Battlefords News-Optimist

Just one per cent more of Saskatchewan adults need to get their first COVID-19 vaccine shot in the coming week in order for the province to begin Step Three - the final phase of its Reopening Roadmap - on July 11.

More than 700 kilometers north of Winnipeg sits a small community that many who have never been to may know only for its isolated location and subarctic winter temperatures.

Below is the statement from Saturday’s 5 p.m. news conference with A/Commr. Rhonda Blackmore, Commanding Officer of the Saskatchewan RCMP: Tragedy unfolded early this morning for our Saskatchewan RCMP family.

An RCMP officer has died while on duty according to a press release.

Longtime McLurg High School principal Greg Mamer was recognized by Battle West Athletics and the Saskatchewan High School Athletics Association May 31.

One new death was being reported Saturday in the provincial government’s COVID-19 report. The death was of a person in the 80+ age group from the North West zone, bringing the zone’s death total to 72.

Vaccines Reported An additional 18,014 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 878,665.

Former Wilkie resident heads program

Residents in the areas surrounding Wolseley and Francis will see an increased police presence as Saskatchewan RCMP officers conduct an investigation.

Cumberland House Cree Nation has declared sovereignty over the largest inland freshwater river delta in North America.