Local News

EAST CENTRAL — School buses have been cancelled in a number of local communities this afternoon (March 29) due to the weather. The communities include Humboldt, Bruno, Muenster, Lanigan, Viscount, Imperial, Watson and Englefeld.

Three people charged in connection with an incident where Onion Lake RCMP were shot at while they were pursuing a black SUV had more court appearances. Tyler Wolfe and Twaine Naistus had appearances in Lloydminster Provincial Court on March 17.

Vaccines Reported An additional 6,104 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 179,800.

While the Saskatchewan Health Authority was made aware last week that its next expected shipment of 21,300 Moderna vaccines would be delayed up to six days, appointment booking eligibility remains unchanged.

Everyone from a former Roughrider to an ICU physician have been called upon to urge Saskatchewan people to get one of the COVID-19 vaccines.

A man accused of a violent home invasion and armed robbery is still waiting for his day in court. Three trials for Drayden Clinton were adjourned and a trial date is yet to be set.

Regina city council is to vote on Wednesday afternoon on whether to remove the city’s controversial John A. Macdonald statue for one year while administrators find “an appropriate future location,” according to agenda documents.

As COVID-19 variant strains continue infecting people outside the Regina area, the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is expanding its mobile testing for the virus to Moose Jaw. The SHA announced the change late Sunday afternoon.

The Congress of Aboriginal Peoples is calling for all charges against a La Ronge woman to be dropped.

North Battleford city council got an update last week of the latest efforts of the Battlefords Better Together T-shirt project.