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Manitoba RCMP say a missing 13-year-old may be headed to Alberta. On June 21, 2021, at approximately 12:15 pm, Hamiota RCMP responded to a report of a missing 13-year-old girl, Kylynn Kasto.

HUMBOLDT — Over the last year, one question hung over the Humboldt Broncos like a spectre: would there be a hockey season? In the end, the 2020-21 season saw the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League team play four exhibition and six regular season games

Vaccines Reported An additional 6,496 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 1,005,275.

Canada Day celebrations will go ahead in North Battleford on July 1 with a fireworks display on King Hill. The plan is for the city to host a drive-in fireworks display, starting at 10:45 p.m., weather permitting.

A mental health assessment has been ordered for a 29-year-old man who allegedly assaulted a 74-year-old man before fleeing with an axe. Jordan Andrew Scott Nelson of Meadow Lake is charged with attempted murder and aggravated assault with a weapon.

The Saskatchewan Health Authority is advising residents that there has been a delay in the shipment of Pfizer vaccines expected to arrive the week of June 21.

Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation has announced their longtime executive director, Claudette McGuire, will be retiring. She has announced her retirement effective July 31.

Battleford resident Tim Popp is one of 26 individuals being recognized by the Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan as recipients of the Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers.

A Saskatoon man was handed four years in prison for child porn charges and robbing nine businesses in Central Saskatchewan.

Students from the Battlefords and surrounding area are among those receiving Saskatchewan Youth Apprenticeship Industry Scholarships. The scholarships are overseen by the Saskatchewan Apprenticeship and Trade Certification Commission.