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Here are some highlights from today’s COVID-19 news conference in Regina: Concerns about the pandemic situation south of the border were clearly evident in Premier Scott Moe’s remarks to reporters Thursday.

HUMBOLDT — Council is not moving ahead with a backyard chicken program due to concerns about a lack of popular support, disease and administration costs.

There are three new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan to report on June 25, 2020, bringing the Saskatchewan total to 759 cases.

TISDALE — A 37-year-old man who was allegedly threatening to shoot his family in the Tisdale area made his first court appearance.

EAST CENTRAL — Community Futures Sagehill has had to pivot as its clients – new businesses – have been affected by the pandemic.

Windy conditions continued in most of the province this week, but started to calm down in other areas. This allowed more farmers to get into the field to spray for in-crop weed control and insect pests.

Battlefords and District Community Foundation has announced it has awarded $40,000 in grants to four local charities to address needs due to COVID-19.

TISDALE — Tisdale RCMP said they “responded to a complaint of a subject who was on his way to shoot his family members at a residence in the Tisdale Detachment area.” They responded on June 24 at around 1 p.m.

The Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (CAP) slammed the Saskatchewan government’s planned $120 million expansion of the Saskatoon Remand Centre. The expansion will consist of 216 cells and have a capacity of up to 427 people.

The city of North Battleford will hold a special council meeting Thursday, June 25. The meeting will be held virtually on the ZOOM platform at 5:15 p.m. and only one item is on the agenda: the COVID-19 re-opening plan and related matters.