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Vaccines Reported An additional 13,642 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 800,772.

A Meadow Lake man who was considered armed and dangerous when he was at large and wanted by police is seeking bail. Raheem Hagan, 20, had an appearance in Meadow Lake Provincial Court June 3.

Canada’s greatest living fighter pilot, who grew up in Battleford, has turned 100 at his home in Comox, British Columbia. James Francis “Stocky” Edwards was Canada’s highest scoring ace in the Western Desert Campaign during the Second World War.

A Waseca man pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges and is scheduled to be sentenced later this month. Brenden Yew, 26, appeared in Meadow Lake Provincial Court June 3 by telephone from Prince Albert Provincial Correctional Centre.

LANIGAN — After reports of a black Dodge Challenger being driven dangerously in Lanigan, Humboldt-Lanigan RCMP attempted to stop a vehicle with the same description. It failed to stop for police.

A case of COVID-19 Delta, also known as the B.1.617 Indian variant, has been detected in the Central East zone. The Central East zone is a large region that covers Humboldt, Yorkton and Melville.

Three new deaths were reported Saturday in the daily COVID-19 update from the provincial government. Two deaths in the 80+ age group were from the North West zone, bringing the zone’s total deaths to 68.

Vaccines Reported An additional 16,667 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 787,130.

Both the City of North Battleford and Town of Battleford have agreed to join the Coalition of Inclusive Municipalities.

It remains early days as the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation continues to investigate its findings of what is believed to be the remains of 215 children buried in separate unmarked graves on the grounds of the former Kamloops Residential School.