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March 17 Closing Commodity Prices

By Doug Falconer
CANOLA MAY 779.30 down 16.00
CANOLA JUL 731.60 down 12.60
MINNEAPOLIS WHEAT MAY 6.33 1/4 down 4 1/2
KANSAS CITY WHEAT MAY 6.01 down 7 1/4
CHICAGO WHEAT MAY 6.40 down 7
CORN MAY 5.58 up 3 3/4
SOYBEANS MAY 14.17 3/4 down 5 1/2
OATS MAY 3.71 1/2 down 2 1/2
LIVE CATTLE APR 119.42 up 1.22
LIVE CATTLE JUN 122.02 up 0.57
FEEDER CATTLE APR 144.65 up 1.32
FEEDER CATTLE MAY 150.17 up 0.45
LEAN HOGS APR 93.67 up 0.77
LEAN HOGS MAY 96.07 up 0.95

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An RM Of Dauphin Man Facing Drunk Driving Charges Receives New Court Date

By Matthew Dekker
Mar 17, 2021 5:29 PM
A man charged in connection with a fatal two vehicle crash just north of Dauphin, has appeared in court again.
In August of 2019, Dauphin RCMP responded to a two vehicle collison at the intersection of two roads.
Two girls, ages four and six, later died of their injuries, while two women in the truck with them, suffered serious injuries, as did the man in the other truck.
25-year-old Jack Winters, of the R.M. of Dauphin, faces numerous charges, including two counts each of Impaired Driving Causing Death and Dangerous Driving Causing Death, and he will be back in Dauphin Court on March 30th.

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Rocanville Man Returns To Court On Child Pornography Charges

By Matthew Dekker
Mar 17, 2021 5:28 PM
A new court date has been set for a Rocanville man facing 11 charges stemming from a child pornography investigation.
The 36-year-old, who can’t be named due to a publication ban, was back in Regina Provincial Court yesterday, with his matters adjourned to April 27th.
On June 26, 2019, the Saskatchewan and Alberta Internet Child Exploitation Units acted on a tip, alleging that two men were accessing and sharing child porn.
Searches were conducted in Rocanville and Red Deer, resulting in the rescue of two children, the seizure of electronics, and two arrests.

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Manitoba Records 96 New Cases Of COVID-19, 47 Recoveries, No Additional Deaths

By Matthew Dekker
Public health officials advise no additional deaths in people with COVID-19 reported today.
The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 4.4 per cent provincially and 3.4 per cent in Winnipeg. As of 9:30 a.m. today, 96 new cases of the virus have been identified. However, three cases have been removed due to data correction. This brings the net-new number of cases today to 93 and the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 32,996.
Public health officials are announcing that 9 additional confirmed cases as a result of the B.1.1.7 COVID-19 variant of concern first identified in the United Kingdom have been detected. The cases identified today are all from the Winnipeg health region.

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Kamsack Man Pleads Guilty To Three Charges

By Matthew Dekker
Mar 17, 2021 5:27 PM
A Kamsack resident charged with numerous property and weapon offences out of Indian Head, had another court date yesterday.
27-year-old Dustin Bowers pled guilty to Possession of a Loaded Prohibited Firearm, Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Over Five-Thousand Dollars, and Failure to Appear, and was handed an 873-day jail term.
RCMP say two people were being investigated for property crime offences that occurred in a rural area near the community on August 17th, and recovered a modified .22-calibre rifle classified as a prohibited firearm.
On August 20th, the Crown withdrew the charges against 26-year-old Jenna Miller.

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Saskatchewan Announced 87 New Cases of COVID-19, 114 Recoveries, And One Death

By Matthew Dekker
Vaccines Reported
An additional 4,096 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 112,764.
The 4,096 doses of COVID-19 vaccine reported today were administered in the following regions: Far North West (21), Far North East (62), Far North Central (10), North East (133), North West (576), North Central (50), Saskatoon (635), Central East (11), Central West (131), Regina (2,392), and South West (75). Of the doses administered March 16, 1,878 were delivered at the Regina drive thru clinic location alone.
For a listing of first and second doses in Saskatchewan administered by geographic zone, visit https://www.saskatchewan.ca/covid19-vaccine-update.

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Yorkton Woman Facing Charges From February Drug Bust Appears in Court

A new court date has been set for a 23-year-old Yorkton woman facing drug trafficking charges. Erin Watson had...

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RCMP Lay Second Degree Murder Charge in Connection to Homicide in Canora

By Ryan Young
Mar 15, 2021 4:32 PM
An individual from the Cote First Nation has been charged with Second Degree Murder in connection with the death of a toddler.
23-year-old Waylon Severight appeared in Yorkton Provincial Court this morning (Mon) and is scheduled to appear again April 8th.
RCMP note the accused was known to the victim, 21-month-old Lorenzo Cote.
On November 21st, RCMP and emergency crews were called to a Canora residence to a report of a one-year-old boy needing urgent medical care.
Resuscitation efforts were unsuccessful, and the boy was pronounced dead at the scene, by EMS personnel.

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Melville Council Splits Public Works

By Craig Wallebeck
Mar 16, 2021 7:37 AM
The City of Melville Public Works Department is being split into two groups, effective immediately to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Mayor Walter Streelasky explained public works has the most people and are the most active in the community, compared to other departments. Asked about the variants, Streelasky says there is concern but hopes the vaccines will help combat COVID-19 and its variants.

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Sask. NDP Want Health Staffing Addressed

The Saskatchewan NDP says it is time for the government to fulfill a campaign commitment to address short-staf...

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