Ah, the first day back to school! That was yesterday for many students in Saskatchewan. My little guy started grade 2. And the 4 year old desperately wanted to start school too. I can’t believe that he will be going next year. Back to school, it’s like hopping on a rollercoaster, isn’t it? Each stage […]

Another court appearance has been made by a man, arrested in connection with a drug trafficking investigation in Yorkton. 22-year-old Chaitanya Parashar of Scarborough, Ontario, was in Yorkton today (Wed), where he was remanded in custody TO Friday. On August 20, Yorkton Mounties executed search warrants at a business and on a vehicle in the […]

A man accused of escaping from the Whitespruce Provincial Training Centre near Yorkton, has admitted his guilt. 43-year-old Trevor Mattiuz was in Yorkton today (Wed), where he received six months in jail, on top of his previous sentence. On July 16, Yorkton RCMP received a report that a man had failed to return to the […]

A new court date has been set for one of two men, facing kidnapping and drug trafficking charges. On July 29, Mounties searched a business in Yorkton as part of a drug trafficking investigation. They then searched a rural property south of the city, and located a severely injured, forcibly confined man inside a barn. […]

Last weekend, The Pas RCMP responded to a call for assistance at a residence. A male suspect, behaving threateningly, assaulted an officer during an attempted arrest, causing serious injury. The suspect fled but was later arrested on a nearby road. 31-year-old Harvey Bignell from Opaskwayak Cree Nation, was found to be violating his house arrest, […]

Carlyle RCMP has arrested a male for erratic driving. On August 31st, around 9:20 PM, Mounties received a report that the driver was leaving Kenosee Lake and travelling toward Carlyle. Officers located the vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed northbound on Highway #9 and set up tire deflation devices; the driver ran it […]

Harvest continues in winter cereals, spring cereals, and peas. A limited number of canola fields have been harvested, mostly in the Central and Eastern regions. Yield reports range from 40-110 bu/acre for fall rye and winter wheat, 25-90 bu/acre in spring wheat, 80-180 bu/acre in oat, and 90-115 bu/acre in barley. Reported pea yields range […]

CANOLA NOV  579.70  down 11.20CANOLA JAN  591.20  down 11.80MINNEAPOLIS WHEAT DEC  6.23 1/2  up 16 1/4KANSAS CITY WHEAT DEC  5.93  up 16 3/4CHICAGO WHEAT DEC  5.80 3/4  up 14CORN DEC  4.12 3/4  up 3 1/2                  SOYBEANS NOV  10.21 1/2  up 9 1/2OATS DEC  3.57  up 9 3/4LIVE CATTLE […]

Defensive lineman Micah Johnson had to switch from his defensive No. 4 jersey to No. 57 allowing him to transition to the offensive line during the 59th Labour Day Classic. Two members from the Saskatchewan Roughriders equipment staff assisted Johnson, tugging on the jersey from multiple angles to complete the swap, transforming the CFL’s sack leader […]

After a lengthy career serving the City of Melville and its citizens, Mayor Walter Streelasky has announced he will not seek re-election this November. He has decided it is time to step down, in order to spend more time with his wife and family. Streelasky, who was first elected to city council in 2000, and […]