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Sentencing for a man convicted earlier this year in a Saskatoon court on attempted murder was postponed again. Cory Smockum, 38, was supposed to be sentenced in Saskatoon Court of Queen’s Bench on June 17 but the sentencing was adjourned.

The Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA) is pleased the provincial government has been committed to boost health spending in order to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.

June once meant hundreds of pounds of walleye flopping on the deck of John Beatty’s small fishing boat on Deschambault Lake.

Leader of the Official Opposition Ryan Meili said in a press conference Monday that Saskatchewan’s provincial budget “missed the mark.

The 2020-21 Saskatchewan Budget meets the challenges presented by the global COVID-19 pandemic. “Saskatchewan is strong, our province’s fiscal foundation remains solid and our economy will recover,” Finance Minster Donna Harpauer said.

The province released their full budget on Monday which includes large investments for education and healthcare. The budget showed an investment of $749 million towards advanced education, $2.6 billion for the Ministry of Education and $5.

The province released their full budget on Monday which showed a $1.9 billion addition to the debt total that can be attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic.

There are 18 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan to report on June 15, 2020, bringing the provincial total to 683. Thirteen of the new cases are in the Far North.

Federal CERB program extended

A Saskatoon man who already spent more than two years in prison had his robbery conviction overturned by the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal June 12.