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A woman who was wanted by police after she allegedly robbed a Lloydminster hotel at gunpoint was granted bail today. Kacey Dillon, 20, had a show cause hearing in Lloydminster Provincial Court July 15. Details from bail hearings can’t be published.

A Meadow Lake man was handed 360 days in prison for weapons offences. John Robert Arnold, 27, was sentenced in Meadow Lake Provincial Court July 14. With credit for pretrial custody Arnold has 103 days left to serve.

Regina Police have laid charges against two individuals after investigation into the death of a two-year-old last month deemed a homicide.

Vaccines Reported An additional 7,787 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 1,321,210.

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From the province: The extremely hot and dry weather and minimal rainfall this week continues to cause crops to rapidly advance through their developmental stages.

From the RCMP: Battleford RCMP conducted a traffic stop on 100 th Street in North Battleford shortly after midnight on July 15 th which has resulted in numerous charges against a male from Red Deer, Alberta.

Regina city council returned to debating a city bylaw to ban conversion therapy on Wednesday, hearing from many public speakers during a meeting that lasted nearly seven hours.

A lawyer for a man arrested in a significant drug asked the Saskatoon Provincial Court on July 14 for an adjournment saying she just received “a lot of disclosure” and needs time to review and go over it with her client.

Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit has announced that Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation will implement measures to address dry conditions impacting producers.