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Council approves reports, discusses waste water project

September 28, 2020

The Town of Preeceville council approved the minutes from its August meeting at the regular meeting held on September 16. The Waste Water Treatment Facility project was a...

Preeceville School acknowledges special coach

September 28, 2020

The Preeceville School acknowledged one of its own teachers for her dedication in the coaching aspect to the sports organizations within the school. Arlene Prestie was ...

Canora/Sturgis RCMP activity report

September 28, 2020

The Canora/Sturgis RCMP responded to 53 calls during the week of September 10 to September 17, some of which included: two traffic accidents, 13 traffic offences, one ...

Preeceville Wildlife acknowledged its hunters and fisherman

September 21, 2020

The Preeceville branch of the Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation acknowledged its hunters and avid fishermen in a special appreciation. Due to COVID-19 the club was unable to...

Not all COVID-related news is bad

September 20, 2020

Amid the myriad of bad news stories that have arisen in 2020 on the Canadian Prairies due to the impact of COVID-19, there are good news stories too. It is important to ...

Canora/Sturgis RCMP activity report

September 19, 2020

The Canora/Sturgis RCMP responded to 54 calls during the week of September 3 to September 10, some of which included: two traffic accidents, 19 traffic offences, three ...

Preeceville Midgets acknowledged for contributions

September 18, 2020

The Preeceville Pats Midget hockey players were acknowledged with awards for their dedication and hard work through the 2019-20 season. The season was cut short and ended ...

Canora artist looks into the past with paint

September 14, 2020

Val Morhart’s paintings are a window into the past. He said he’s inspired by thinking about the way it used to be, farming life and the legacy of the pioneers in the area....

Former Canora resident suddenly receives new kidney

September 12, 2020

After a lengthy wait filled with ups and downs, including “kidney failure, fatigue and dialysis,” John Kalmakoff of Regina has finally received a new kidney. The surgery ...

Sturgis Composite School celebrates award winners

September 11, 2020

The Sturgis Composite School acknowledged graduates with awards during its graduation ceremony held in the Sturgis Park on August 28. Kristen Peterson and Kelsey Newman ...

Sturgis graduation ceremony held in the park

September 11, 2020

Members of the Sturgis 2020 graduating class, from left, were: (back row) Tory Reynolds, Kacie Meroniuk, Jewel Howard, Shanae Olson and Hannah Gerbrandt, and (front) Zane ...

Canora/Sturgis RCMP activity report

September 11, 2020

The Canora/Sturgis RCMP responded to 36 calls during the week of August 27 to September 2, some of which included: one traffic accident, eight traffic offenses, one ...

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Little enthusiasm in Canada and U.S. for heating up abortion debate: poll

September 24, 2020

For weeks, it seemed that the issue of abortion, which used to dominate the airwaves in political campaigns in the United States, would not be a feature of this year’s ...

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Canora/Sturgis RCMP activity report

August 29, 2020

The Canora/Sturgis RCMP responded to 40 calls for service over the week of August 13 to 19, some of which included 15 traffic offenses, seven provincial statutes, one ...