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The last conference on Confederation took place in London England from December 1866 to March 1867. Attending were 16 members from New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and the two halves of the Province of Canada — Ontario and Québec.

A summer fair just isn’t complete without the spectacle of a parade. So Saturday the Painted Hand Casino Parade, part of the annual Yorkton Exhibition was a popular event.

Merchandise exports in Saskatchewan totalled $2.6 billion in May 2017, up 38.3 per cent from May 2016. In terms of percentage change, Saskatchewan had the third highest increase among the provinces.

Saskatchewan’s value of building permits from January to May 2017 was $805.3 million, up by 20.8 per cent over the same period last year. Nationally, building permits were up 9.7 per cent.

The Government of Saskatchewan has established trapping seasons for cougars and black bears in select wildlife management zones in Saskatchewan’s farmland.

Good Spirit School Division and the Parkland Regional Library have joined forces to launch an exciting reading promotion this summer.

This week in 1950, the Korean War was escalating. The Canadian ships HMCS Cayuga, HMCS Athabaskan, and HMCS Sioux had joined the United States naval task force as part of the United Nations contingent on July 13, 1950. The war began on June 25, 1950.

Ron Styles announced that he would retire from his position as SaskTel President and CEO effective July 1, 2017.

On Wednesday, June 28, 2017, the Sunrise Regional Health Authority met in the Board Room at Yorkton Regional Health Centre in Yorkton. The following is a summary of the highlights from the meeting.

The lady in white proved to be just right Saturday evening. Attired in an all-white dress, Julianna Moore from Saint Lazare, MB.