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Public Service Announcement from the SHA: On July 11, 2021, Saskatchewan will enter Phase 3 of the re-open Saskatchewan plan and all remaining Public Health Orders will be removed, including mandatory masking indoors.

Wednesday marked a notable milestone for the province of Saskatchewan in its fight against COVID-19. “Today will be our last regularly scheduled COVID briefing,” Premier Scott Moe said at the latest media conference.

The issue of the thousands of Indigenous children who suffered abuse and later died in residential schools have been hogging the headlines the last two months.

A woman sentenced to four years in prison for her part in an incident where police were shot at on Onion Lake Cree Nation broke down and sobbed in the prisoner’s box.

As Saskatchewan approaches the end to public health measures this weekend, the province will no longer be providing biweekly COVID-19 updates from officials moving forward.

Wednesday marked a notable milestone for the province of Saskatchewan in its fight against COVID-19. “Today will be our last regularly scheduled COVID briefing,” Premier Scott Moe said at the latest media conference Wednesday.

For a second day in a row, a walk-in vaccination clinic will be held in Humboldt tomorrow. It will be at the Uniplex's Jubilee Hall on Thursday, July 8 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The vaccines being used are Pfizer and Moderna.

From the province: Today, 71 per cent of Saskatchewan residents have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, and 50 per cent are now fully immunized.

RMS OF TISDALE, CONNAUGHT — The RMs of Tisdale and Connaught have received almost $38,000 through the Targeted Sector Support (TSS) Initiative for a regional road structure initiative, analyzing which routes get the most use in the communities.

North Battleford Galleries has announced that local artist Heather Hochbaum has been named the recipient of the 2021 Saskatchewan Craft Council's Award for Excellence in Quilting.