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A Waseca man pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges and is scheduled to be sentenced later this month. Brenden Yew, 26, appeared in Meadow Lake Provincial Court June 3 by telephone from Prince Albert Provincial Correctional Centre.

LANIGAN — After reports of a black Dodge Challenger being driven dangerously in Lanigan, Humboldt-Lanigan RCMP attempted to stop a vehicle with the same description. It failed to stop for police.

A case of COVID-19 Delta, also known as the B.1.617 Indian variant, has been detected in the Central East zone. The Central East zone is a large region that covers Humboldt, Yorkton and Melville.

Three new deaths were reported Saturday in the daily COVID-19 update from the provincial government. Two deaths in the 80+ age group were from the North West zone, bringing the zone’s total deaths to 68.

Vaccines Reported An additional 16,667 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 787,130.

Both the City of North Battleford and Town of Battleford have agreed to join the Coalition of Inclusive Municipalities.

It remains early days as the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation continues to investigate its findings of what is believed to be the remains of 215 children buried in separate unmarked graves on the grounds of the former Kamloops Residential School.

The Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation has expressed its disappointment with graffiti discovered scrawled on the outside of a heritage church on its reserve.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the Roman Catholic Church needs to “step up” and accept responsibility for Canada’s residential school system.

CARROT RIVER — While Carrot River’s 4.9 mill tax rate and its factors haven't changed for the 2021 year, the same can’t be said about the prices individual property owners will pay.