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On Jan. 18, North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum lifted a state-wide mandatory mask order, with the state having brought its COVID-19 new case numbers down to a level lower than Saskatchewan’s.

Update: Around 7 p.m. Jan. 21, Maidstone RCMP responded to a complaint of a three vehicle collision on Highway 17 south of Lloydminster, near the community of Lone Rock.

Lockdown remains in effect

There is a state of emergency on the Moosomin First Nation due to COVID-19 and a temporary partial lockdown has been declared this week on the reserve. The lockdown took effect Monday, Jan. 18, as an outbreak was declare on Moosomin reserve.

Battle River Treaty 6 Health Centre is reporting it is receiving its first shipments of COVID-19 vaccines this week. The shipment of Pfizer vaccine was due to arrive the week of Jan. 20 and clinics were to be set up Jan.

There are 227 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on January 21, 2021, bringing the provincial total to date to 21,338 cases. Thirteen Saskatchewan residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died.

Alleged street gang associates accused of shooting at police who were pursuing them during a high-speed chase on Onion Lake Cree Nation had appearances in Lloydminster Provincial Court Jan. 20.

The Battlefords Kiwanis Music Festival will run as scheduled this season after being cancelled last year.

SGI reported that there was still plenty of drinking and driving cases found during the December Traffic Safety Spotlight on impaired driving.

A North Battleford man pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and elected to be tried by provincial court judge. Trent Fox, 19, has been in custody since his arrest in October 2020.