Rainfall last week will give a boost to crop growth in the province. Saskatchewan Agriculture crop specialist Cory Jacob says the majority of crops range from behind, to normal in their development. He says the rain helped to replenish topsoil moisture reserves. Jacob says unfortunately, the rainfall came too late for the majority of first-cut […]
A 39-year-old Balcarres-area man, facing multiple charges, stemming from a police operation in Regina last month, has made another court appearance. On May 16th, Regina police were watching a man, known to be the subject of arrest warrants, in the six-hundred block of Montague Street. Around 1 a.m. the next morning, after hours of negotiating, the suspect came out of […]
The Saskatchewan government’s final financial report for fiscal 2018-19 has good news. The document shows the provincial deficit is 112 million dollars lower that the 3rd quarter estimate of 380 million dollars, and is pegged at 268 million. It also comes in below the deficit of $365 million forecast in the 2018-19 budget. Finance Minister […]
June may be “Pride month”, but RCMP an incident at Central School in Stoughton isn’t something to take pride in. They’re investigating what they say was an act of mischief, after someone pulled pulled the pride flag off the pole at the school, and burned it. The flag was supposed to be outside for a […]
With kids across Saskatchewan either about to or already enjoying their summer holidays, the provincial NDP says an education survey they have asked people to fill out shows a deepening crisis is occurring in our classrooms. Education Critic Carla Beck says what she is seeing is worse than what she anticipated when the survey was […]
A major announcement has been made by the Parkland College-Cumberland College coalition. Mark Hoddenbagh takes over as President and C-E-O on Monday, July 1st. He has a wide range of experience in numerous fields connected to post-secondary education. Parkland College has locations in Yorkton, Melville, Fort Qu’Appelle, Esterhazy, Canora, and Kamsack, while Cumberland College has campuses in Nipawin, […]
Growers in Manitoba have not had to contend with a lot of disease pressure so far this year. Manitoba Agriculture crop specialist Dane Froese says it has left some producers questioning the economic payoff of fungicide applications. Froese says soil moisture conditions around Dauphin are short; the Swan River area is 40% adequate, 50% short […]
The Yorkton Turning Point Program is holding a special public health-related event tomorrow (THU). Beginning at 11 a.m., the public is invited to the SIGN Building, on Broadway Street West, for an HIV testing event, to mark National HIV Testing Day. The Saskatchewan Health Authority says the theme for this year’s event is “Know Your […]
Thanks to the recent rain, the R.M of Invermay #305 has lifted its fire ban. A spokesperson for the R.M says it was removed at 9:00 this morning
A man arrested following a search warrant on the George Gordon’s First Nation near Punnichy, has appeared in court again. In the early morning hours of March 31st, Mounties raided a home on the reserve, and apprehended 33-year-old Gregory Blind. He’s charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance, Possession of a Prohibited Weapon, Careless Storage of Ammunition, and Possession of a […]
