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The Battlefords Chamber of Commerce has announced it is receiving funding for its local Training and Employment Network initiative.

If you were looking to custom-build a high-end computer for either work, or more likely, gaming, perhaps to put under the Christmas tree, good luck. You probably had an impossible task in trying to secure one of the key components, the video card.

The case against an Onion Lake woman charged with second-degree murder continues to be adjourned. On Dec. 21, Shari Heathen, 27, was scheduled to elect how she wants to be tried but the matter was adjourned in Lloydminster Provincial Court to Jan.

Three alleged Westside Outlaws gang members made more appearances in Lloydminster Provincial Court and remain in custody.

A couple arrested by the RCMP gang unit had more court appearances in North Battleford Provincial Court. Cassandra Fox, 24, appeared on Dec. 16 but the matter was adjourned to Jan. 6, 2021, to enter a plea and elect how she wants to be tried.

A North Battleford man had another appearance scheduled in La Ronge Provincial Court but the matter was adjourned. On Dec. 21, Brandon Holmes, 27, was expected to elect how he wants to be tried.

A North Battleford man charged with attempted murder was denied bail in Prince Albert Provincial Court. Trent Fox, 19, had show cause hearings on Dec. 16 and Dec. 22 but he was denied bail and a warrant of committal was issued.

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.

St. Paul’s Hospital ICU Registered Nurse Kathy Pickerl was first in line to receive the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine in Saskatoon on December 22, as the province moved into the early stages of Phase 1 of the Vaccine Delivery Plan.

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.