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A Prince Albert man facing child porn charges failed to appear in court and a bench warrant was issued for his arrest. Nick Daniels, 32, was scheduled to appear in Prince Albert Provincial Court Aug. 11 on charges of possession of child porn.

The Capitol Theatre in North Battleford has announced it will be showing new releases beginning Friday, Aug. 14. According to their Facebook page, cinemas will be opening four days a week, on Fridays, Saturday, Sunday and Tuesdays.

Losing a loved one to drowning is a devastating experience for families and friends.

At the province’s COVID-19 media conference on Tuesday, deputy premier Gord Wyant provided a further update on what is happening with their safe schools plan.

A Mosquito First Nation man was charged with weapons offences after an incident Aug. 6 that saw about 20 RCMP vehicles and one armoured vehicle respond in a massive show of force.

Dorothy Ahenakew has been the food security coordinator for the Ahtahkakoop community Garden Initiative Project for the past three years with help from the Ahtahkakoop band, the Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs (BATC), and Canadian Feed the Children.

There are 29 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on August 11, bringing the total to 1,479 cases in Saskatchewan. The new cases are located in Saskatoon (17), Regina (4), South West (4), South Central (3) and North West (1) zones.

Also has charges under public health act in connection to another incident

Steinbach, Man. – Saskatchewan’s return to school plan while under the COVID-19 pandemic is pretty close to what education expert Michael Zwaagstra would recommend. This includes having kids in school, every day, all day long.

From the province: Information is being shared about the COVID-19 cases identified at the K-Bro Linens facility in Regina. As of August 9, 2020, 18 employees of K-Bro Linens have tested positive for COVID-19.