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In the wake of former Governor General Julie Payette’s resignation, many First Nations are calling for her replacement to be a First Nations person.

There were 164 COVID-19 vaccine doses administered yesterday in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 49,809. With this, 107 per cent of the doses received have been administered to date.

BRUNO — Kevin Pulvermacher of the Bruno Wildlife Federation has been presented with the Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation’s Clayton Young Memorial Award. The award is given annually to six recipients across the province, each from a different region.

The seven-day average of daily new cases is 163 (13.3 new cases per 100,000 population) and is now available on the Government of Saskatchewan website. This chart compares today's average to data collected over the past several months.

There were 1,079 COVID-19 vaccine doses administered yesterday in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 49,645. With this, 107 per cent of the doses received have been administered to date.

HUMBOLDT — A cougar has been sighted south of Humboldt, according to the City of Humboldt. "There has been a confirmed sighting of a cougar along the Wildlife Trail near the Vintage Club," the city said on its Facebook page .

With the long cold spell and the resulting demand for heat, SaskEnergy reported a new record for daily natural gas consumption in the province, breaking a record established just a few days earlier.

Countries in Europe and Asia are increasingly relying on biofuel – products made from wood and plant residue – as an alternative to fossil fuels in power generation and home heating.

There were 1691 COVID-19 vaccine doses administered yesterday in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 48,566. With this, 104 per cent of the doses received have been administered to date.

Lloydminster Provincial Court Judge Kim Young scolded a former Westside Outlaws street gang member for murdering a man in front of a 10-year-old boy on Onion Lake Cree Nation.