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After a reeve of a RM grilled the provincial cabinet about calls to Saskatchewan Crown corporations being answered at call centres outside the province, the premier said they'd be looking into the issue.

Canada is changing its risk assessment policy for genetically modified plants and food products sold at home and overseas. Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) that contain foreign DNA will still be subject to government regulatory oversight.

HUMBOLDT — With SGI rebates coming in the mail, the St. Mary’s Villa Foundation is asking Humboldt residents to donate the money towards a new home. St. Mary’s Villa was built in 1963, with additions constructed in 1965, 1977 and 1992.

COVID-19 vaccine booking eligibility is being expanded. Starting March 13 at 8 a.m., the Saskatchewan Health Authority Patient Booking System will now include individuals 76 years of age and older.

We didn't do so hot on something called the 'COVID Misery Index.'

Vaccines Reported An additional 2,692 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 98,571.

In the initial hours of Saskatchewan’s new booking system being launched, 10,636 individuals in Saskatchewan 80 years of age and older have been booked for their COVID-19 vaccine. A total of 5,616 of those appointments were made today (as of 11 a.m.

HUMBOLDT — According to a survey from Humboldt Age Friendly Committee, communication and transportation are the two biggest challenges seniors expressed that they face within the community.

On the one-year anniversary of the declaration of the global pandemic, the Government of Saskatchewan nearly $29 million in approved funding to support schools during the pandemic.

North Battleford city council got an update Monday on plans by Battlefords Early Childhood Intervention Program to install a “liberty swing” at the natural space playground at Centennial Park.