Battlefords News-Optimist

Here are some highlights from the latest COVID-19 news conference in Regina on Tuesday afternoon, attended by health minister Paul Merriman and chief medical health officer Dr.

Three residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died. All three deaths were in the 80+ age group. One in the North West zone and two in the Regina zone.

An Onion Lake Cree Nation man who went missing Dec. 15 was allegedly held captive and drugged by gang members, according to his family who spoke to the Battlefords Regional News-Optimist on the condition of anonymity.

In consultation with the Office of the Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC), eHealth Saskatchewan (eHS), the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) and the Saskatchewan Ministry of Health are providing an update on the eHealth malwar

On Dec. 21, at approximately 5:30 p.m., Prince Albert RCMP received a report of a head-on collision on Highway 3, approximately 5 km west of Prince Albert.

Observations from Isolation

After nine months of delays and adjournments, an accused triple killer is expected to elect how he wants to be tried.

An Onion Lake woman is facing drug trafficking charges in Alberta and breach charges in Saskatchewan. Tamarah Lee Dillon, 27, was denied bail in November and is being held at Pine Grove Correctional Centre for women in Prince Albert.

In an effort to improved affordable housing, the Province of Saskatchewan and Government of Canada announced on Dec. 21 an expansion of the Saskatchewan Housing Benefit (SHB).

The new MLA for the Battlefords has completed his first fall sitting at the Saskatchewan legislature.