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With a few exceptions, anyone who is 14 days past their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at time of exposure and is asymptomatic no longer has to isolate when named as a close contact of a COVID-19 positive person.

Access to vaccinations is being stepped up this week in order to meet the first dose vaccination threshold of 70 per cent of residents 12 years and older and enable Saskatchewan to reach Step 3 of the Re-opening Roadmap and the removal of public heal

Residents support letter

With the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League’s recent announcement of a return to play, the Battlefords North Stars have announced some key dates in the lead up to the 2021-22 season. They have announced that the weeks of Aug.

The Saskatchewan Rush have released the names of those on their Protected Player List for the upcoming 2021 Expansion Draft.

It was a rough go for a proposed business tax incentive at North Battleford’s city council meeting Monday. A proposed municipal business tax Incentive aimed at investment attraction ran into trouble.

Structure fires in North Battleford continue to be high in North Battleford in 2021, according to the latest report from Fire Chief Lindsay Holm of North Battleford Fire Department.

A lawyer for a man charged in connection with the death of Braeden Sparvier on Onion Lake Cree Nation asked for an adjournment to receive more disclosure.

Vaccines Reported An additional 6,880 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 910,322.

From the city of North Battleford: The city of North Battleford is now in the fourth month of our mandatory smart meter installation. The city has installed over 10 per cent of meters throughout the city.