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A man was sentenced to eight years in prison for a crime spree that went from Onion Lake to Lloydminster and then to North Battleford. Garth Swiftwolfe, 24, appeared by CCTV in Lloydminster Provincial Court April 29.

The following is a release from Living Sky School Division: A case of COVID-19 was diagnosed in an individual in the following schools between April 23 and 30: - North Battleford Comprehensive High School (two cases) - Battleford Central School (one

Vaccines Reported An additional 8,527 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 443,669.

Spring is wonderful, as the sun rises earlier each day and the birds welcome us to the day even before the sun comes up. However, the spring weather is far from stable so we need to choose our outdoor garden chores by what the current weather is.

Battlefords area fibre artist Heather Hochbaum is among the artists whose work has been chosen for this year’s Dimensions exhibition, the origins of which were part of the former Saskatchewan Handcraft Festival once held annually in Battleford.

Submitted SaskTel has announced that it has launched nine new macro cell towers bringing 4G LTE wireless service to previously underserved parts of the province.

The Government of Saskatchewan is extending the Saskatchewan Small Business Emergency Payment (SSBEP) program an additional month to support small businesses province-wide during the global COVID-19 pandemic.

There is an increased risk of exposure to COVID-19 at the following location where a person or persons attended while infectious: - April 22 to May 1, 2021 – Manitou Evangelical Free Church, 201 2nd Street West, Neilburg Individuals who were at this

Vaccines Reported An additional 7,403 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 435,142.

Two children died and seven more were critically injured as the result of gang violence in 2020, according to Saskatchewan’s Advocate for Children and Youth.