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Saskatchewan’s premier says an MLA facing a pair of assault charges will remain a member of the government caucus but has resigned as provincial secretary.

Saskatchewan Rivers MLA Nadine Wilson has stepped down from her role as provincial secretary after being charged with assault. The two charges, according to Saskatoon police, are “from the same alleged incident that took place in Saskatoon on March 21, 2019.”

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A Saskatoon police spokesman on Friday confirmed in an email that “an investigation was conducted by the Saskatoon Police Service and that two charges of assault were laid as a result. This was done in consultation with the Crown.”

Wilson was arrested Thursday in Prince Albert after turning herself in to P.A. police, according to Saskatoon police. She is scheduled to appear Sept. 6 in Saskatoon provincial court.

A government spokesman on Friday said Wilson would not be commenting on the charges as they are before the court.