Battlefords News-Optimist

A Prince Albert man pleaded guilty to manslaughter for the death of 27-year-old Cody McAdam. Bryce Bird, 20, had pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in November 2020 and a trial date was to be set in Prince Albert Court of Queen’s Bench.

Trials haven’t been set for an Onion Lake Cree Nation man and a Sturgeon Lake First Nation woman facing organized crime charges in Prince Albert.

Youth aged 12 to 17 are now eligible to get their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Only the Pfizer vaccine, however, has been approved for use with youth aged 12 to 17.

Recent rain has resulted in the lifting of a fire ban for the Town of Battleford and the Rural Municipality of Battle River.

A Moosomin First Nation woman has been in custody since she was arrested May 16 and charged with two counts of aggravated assault.

Vaccines Reported An additional 2,339 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 665,193.

A former Saskatchewan music and band teacher sentenced to prison last month in a Yorkton court was given more prison time by an Ontario court on similar charges. Gerard Loehr, 58, was handed a 3.

The leaders of the Battlefords Regional Community Coalition have joined together to send a message urging people to get vaccinated for COVID-19.

BGC Battlefords annual general meeting was held virtually on May 18, with the organization looking back at the past year.

An Onion Lake woman will stand trial for the murder of 26-year-old Braeden Sparvier of Onion Lake. Shari Priscilla Heathen, 28, is charged with second-degree murder in relation to his death.