Estevan Mercury

There are 191 new cases of COVID-19 and 176 recoveries to report in Saskatchewan on March 31, bringing the provincial total to 33,590 cases. Two Saskatchewan residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died.

SaskPower’s Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) facility at Boundary Dam Power Station near Estevan has captured more than four million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) since operations began in 2014.

If you were surprised that the Supreme Court of Canada ruled in favour of the federal government when it comes to the legality of the carbon tax, then you might be an eternal optimist, or you just didn’t grasp the long odds Saskatchewan, Alberta and

Emergency services at the Arcola Health Centre have resumed. After a review by a structural engineer, it has been determined the damage in the entrance area of the emergency department of the health centre does not present a safety concern.

For a long time, mobile blood donor clinics have been coming to Estevan about four times a year.

Estevan is going to see a new exciting activity coming downtown.

The editor: In the last few weeks, residents of Estevan – and people across the country – have dealt with the passing of someone who was one of the best citizens our city had to call our own.

A young Estevan athlete is going to be in the spotlight throughout April, thanks to an initiative involving Sobeys and Special Olympics.

Six games. That’s all that the Estevan Bruins and most of the other teams in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League played in the 2020-21 season.

As I was writing this, the Taiwanese Ever Given, a 200,000-tonne cargo ship that spans 400 metres, roughly the length of four football fields, was finally being first partially refloated and then freed.