Blaine Weyland

Through the first week of the 2025 Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) season, the Saskatoon Berries are showing no signs of a sophomore jinx.  

After dropping their first contest of the season, the Berries have won their last five games and are a half of a game back of the Medicine Hat Mavericks for first place in the Eastern Division.  

Three local players have made some early season contributions to the Berries success.  

The 15U AAA East Central Dodgers came up short against the Saskatoon Astros on Wednesday night, losing 8-7 in Muenster.  

First baseman Everitt Solar had a big night at the plate for the Dodgers as he had two hits, including a home run and drove in four runs.  

Catcher Sawyer Pollon had three hits and scored two runs.  

The Métis Nation–Saskatchewan (MN–S) government announced today that they would be opening the Batoche Festival Grounds to the northern wildfire evacuees seeking a secure place to wait out the current situation. 

Evacuees should contact the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency at 855-559-5502 to register their destination. To register for Batoche call 1-877-MétisSK (ext. 9). 

After months of waiting is finally over, as the 2025 Canadian Football League (CFL) season will kick off tonight in Regina as the Saskatchewan Roughriders host the Ottawa Redblacks.  

It was a record-breaking day at the HCAA Track and Field District Championships on May 27. 

In total, 19 new District records were established.  

Hailee Woodhouse of Holdfast set new records in the Senior Girls category in the 100m, 200m and 400m. 

The HCAA Track and Field District Championships were held in Saskatoon on May 27 at the Gordie Howe Sports Complex. Listed below are the individual and team point winners. A full listing of results can be found here

Provincials will be held in Moose Jaw this weekend.

Update- June 5th-4:00 pm

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An RCMP officer was transported by STARS to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries following a collision on Highway #15 on the Muskowekwan First Nation near the rodeo grounds on Wednesday morning.  

A marked RCMP vehicle and a truck collided.  

With the ongoing spread of measles in the province, Saskatchewan will be making changes to the availability of measles vaccine for younger children in areas with measles cases and high chance of exposure. 

Infants ages six months to 11 months who live in, are traveling to, or have contact with individuals in areas where there is a high risk of measles exposure can now receive an early dose of measles vaccine. 

Distracted driving and speeding are the focus of this month’s Safety Spotlight with SGI.  

As the summer season in Saskatchewan draws near, SGI urges motorists to take some time to review some safety tips before hitting the road. 

An iconic piece of Humboldt’s skyline has made its mark on the big screen, as the historic Water Tower plays a starring role in Jett Kowalchuk’s award-winning film John’s First Tattoo, which took home a Golden Sheaf at the Yorkton Film Festival 

Kowalchuk says the Water Tower immediately caught his eye when he visited Humboldt a couple of years ago for a film festival. 

“I was just blown away how beautiful the building was.”