Assiniboia Times

At about 9 a.m. on May 20, an eastbound vehicle was stopped on Highway 16 near Maidstone by Saskatchewan RCMP Traffic Services for a broken windshield.

The Ministry of Environment, working with Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), prevented invasive mussels from hitching a ride from the U.S.

Four-day work weeks – a notion brought forward by New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern – she suggested the idea in a Facebook live video in late May.

Glen Forrester of Torquay Saskatchewan, a village 234.3 kilometres southeast of Assiniboia, won the grand Assiniboia Spring Fever Lotto prize of $150,000. Curtis Nelson of Nelson GM presented Forrester's cheque on May 29.

Many local businesses have closed their doors soon after the worldwide pandemic was declared on March 11. Yet, the Canalta Hotel on 601 First Avenue West managed to keep their doors open, although many adjustments had been introduced.

The first wave of people who applied for CERB (Canada Emergency Response Benefit) in mid-March will soon receive their fourth and final payments of $2,000.

Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab announced on Wednesday, May 27 the province recorded two additional deaths from COVID-19, bringing the total to 10.

The internet has become an irreplaceable tool for communications, work, education and other uses such as sources for diversions and entertainment.

The Saskatchewan Health Authority confirmed a community transmitted outbreak in Saskatoon. Medical Health Officer Dr. Johnmark Opondo declared the outbreak on May 27.

A critical conversation that needs to come out of the COVID-19 outbreak is the need for quality palliative care.