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Due to COVID-19 there’s still no sentencing date for a North Battleford man accused of killing Sequin Mooswa. Keenan Mirasty, 22, was to be sentenced December 2020 in North Battleford Provincial Court but the matter was adjourned to Jan.

In a press release, the Eaglestone Lodge board of directors reported that on December 17, the Eaglestone Lodge management was informed that a resident had tested positive for COVID-19.

Five new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the Flin Flon/Snow Lake/Cranberry Portage/Sherridon health district, part of a continuing surge of the disease in the north.

Another grim COVID-19 milestone has been passed for northern Manitoba. The region now has more active cases of COVID-19 than any other Manitoba health region, including Winnipeg.

The number of new daily cases of COVID-19 reported in Manitoba is beginning to stabilize and decline but the Northern Regional Health Authority (NRHA) is seeing a surge related to outbreaks in various communities. Jan.

TISDALE — A Tisdale man was issued a fine by the RCMP after not quarantining when required. Effective Dec. 17, Saskatchewan residents who receive a positive COVID-19 test must self-isolate for 10 days from their first symptoms.

Manitoba's public health orders have been renewed for two more weeks with minimal changes.

Saskatchewan’s provincial courts have suspended most trials, preliminary inquiries, and in-person hearings until Feb. 16 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Last month the courts suspended most operations until Jan. 16.

Northern Manitoba had the second-highest number of new confirmed COVID-19 cases in the province Jan. 7, accounting for 60 of the 208 new cases, behind only the Winnipeg region, which reported 105 new positive tests.

A trial for an Onion Lake woman charged with the first-degree murder and kidnapping of Tiki Laverdiere has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Nikita Cook’s jury trial was scheduled to start Jan.