A Fishing Lake First Nation man, who admitted to Driving While Disqualified, will learn his fate later this week. Court heard that last October, 57-year-old Darwyn Desjarlais was pulled over in Yorkton, while under a 5-year driving ban. He says he took over driving his mother’s vehicle, because she was shaky and dizzy from a diabetic episode. However, Desjarlais has 21 previous […]
Melville RCMP is asking the public to keep their eyes open for a stolen vehicle. A black 2005 Cadillac Escalade with Saskatchewan plate 808 LLS was taken from the driveway of a residence in the R.M. of Tullymet. RCMP think it occurred between Saturday afternoon and early Sunday morning. If you saw the vehicle, contact the […]
The Kelliher Golf Course fell victim to a break and enter. Between last Wednesday and Thursday, six sheds had been broken into with extensive damage, and 3 golf carts were reported stolen. RCMP say two of the carts don’t have any defining features, but the third is custom-made and is easy to recognize. Anyone with […]
Regina MP Ralph Goodale wants to see Conservative Party leader Andrew Scheer end his run of not attending Pride events. Goodale shared a video on his Twitter account of Scheer speaking in 2005 in the House of Commons showing his lack of support regarding same-sex marriage. But when asked why he voted against a bill […]
Kamsack RCMP report a missing Keeseekoose First Nation woman has been located. 28-year-old Jamie Lee Cote was last seen between 6:30 and 7 o’clock in the evening on Tuesday, August 13th, walking along Highway 10 near Melville. Police won’t say where she was found, but they say she’s safe and sound.
The Health Foundation received a 1-thousand dollar donation from Walmart. That money will be put towards the purchase of new digital mammography equipment for the Yorkton hospital. In a news release, Executive Director Ross Fisher says they hope to complete the fundraising campaign and order the equipment later this fall.
The bacteria that causes pneumonia, meningitis and other infections is becoming drug resistant, but recent research at the Canadian Light Source on the USask campus is trying to come up with new ways to fight these germs. A University of Victoria project used the CLS to study proteins in this bacteria. Dr. Alisdair Boraston says […]
This year’s Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce ABEX Awards will see a Yorkton business nominated for some hardware. ABEX is an acronym for Achievement in Business Excellence. SveinCo Developments is a finalist in the Growth and Expansion Category. The award winners will be announced at the ABEX Gala on October 19th, in Saskatoon.
RCMP arrested and charged a 43-year-old woman from the Piapot First Nation after a collision between a pedestrian and a vehicle. On Saturday (Aug. 24), a vehicle struck a 33-year-old man who was later pronounced dead upon arrival at a Regina hospital. Leah Pratt of the Piapot First Nation is charged with dangerous operation of […]
One of five people arrested after a report of shots fired on the Keeseekoose First Nation, has been found guilty of Uttering Threats, Theft, and Breach of Probation. In Yorkton Provincial Court today (Fri), 26-year-old Cole Cadotte was sentenced to the time he’s already served in custody, and one year of probation. Kamsack RCMP were called in the early morning hours of […]
