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To no one’s surprise the opposition New Democrats have blasted Monday’s provincial budget, dismissing it as a “placeholder pre-election budget that presents no recovery plan” in a statement.

The province released their full budget on Monday which showed a $1.9 billion addition to the debt total that can be attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic.

There are 18 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan to report on June 15, 2020, bringing the provincial total to 683. Thirteen of the new cases are in the Far North.

As expected Saskatchewan will run a large deficit this coming year due to COVID-19. The province is posting a $2.4 billion deficit forecast in its 2020-21 budget that was tabled Monday. The revenue forecast for Saskatchewan is $13.6 billion, down $1.

A Saskatoon man who already spent more than two years in prison had his robbery conviction overturned by the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal June 12.

ENGLEFELD — A church on the north side of Englefeld was broken into, with damage done to the interior. Humboldt RCMP said they learned of the break-in on June 13. They said it happened over the course of the last few months. Nothing was stolen.

HUMBOLDT — A walk behind plate tamper worth more than $1,600 was stolen from a vehicle parked at a business on Eighth Avenue in Humboldt. Humboldt RCMP said the theft took place between 7 p.m. on June 12 and 7 a.m. on June 13.

MELFORT — Melfort RCMP are asking for help to identify a woman connected to a shoplifting. The woman entered a business in the 100 block of Main Street in Melfort on May 22 at around 3 p.m.

As the popularity of electric vehicles grows across the country, Saskatchewan’s northeastern towns plan to build charging stations to attract the tourists that drive them.

With the provincial and municipal elections coming up in November, local women who hold political offices are not shy to speak about their own political experiences.