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With the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the public health restrictions resulting from it, nowhere yet in sight, the Government of Saskatchewan announced on Jan.

It appears there are a lot of Top Gun fans who might have been really, really, disappointed when the sequel to the 1986 movie, which was supposed to come out last summer, was delayed due to COVID-19.

The case against a Moosomin First Nation man continues to be delayed due to its complexity.

HUMBOLDT — Power was out in parts of Humboldt, Muenster and nearby rural areas after an accident involving a vacuum truck. At 4:21 p.m. on Jan. 29, SaskPower reported that it was working on the issue.

An Onion Lake woman arrested by Alberta RCMP in a huge drug bust was released on bail. Bianca Lasas, 20, and Courtlin Littlewolfe, 34, also from Onion Lake Cree Nation, were arrested by Lloydminster, Alta., RCMP on Jan. 10, 2021, after a pursuit.

MELFORT — Melfort RCMP are asking for help to identify a man who has been connected to a theft at a business. On Jan. 12, police said the man entered a business on the 1000 block of Melfort’s Main Street. Several items were stolen from the premises.

There were 308 COVID-19 vaccine doses administered yesterday in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 35,091. As of January 29, 107 per cent of the doses received have been administered.

A preliminary hearing for four people accused of kidnapping and killing elementary teacher Sheena Marie Billette, 28, of La Ronge in 2019 is delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, provinces and territories are announcing further restrictions to slow the spread of the virus.

On Thursday, Jan. 28, at approximately 10:30 a.m., Ahtahkakoop RCMP received the report of an adult male allegedly carrying a firearm near the Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation School.