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Vaccines Reported An additional 3,050 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 530,307.

PORCUPINE PLAIN — A rural resident living near Porcupine Plain had left some posts piled on a property they planned on fencing, only to find they’d gone missing. They called the Porcupine Plain RCMP May 7 about the theft.

A lawyer wants the court to rule a Biggar man is Not Criminally Responsible (NCR) for assaulting three people with his vehicle, pointing a firearm at a person, escaping police custody and stealing a vehicle.

NIPAWIN — A rainbow sidewalk will soon be in front of L.P. Miller, after Nipawin council passed a modified proposal by the school’s Gay-Straight Alliance to temporarily paint the surface.

Sask Lotteries have unveiled the latest winner of its LOTTO MAX draw. Robert Patton had the winning LOTTO MAX combo ticket on the March 26 draw, winning $187,583.40. He purchased the winning ticket at Cree Way Gas West, 2511 22nd St.

For the first time, researchers have mapped groundwater circulation up to five kilometres below the surface — one of the first attempts to document the deepest parts of the hydrologic cycle.

On May 7, Saskatchewan RCMP officers executed three search warrants, two in the town of Kindersley and one in the town of Eatonia.

A North Battleford man was sentenced to 4.4 years in prison in La Ronge Provincial Court on May 6.

The fate of a rundown property located at 1102-106th St. was back before North Battleford council on Monday. At the meeting council heard the latest appeal from property owner Zia Waraich of Zia Homes, Ltd.

A man arrested in a drug bust in Saskatoon and Bjorkdale was denied bail May 7. Rudi Betthel, 52, of Bjorkdale was arrested after several police forces teamed up and raided two homes on April 26.