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With the summer season in gear, Saskatchewan’s Ministry of Environment reminded all residents in the province to be bear aware.

Hungry babies are insistent, but these babies sure do make a lot of noise. Loggerhead Shrikes (a.k.a Butcherbirds) have particularly noisy little ones and they just might startle if people aren’t ready for them.

In the digital 21st century economy, connectivity to both the internet and cellular service is life. And while much of rural Saskatchewan has better coverage than similar rural areas in southwest Manitoba, for instance, there’s still work to be done.

Saskatchewan’s weather normalized on Wednesday, July 8 after an evening of strong westerly winds associated with a low-pressure system, which hung over the central and southwestern areas of the province the night before.

At approximately 1:30 p.m., an officer from the Craik RCMP Detachment stopped a vehicle for speeding northbound on Highway 11 near Davidson on July 3.

As the spread of COVID-19 in Canada slows down, the economic and social impacts of the pandemic are becoming more apparent. Faced with rebuilding an economy that was largely brought to a forced halt, Canada is at a crossroads of sorts.

SaskTel conveyed a 2019-20 net income of $119.8 million and operating revenues of $1,283.7 million, a year-over-year revenue growth of $5.8 million, on Wednesday, July 8.

Environment Canada’s meteorologists were tracking a potentially dangerous thunderstorm in the Assiniboia area at 7:24 p.m. C.S.T on July 7. This storm was said to be adept in creating caustic gusts, nickel-size hailstones and rainstorms.

Favourable conditions for severe thunderstorms in the Assiniboia-Gravelbourg area, which in turn might produce tornadoes, were reported on July 7. Environment Canada said severe thunderstorms would develop later in afternoon towards the evening.

Saskatchewan’s annual summer free fishing weekend is July 11 and 12. Residents and visitors to the province are allowed to fish in any of Saskatchewan’s public waters, which are open to sport fishing with no licence required.