The new Mayor of Canora is Jim Vewchar. He won Wednesday’s (Aug. 28) byelection with 314 votes. In second place was Michael Kwas with 179, Kerry Trask had 177 votes and Bill Reaume just 25. A new Mayor was necessary when Gina Rakochy resigned in June.
The trial concluded yesterday (Thu) for a Tuffnell woman, charged with two counts of Dangerous Driving Causing Bodily Harm. It arose from an incident on King Street in Yorkton in June of last year, when a truck hit two 15-year-old girls crossing the street to their school bus. One girl suffered serious injuries, while the other received minor […]
Manitoba RCMP have identified human remains found near the University College of the North on August 6 as Kendara Ballantyne. The 18-year-old from The Pas was reported missing on July 26, after having been last seen in the community on July 18. The cause of death has yet to be determined, and the investigation remains […]
SaskPower says two pieces of equipment were stolen from a facility in Yorkton. Details are few as to when they were stolen. Any information related to this can be sent to the RCMP. (Photo credit: Sask. Crime Watch Advisory Network/Yorkton RCMP)
The Saskatchewan government announced today the provincial budget is on track to balance after the 1st quarter, but the official opposition think its on the wrong track. While NDP finance critic Trent Wotherspoon talked about how areas such as education have been affected by the government’s “mismanaged spending”, he’s worried about the workers and companies […]
Dauphin RCMP have arrested a prison inmate that had been on the run since August 14th. Mounties received a report of a man bolting from Manitoba Corrections Officers as he was being treated at the Dauphin hospital, then was allegedly picked up by a waiting vehicle. 34-year-old Dustin Racette was arrested by mounties today (Thurs), […]
Yorkton RCMP need help in finding a group of 5 to 6 youths in a mischief case. Yesterday evening (Wed) around 10 o’clock, the group – 2 girls and 3 to 4 boys – was seen damaging a scooter in the 100 block of Betts Avenue North. The youth are between 14 and 16 years […]
The Labour Day long weekend is upon us and with that SGI is reminding everyone again to drive safely. Spokesman Scott McGregor says that means taking your time. “The risk of crashes increases over long weekends. There’s more people on the roads, people are having a good time and we want to encourage motorists in […]
Another court appearance has been made by a Pukatawagan man, accused of killing another man from that community last summer. On June 8, 2018, RCMP say an 18-year-old man was pronounced dead, after being taken to the Pukatawagan Nursing Station. 20-year-old Nikosis Bighetty was arrested last October, and charged with Manslaughter. Bighetty was back in […]
A Piapot First Nation woman has made another court appearance, in connection with a fatal collision on the reserve over the weekend. Southey RCMP were called to a home on the reserve on Saturday afternoon, where a woman at the scene acknowledged that she had hit the victim with her vehicle, in the lane way. […]
