Blaine Weyland

Storm clouds were brewing early in Thursday’s season opener for the green and white, but the Saskatchewan Roughriders were able to manage the storm and despite a late scare, emerged victorious over the Ottawa Redblacks 31-26.  

Roughriders wide receiver Samuel Emilus had a strong start to the 2025 campaign with eight catches for 133 yards and a touchdown.  

With sparkling style and charitable spirit, the Diva for a Day Golf Tournament this year will being glamour to the greens in support of Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Humboldt. 

The 10th edition of the event is set for Saturday at the Humboldt Golf Club. 

Program Lead Jillina Beaudoin says it’s shaping up to be another fun afternoon with 152 golfers expected to hit the links with this year’s theme being Glam-Ma. 

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.