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce board to the list of cancellations due to the Coronavirus. The meeting had been scheduled to go on Tuesday night, March 17.

New line infrastructure coming

The Saskatchewan government announced Tuesday afternoon they would not be releasing the full provincial budget on March 18, instead providing “scaled-back estimates.