Estevan Mercury

The Saskatchewan New Democratic Party (NDP) announced its complete 2020 election platform in Saskatoon on Oct. 9, focusing on “People First.” NDP Leader Ryan Meili said, “These past six months have really shown the strength of Saskatchewan people.

For the first time since Oct. 2, there are no new cases of COVID-19 in southeast Saskatchewan. According to the daily report released Friday, there were 22 new cases of COVID-19 to report in the province.

After a few fog-and smoke-free days, it was disappointing to see smoke from California wildfires returning.

An Estevan Police Service (EPS) member, who is part of the Combined Traffic Services of Saskatchewan unit, was involved in a collision with a moose Thursday. The incident occurred on Highway 47 north of the junction with Highway 361.

Two SaskPower employees have died in a workplace incident in Weyburn. According to SaskPower, they were killed in a serious safety incident. “Both individuals have died as a result of their injuries.

The Saskatchewan Hockey Association has announced a phased-in approach for minor hockey in the province. The comprehensive document was released Thursday afternoon, shortly after chief medical health officer Dr.

Another new case of COVID-19 has been reported from the southeast region, according to the daily COVID-19 news release issued Thursday. The new case is from southeast Zone 4, which includes Estevan.

The Estevan fire department responded to a mutual aid call regarding a serious field/wildland fire early this week. The emergency occurred on Monday at about 2 p.m.

The Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit has charged a man from Redvers with child pornography offences, following an investigation that began in August into the online accessing of child pornography through file sharing networks.