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Demand for the COVID-19 vaccine is high in both the Battlefords and throughout Saskatchewan. There have been long lineups and reports at various drive-through locations of clinics shutting down for the day after using all of their available vaccines.

Following the discovery of the remains of 215 children buried on the site of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School on the Tk’emlups te Secwépemc First Nation in British Columbia, the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) and the G

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Unofficial returns are in for the Métis Nation election and Glen McCallum is back for another term as president.

A new initiative is being rolled out at St. Mary School.

The Doukhobor Dugout House National Historic site of Canada will be one of the many summer attractions opening when restrictions are lifted. The plan is to open every Saturday in July between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.

A lawyer for a North Battleford man accused of killing a former North Battleford resident in Lloydminster last month asked for an adjournment.

Living Sky School Division are reporting that for the week of May 24-29 a case of COVID-19 has been diagnosed in Connaught School.

HUMBOLDT — The City of Humboldt will no longer match funds raised by the downtown Business Improvement District (BID) levy, instead using the money to invest into the city’s economic development efforts.

EAST CENTRAL — The Horizon School Division is currently planning for five full-time virtual teachers in the 2021-22 school year, continuing to allow the option for students to learn from home.