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NIPAWIN — The Town of Nipawin has reduced the budgeted tax levy increase for property from three per cent to 2.4 per cent. This change, made at council on April 23, was due to a reporting error in the previous budget.

MELFORT— The City of Melfort is looking into allowing the development of garden and garage suites as well as the use of mixed-zoning. This is a part of the city updating their official community plan (OCP) and zoning bylaw.

Regina – Representatives of municipalities and the oil industry from throughout Saskatchewan were scheduled to testify before the Senate committee looking into Bill C-48, the Oil Tanker Moratorium Act.

EAST CENTRAL — One of east central Saskatchewan’s local MPs is saying the canola trade dispute between Canada and China is a political crisis caused by the actions of the prime minister.

UPDATE: The investigation of a fatal motor vehicle collision on Highway 4 south of Battleford near the communities of Red Pheasant and Mosquito has resulted in criminal charges against 27-year-old Amber Rosette with the following offences: - Sec 320.

Alberta RCMP report that an officer has been involved in a shooting. Monday at approximately 3:20 p.m., Lloydminster RCMP members were attempting to arrest a suspect in a stolen vehicle.

Focus on vehicle damage and auto insurance

Saskatchewan’s big game draw opens on May 1 and hunters have until midnight on May 25 to submit their online applications. Changes to the big game draw pool system were implemented in 2018 when the draw was expanded from four to six priority pools.

WINNIPEG – For the third consecutive year, records were set in 2018 for antisemitism in Canada.

The Wilkie fire department was seen dealing with a camper fire in downtown Wilkie on Sunday, April 28. People are reminded to be careful that open flames are not left unsupervised either inside or outside dwellings.