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To help protect Saskatchewan residents from emerging disease threats, Hospitals of Regina Foundation has invested $150,000 to help establish Canada’s Centre for Pandemic Research at the University of Saskatchewan’s Vaccine and Infectious Disease Orga

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Karen Whitecalf, the project lead for the ongoing search of marked and unmarked graves at residential schools, said they would be looking for more records of all Indigenous children who attended the facility in Delmas.

A North Battleford man facing weapons-related charges wasn’t granted bail today in Lloydminster Provincial Court. Robin Wuttunee, 43, was remanded after his court appearance July 19.

The newly-nominated candidate for the Maverick Party in Battlefords-Lloydminster is already hard at work getting his name out. Ken Rutherford, who runs his own appraisal business and is a Lakeland College instructor, lives in the Lloydminster area.

Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Chief Bobby Cameron has welcomed the recent appointment of Mary Simon as Canada’s Governor General, but adds it should have been done a long time ago.

Vaccines Reported An additional 2,704 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 1,350,671.

The Saskatchewan public Safety Agency lifted the provincial fire ban Monday, as approaching weather bringing cooler temperatures and rain is expected to aid the ongoing dry conditions.

A Lloydminster man accused of forcible confinement and assault with a weapon had his bail conditions eased. On July 19, a lawyer for Jason Palsich, 37, asked the Lloydminster Provincial Court to ease two conditions.

City Hall in North Battleford has issued a news release warning the public of reduced air quality within the community. The city has experienced smoky conditions for the past number of days due to wildfires in northern Saskatchewan.