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A man charged with holding a girl against her will for four days at a remote cabin is still seeking bail after previously agreeing to being remanded in custody.

The final Public Accounts report is out for 2019-20 and the province has posted a $319 million deficit for that year. The province attributed the deficit to a steep revenue decline in the fourth quarter, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

City council in North Battleford got the latest news last Thursday about the fiscal impact of COVID-19 on City Hall. “We’ve got some pain on the horizon yet,” was the reaction of Director of Finance Steve Brown about the situation.

The case against a Thunderchild First Nation man facing murder charges was adjourned again without a trial date being set. Ivor Antoine Wapass, 46, had an appearance scheduled in Battleford’s Court of Queen’s Bench June 26 to set a trial date.

Businesses, events and activities continue to re-open in the second part of Phase 4 of Re-Open Saskatchewan.

There are six new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan to report on June 30, bringing the Saskatchewan total to 785 cases. Three new cases are in the Far North, two are in the North and one is in the South.

NIPAWIN — Canada Day will look a little different this year in Nipawin.

LEROY — A white-tailed buck was shot and left behind two miles east of LeRoy. Humboldt conservation officers said they learned about it on June 21. They said they attended the scene and located some evidence. There was no deer season on at the time.

MLA Duncan speaks to Weyburn Rotary Club

Earlier today, Monday, Kindersley RCMP were called to an apartment on West Road in Kindersley to assist the Sherriff’s Department with an eviction.