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Choosing your career path can be overwhelming. From university programs to trades apprenticeships, the options are seemingly endless. If you’re having a hard time making a decision, start by checking out the programs at Medicine Hat College (MHC).

Whether you’re taking your first step after high school or changing directions later in life, MHC has a wide range of programs to prepare you for success in your courses, in life, and in the workforce.

With only three weeks away to the Canadian federal election, the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) are ensuring that agriculture is top of mind for campaigning parties by announcing a new strategic agenda called Unleashing Agriculture for Canada's Growth. Jeremy Welter, vice-president with APAS, talks about the need to improve Canadian agriculture and make it a point of focus for the federal government. 

Ottawa police have released the name of the person they say was behind a massive security incident on Parliament Hill over the weekend.

Police say Tyler Hall-Worthington, a 31-year-old Ottawa man, has been charged in connection with the lockdown Saturday afternoon at East Block, a building in the parliamentary precinct that mainly houses offices for senators and their staff.

An Ottawa police spokesperson told The Canadian Press that the suspect was still in custody as of Monday morning.

The Liberal and Conservative leaders both started the third week of the federal election campaign in British Columbia — a battleground province with 43 seats up for grabs when Canadians go to the polls.

The Liberals pledged environmental conservation measures and support for seniors, while the Tories offered more efficient approvals for resource projects.

Saskatchewan has taken the national lead in deceased organ donation, according to new data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information.

The province recorded 28.9 deceased organ donors per million population in 2023 — the highest rate in the country — representing a 75 per cent increase over the previous year. In 2014, Saskatchewan’s rate was just 7.2 donors per million.

Health Minister Jeremy Cockrill called the achievement a “remarkable milestone” and credited increased public awareness and participation in organ and tissue donation efforts.

The Water Security Agency has updated its spring runoff forecast, with runoff well underway across most of southwestern and southern Saskatchewan.

Warmer daytime temperatures combined with freezing overnight conditions over the past month have resulted in a slow melt this spring.

Late March snowfalls brought 10 to 20 centimetres of snow from the Lloydminster area through Saskatoon and toward Yorkton, though the additional accumulation is not expected to significantly increase runoff.

After three seasons in green and white, 20-year-old Kindersley Jr. Klippers goaltender Cody Jaman has committed to the University of Augustana Vikings of the ACAC for the upcoming season. 

Coming to Kindersley for the 2022–23 season, Jaman started 89 games in his Klippers career for a 3.55 goals-against average and .900 SV%. Sharing starts for each of the last three years Jaman also started six playoff games, earning a win in Game 4 of this year's first round series against the Melfort Mustangs.

 A west-central Saskatchewan farmer wants to make your next trip to the grocery store feel a lot less overwhelming.

Dennis Bulani, who grew up on a mixed farm near the Cando area north of Biggar, has released a new book titled What a Farmer Wants You to Know About Food — a science-based guide aimed at helping consumers make informed food choices and understand where their food really comes from.

The first notable spring rainfall of the season is expected to arrive in west-central Saskatchewan on Tuesday, with forecasters calling for 10 to 20 millimetres of rain in scattered pockets throughout the region.

Environment Canada says a low-pressure system moving across the Prairies will bring steady precipitation beginning early Tuesday morning, with the heaviest amounts expected throughout the day and tapering off by Wednesday.

Saskatchewan’s first Crown oil and gas public offering of the 2025-26 fiscal year has raised nearly $12 million, with all four bidding areas generating revenue.

The auction, held on April 1, brought in $11.98 million from the sale of 47 parcels covering 22,340 hectares. The Estevan area led the way, accounting for more than $8.5 million of the total revenue from 26 leases and two exploration licenses.