Assiniboia Times

I’ve always been fascinated with conspiracy theories – they’re entertaining. Sometimes, you see these zany ideas printed on pages taped to lampposts in cities.

Saskatchewan had two new cases of COVID-19 as of April 19, bringing the total number of provincial cases to 315, including one presumptive instance reported the day before on April 18. Seventy-seven of the 315 reported cases were considered active.

Inspired by a similar initiative in the Gravelbourg area, the Assiniboia Masketeers Challenge are a group of local volunteers dedicated to making cloth masks for distribution in Assiniboia and the surrounding rural areas.

Between March 1 and April 16, the Saskatchewan RCMP received 894 COVID-19 related calls for service within the Saskatchewan RCMP’s provincial jurisdictions.

Premier Scott Moe continued on his message from the previous week regarding the forthcoming ‘reopening Saskatchewan’ plan amid more positive drops in COVID-19 numbers.

To help lessen the impacts of many challenges in the provincial agriculture sector, the Government of Saskatchewan and the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) have worked together to lift spring road bans for priority goods.

Premier Scott Moe was joined by Finance Minister Donna Harpauer on Friday to announce the preliminary revenue impacts for Saskatchewan due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

A heartfelt thanks to the many businesses who have continued to communicate with their clients through our newspaper and website.

The Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced a short-term cutback in service hours at low-traffic ports of entry along the Canadian/American border by land, effective on April 15 at 11 p.m. EDT.

The memberships of Cereals Canada and the Canadian International Grains Institute (Cigi) approved the amalgamation of both organizations under a unified governance and management structure on April 14.