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  SASKATOON -- Muskowekwan First Nations chief Reginald Bellerose has announced he’ll be running to be National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations. “It’s a very critical time. One of the most important things is we need to unify our chiefs,” he said. The current AFN Chief, Perry Bellegarde, who served as the Chief for the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations and Little Black Bear, is not seeking re-election. Bellerose has served as the Chief of Muskowekwan First Nations ...

Saskatchewan reported 131 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, and two additional deaths related to the virus.

Favourable conditions have helped Saskatchewan farmers nearly complete seeding in all regions of the province, according to the weekly crop report.

  REGINA -- Heat warnings remain in place throughout central and southern Saskatchewan, with temperatures expected to push into the mid-30s in some areas on Thursday. Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) said a ridge of high pressure is bringing daytime highs in the 30s and overnight lows in the mid teens through Saturday. “Temperatures may fall just short of our usual warning criteria in some areas during this hot spell. However, given the added concerns these days with COVID-19...

  SASKATOON -- RCMP have arrested a 13-year-old girl in connection to the alleged assault of two children on Lac La Ronge First Nation. The accused, who cannot be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, has been charged with two counts of aggravated assault. The incident was not random, police said. On May 29, RCMP assisted EMS with two injured girls, ages six and eight. Police said the incident occurred in a wooded area near the 400 block of Bells Point Road. The two victims fled t...

The Archdiocese of Regina has issued an apology for its role in residential schools and committed to fulfilling its “moral obligation” by supporting Indigenous communities as they work to search the sites of former schools.

  SASKATOON -- Cradled in her hands as she takes her fingers to scratch a small degu’s head, a Saskatoon woman says she’s going to fight to keep her pets. The degu, a small rodent native to Chile, is now prohibited under the province’s expanded exotic wildlife rules. “A bunch of us in the degu community are very confused as to why this would be, because they’re not a threat, they’re not dangerous, they’re no different than owning a rat, a mouse or hamster,” said Ashley Dyer...

High community vaccine uptake is going to be key to protecting children ineligible for a COVID-19 shot as Saskatchewan begins to reopen.

  PRINCE ALBERT -- Members of a Saskatchewan First Nation responded in protest on Monday to chief and council postponing its band election for the second time. Leaders of Witchekan First Nation, located about 130 kilometres west of Prince Albert, have postponed the election because of COVID-19 – it was originally scheduled to take place in January, then June, and now October. About 30 protestors attended, most of them candidates, according to candidate for council Terence Thomas. “We ...

The southbound Circle Drive off-ramp to Taylor Street is closed due to emergency repairs on a primary water main.