Yorkton News Review - Archive

June 28 COVID-19 update: No deaths, 1,127,683 vaccines, 17 new cases, 98 recoveries

Vaccines Reported An additional 12,395 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 1,127,683.

Jun 28, 2021 1:39 PM Read more >

June 27 COVID-19 update: No deaths, 1,115,288 vaccines, 48 new cases, 96 recoveries

Vaccines Reported An additional 22,308 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 1,115,288.

Jun 27, 2021 1:44 PM Read more >

Dimensions 2021 Awards presented

The recipients of the coveted Dimensions Awards were presented by the Saskatchewan Craft Council online on Tuesday June 29.

Jun 27, 2021 7:21 AM Read more >

June 26 COVID-19 update: One death, 1,092,980 vaccines, 61 new cases, 71 recoveries

Vaccines Reported An additional 23,323 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 1,092,980.

Jun 26, 2021 1:41 PM Read more >

Archdiocese to ‘follow the lead’ of Cowessess FN looking into residential school burials

Archbishop Don Bolen of the Archdiocese of Regina said the local archdiocese will be following the lead of Cowesses FN following the discovery of unmarked graves this week.

Jun 25, 2021 6:32 PM Read more >

June 25 COVID-19 update: 1,069,657 vaccines, 56 new cases, 52 recoveries

Vaccines Reported An additional 20,988 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 1,069,657.

Jun 25, 2021 1:38 PM Read more >

Cowessess chief, Catholic archdiocese confirm grave markers at cemetery site “destroyed” in '60s

Cowessess First Nation shared the discovery of over 600 unmarked graves near the former site of the area’s residential school, where grave markers had been removed during a "dispute."

Jun 24, 2021 4:27 PM Read more >

June 24 COVID-19 update: No deaths, 1,048,669 vaccines, 52 new cases, 55 recoveries

Vaccines Reported An additional 24,971 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 1,048,669.

Jun 24, 2021 1:43 PM Read more >

Cowessess chief asks Canadians to “stand by us” following discovery of graves

Warning: This story contains details that some readers may find distressing.

Jun 24, 2021 1:35 PM Read more >

Statement on graves at Marieval Indian Residential School

The following is a joint statement from the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations and the Cowessess First Nation: The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) Executive sends sincere condolences and prayers to the community of Cowessess

Jun 24, 2021 9:36 AM Read more >