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One new death is being reported Wednesday in the North West in the provincial government’s COVID-19 report. The death was of a person in the 40-49 age group from the North West zone.

Vaccines Reported An additional 13,719 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 1,247,253. Over half a million Saskatchewan residents are now fully vaccinated.

The king of Westside Outlaws street gang was handed 412 days in prison for weapons-related offences. Terrance Stonechild, 33, appeared in Lloydminster Provincial Court July 7 by CCTV from Saskatoon Correctional Centre.

When the pandemic first emerged and schools shuttered back in March last year, friends Jin Schofield and Sarvnaz Ale Mohammad started thinking about how they could spend their time while helping others.

An Onion Lake man pleaded not guilty today in Lloydminster Provincial Court for his part in a violent home invasion.

The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency has announced it is launching a new website that will help residents receive emergency information. The new site at saskpublicsafety.

FCC supports projects

“Young loggerhead shrikes ‑ threatened, prairie songbirds ‑ are going to be out over the next couple of weeks near their nests, learning to perfect their hunting and impaling skills,” says Rebecca Magnus, habitat stewardship co-ordinator with Nature

Battlefords RCMP responded to 549 calls for service Wednesday, June 30, through Tuesday, July 6. These included: * Five missing persons reported. One investigation is still active. - Update: Skyler Tinker, 13 is still missing.

Another pandemic Parliament session has wrapped up for Battlefords-Lloydminster MP Rosemarie Falk. Falk is back in the riding full time for the summer break.