Estevan Mercury

There has been an increase in demand for Christmas trees across the country this year, and the Estevan Kinsmen Club’s Christmas tree lot certainly wasn’t an exception. The tree lot was located at the Estevan Canadian Tire from Nov. 23-Dec. 4.

Eleven Saskatchewan residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died – the largest one-day increase in the number of deaths among people with COVID-19 in the province since the pandemic began.

Even though it had a new format this year, the community was still eager to support the St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation's Festival of Trees: Home Edition, presented by Kingston Midstream.

During the month of November, the carbon capture and storage (CCS) facility at SaskPower’s Boundary Dam Power Station captured 60,336 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2).

Estevan residents woke up to dense fog on Friday morning, but as the fog slowly lifted, a beautiful sight remained. The trees, grass and more were coated with a layer of hoarfrost.

The COVID-19 crisis hit the oilpatch hard, with oil prices going into negative territory briefly in April and drilling coming to an absolute standstill.

There are 246 new cases of COVID-19 and 387 recoveries to report in Saskatchewan on Dec. 11, bringing the provincial total to date to 11,475 cases. However, the South East region reported 14 new cases, which is more than several previous days.

I picked the wrong day to go to the post office. The line was so long that it started outside the building. When I finally made it in, I saw the problem immediately.

The Estevan Police Service has released the names of three people charged for alleged driving infractions in recent weeks that resulted in Criminal Code charges. Kirk Doan, 30, of Carnduff, was charged on Nov.

The Estevan Eclipse Downhole Solutions U18 AAA Bears and the other teams in the Saskatchewan Male U18 AAA Hockey League announced Thursday they are taking an immediate pause from all on-ice and off-ice activities until January.