Local News

There are nine new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on July 28, bringing the total to 1,218 cases. The new cases are located in the South (3), Saskatoon (2), North (2), Central (1) and Regina (1) regions.

HUMBOLDT — If all goes right, work should start on a healing garden at the Humboldt District Hospital in the fall that will serve as a memorial for lives lost in the Humboldt Broncos crash.

Submitted Investigators with the Saskatchewan Federal Serious and Organized Crime (FSOC) Unit are still actively seeking to locate and arrest 23-year-old Jonah Eigbuluese, 27-year-old Clinton Newton and 25-year-old Joshua Ometie.

A trial is set in Prince Albert Provincial Court for a man facing drug and weapons-related offences after he was arrested during a traffic stop.

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On July 27 at approximately 5 p.m., Loon Lake RCMP responded to the report of a single vehicle rollover. The van carrying four occupants was travelling east on Treatment Centre Road.

After an exhaustive and competitive process of reviewing numerous qualified applicants, Robert Freberg has been selected as Saskatchewan’s next Chief Firearms Officer (CFO).

TOBIN LAKE — A six-year-old boy has drowned in Tobin Lake after swimming with family members. The incident occurred in the late afternoon of July 25.

EAST CENTRAL — The province has approved eight projects worth around $844,000. The projects include paving of Saskatchewan Avenue and 101st Street, as well as an outdoor skating rink/multi-use facility.

HUMBOLDT — This year’s civic election will see mail-in ballots and an extra advance voting day compared to the last one, but will also see the number of polling stations reduced from three to one.