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From the SHA: The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is alerting the public of an increased risk of COVID-19 variants of concern in Lloydminster and area, and is strongly urging residents to strictly adhere to all current public health order and mea

The Capitol Theatre in downtown North Battleford has announced it is temporarily closing, again. This was not an easy decision, they stated at their Facebook page.

A North Battleford man was given a 20-month prison sentence for child luring. Oakley Blackstar, 63, was sentenced in Saskatoon Provincial Court on April 6. Charges of sexual assault and child porn were stayed.

Regina – The potential of using geothermal power generation was brough up by both the environment minister and leader of the opposition in scrums with reporters following question period on April 7.

COVID-19 Immunization Alert:

Regina – In response to the provincial budget, tabled on April 6 by the Saskatchewan Party government, New Democratic Party is calling it “uninspiring and ordinary.” The budget had a $2.6 billion deficit, Saskatchewan’s highest ever.

Around 6 p.m. on April 6, Kindersley RCMP responded to a complaint of a single vehicle collision on Highway #21 approximately 2 kilometers south of Kindersley. There was one occupant in the vehicle and she was deceased at the scene.

There may be a resolution in the case against a Lloydminster woman charged in connection to a Jan. 1, 2021, incident where Onion Lake RCMP were shot at while pursuing a SUV.

At the latest COVID-19 news conference in Regina, it was announced all the provincial public health orders will remain in effect two more weeks to April 26, 2021.