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The COVID-19 pandemic has rained on Craven鈥檚 music festival parade, again.
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Country Thunder organizers announced Tuesday afternoon they鈥檙e cancelling this year鈥檚 country music show, after 鈥渙ngoing dialogue with public health officials and the provincial government; and the continued uncertainty surrounding the border closure,鈥� the company said in a news release.
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Last year鈥檚 show was also cancelled due to the pandemic.
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Luke Combs was to headline this year鈥檚 event along with fellow musicians Dan and Shay and Kane Brown.
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Troy Vollhoffer, CEO of the company鈥檚 Saskatchewan festival, said, 鈥淭his is not the news that our fans want to hear or the news that we wanted to deliver 鈥� But, as we have learned, and given these extenuating circumstances, the decision-making process is completely out of our hands.鈥�
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The news release announcing this year鈥檚 cancellation says tickets purchased for this year are to be 鈥渁utomatically honoured鈥� for next year鈥檚 music festival.
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The Regina area, which according to the Saskatchewan Health Authority includes Craven, remains a hot spot for active COVID-19 cases and variant strains of the virus.
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By April 21, the border between the United States and Canada will have been closed to non-essential travel for 13 consecutive months.
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