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What have you done during this COVID-19 pandemic? Sophie Parkinson, age 93 years, has been having her own, one-woman quilting bee, making lap quilts for long-term care residents to use on their wheelchairs.

New cases (May 27) New Active Humboldt area (Central East 1) 1 13 Kelvington-Punnichy area (Central East 2) 1 55 Nipawin area (North East 1) 0 0 Melfort area (North East 2) 2 13 Tisdale-Hudson Bay area (North East 3) 0 6 Vaccinations (May 27) Vaccine

A man arrested in a dramatic takedown by an RCMP tactical unit flown in two CH-146 Griffon helicopters to an isolated cabin to rescue a girl, is headed to trial.

Vaccines Reported An additional 9,427 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 679,274.

Momentum keeps building for Biggar’s revitalization project, which landed a big time Hollywood endorsement this past week.

A 24-year-old woman was sentenced to six months in jail followed by a three-month conditional sentence for taking Battlefords RCMP on a high-speed chase last month.

Producers have been working hard in the northeastern region and there has been huge gains in seeding progress for the May 18 to 24 week, with 85 per cent of the crop currently seeded.

Historic relic discovered in old St. Vital Church

LANIGAN — Humboldt-Lanigan RCMP are looking for those responsible for the theft of a 14-foot boat in Lanigan. The theft of the Naden brand boat, which is red and silver with a green interior, took place between April 30 and May 3.

From the province: Even with the prolonged rain experienced across the province over the week, producers were still able to seed throughout all regions.