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On June 18, at approximately noon, Lumsden RCMP was called to the scene of a motor vehicle collision on Highway 734 between Lumsden and Regina. Investigation reveals that a motorcycle, driven by an 82-year-old male from Regina, left the roadway.

Around 12:45 p.m. Friday Wynyard RCMP responded to a call of a collision between an eastbound semi and a westbound car on Highway16. The adult male semi driver was taken to hospital as a precaution.

A northern Saskatchewan hub has decided to scrap its Canada Day celebrations in favour of National Indigenous Peoples Day.

The Saskatchewan Health Authority is holding a number of walk-in and drive-thru COVID-19 vaccine clinics across Northern Saskatchewan this weekend as we continue our work to #StickItToCovid.

Two new deaths are being reported Monday nin the provincial government’s COVID-19 report. One death was od a person in the 80+ age group from the North West zone. The other, in the same age group, was in the North Central zone.

One new death is being reported Friday in the provincial government’s COVID-19 report. The death was on a person in the 70-79 age group from the North West zone.

Vaccines Reported As of end of day Thursday, June 17, there were an additional 24,260 vaccinations administered. This represents two days of vaccine administration (Wednesday June 16 and Thursday June 17).

A 48-year-old Saskatoon man has died after three canoes capsized on Amisk Lake. On June 16, 2021, at approximately 7:10 p.m., Creighton RCMP received a complaint of three canoes that had capsized on the south side of Amisk Lake.

First Nations, Métis and Northern Affairs Minister Don McMorris announced $2 million in provincial funding will be provided to the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) to support research into undocumented deaths and burials on formerly

Maidstone RCMP has received a spike in calls involving theft of ATV's in the R.M of Wilton. One ATV is a Red Honda 350 and other is a yellow Honda Foreman. RCMP remind people to to secure and lock up their ATV's and store the keys separately.