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Two people charged in connection to the murder of Tiki Laverdiere had appearances scheduled in North Battleford Provincial Court Feb. 19. Jesse Sangster’s appearance was waived.

The frigid disaster unfolding in Texas is being seen as a warning to urgently assess the resilience of key systems like electricity to the risks posed by the climate crisis.

HUMBOLDT — The Humboldt and District Hospital Foundation has spent $27,600 on priority equipment for the hospital, some of which were listed as critical needs.

Spiritwood RCMP Detachment have been investigating a series of break, enter and thefts to the Shell Lake museum. The museum was broken into over the following dates: 1) Between Jan. 10 and Jan. 21 2) Between Feb. 10 and Feb. 17 3) Between Feb.

HUMBOLDT — Over half of the first responders at the Humboldt and District Ambulance Service have now received their first of two Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine doses to be inoculated against COVID-19.

The town of Battleford and CUPE local 3003 have come to an agreement on a five year term. The agreement runs Jan. 1 2020 to Dec. 31 2024 and terms of the contract include an increase of one percent for 2020 (retroactively applied) and 2021, 1.

It's been confirmed that Pink Shirt Day is being held this Feb. 24 in support of Anti-Bullying. The day is being backed by Boys & Girls Clubs of The Battlefords as well as two departments at Discovery Co-op.

One of 15 'no' votes

There were 109 COVID-19 vaccine doses administered yesterday in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 50,465.

There may be a resolution in the case against a man charged in connection to a police raid north of Biggar last year where an RCMP officer was shot. Kurt Miller, 39, is facing numerous weapons and drug-related charges.