Provincial News

Odelia and Nerissa Quewezance were sentenced to life in prison on second-degree murder charges in 1994 for the death of Anthony Joseph Dolff of Kamsack. They have maintained their innocence for almost 30 years.

As COVID-19 moves from pandemic to endemic, starting Tuesday, Aug. 3, the COVID-19 vaccination and case news release will become weekly, summarizing the vaccination and case information.

Vaccines Reported An additional 6,019 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 1,400,844.

The Sask NDP are seeking a more aggressive vaccination plan from the provincial government moving forward, including clinics at Roughrider games.

Vaccines Reported An additional 4,562 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 1,394,825.

The RCMP Heritage Centre in Regina welcomed incoming executive director Tara Robinson Wednesday, who will be leading the centre in its upcoming shift to become a national museum.

The Saskatchewan NDP and Regina restaurant owner Josh McLean are calling on the provincial government to extend temporary offsale licences granted to restaurants during pandemic closures, after pulling them on short notice last week.

Officials gathered at the Cooperator’s Centre in Regina Thursday to announce that the SaskTel Tankard provincial championship will be returning to the Queen City in 2022.

The provincial auditor has given the Water Security Agency a failing grade in the most recent report, stating the agency hasn’t made enough changes to improve it’s regulation of drainage in Saskatchewan.

As Saskatchewan approaches the end to public health measures this weekend, the province will no longer be providing biweekly COVID-19 updates from officials moving forward.