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A 79-year-old man from Red Deer has died following a two-vehicle crash on Highway 12 west of Castor, Alta., on Wednesday.

Coronation RCMP responded to the scene of the serious collision just west of the town on June 11, prompting a closure of Highway 12 in both directions between Castor and Township Road 380.

In an update later that day, RCMP confirmed that a truck travelling eastbound on Highway 12 veered into the oncoming lane and collided with an SUV.

Saskatchewan RCMP say there will be an increased police presence on the rivers in the Battlefords area this week as part of the ongoing investigation into the 2018 disappearance of Ashley Morin.

Officers from the RCMP’s Underwater Recovery Team, Historical Case Unit, Search and Rescue, and the Battlefords Detachment are conducting targeted searches of the river and surrounding banks.

Morin, who was 31 years old when she disappeared, was last seen in mid-July 2018 in North Battleford. Her last known contact with family was on July 10 of that year.

A young Saskatchewan man has been handed a sentence of 12 months’ probation, community service, fines, and a temporary driving ban after admitting to a series of dangerous driving offences — including fleeing from police and driving at speeds of up to 170 km/h while under the influence of alcohol.

Court heard the charges stemmed from several incidents on March 15th 2025, during which the young man was caught speeding, driving impaired, and operating an unregistered vehicle. He entered guilty pleas to multiple charges, including impaired driving and evading police.

An organization that monitors the effect of information flows on human rights says the new federal border security bill appears to "roll out a welcome mat" for expanded data-sharing agreements with the United States and other countries.

Researchers with The Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto say they want the federal government to reveal more about the information-sharing implications of the bill due to a possible risk to human rights.

Canada is hosting the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta.

Prime Minister Mark Carney has two days of meetings scheduled with world leaders, with discussion topics likely to include trade, the war in Ukraine and conflict in the Middle East.

Here are some highlights from the first day of the summit. 

The countdown to a U.S.-Canada trade deal is on

Prime Minister Mark Carney's office says U.S. President Donald Trump has agreed to have a deal on a new economic and security relationship between Canada and the U.S. by mid-July.

After a weekend that saw Saskatchewan hammered by severe thunderstorms, hail and at least three suspected tornadoes, another unsettled stretch of prairie weather is expected to bring more rainfall and thunderstorms to the West Central region this week.

The Kindersley Town Council held their Regular Meeting on Monday, June 9.

Council directed the Mayor and Chief Administrative Officer to enter into a Farmland Cash Lease Agreement with Rick Fries.

Council received the audited financial statements and supporting schedules for the year ended December 31, 2024, as prepared by CHBB. These documents were received as information and filed.

Council accepted the list of accounts paid by the Town of Kindersley, totaling $1,502,363.94.

Rain and cooler temperatures brought relief to fire-ravaged Manitoba and Saskatchewan Monday, allowing fire bans to be reduced and more evacuees to go home.

The weather helped fire crews get an upper hand in parts of northern Manitoba to clear the way for some of the 21,000 or more evacuees to start returning home.

David Monias, chief of Pimicikamak Cree Nation, reposted video of heavy rainfall on social media along with video of small planes leaving Winnipeg with evacuees who were forced out almost three weeks earlier.

Rosetown has been the Canadian training ground for the last two CanAm Bowl six-aside football championships, and for the first time in game history will be the host location for the next edition of the game coming up on July 1.

The day represents an all-star game showcase between Team Canada (players from Saskatchewan/Alberta) and Team USA (Montana, Nebraska, Wyoming, & Texas) and has been taking place since July 1997. All players must be recent high school graduates for that year and have played at least their Grade 12 year as a member of a 6-aside team.

Rain is the only thing that can hold back another week of senior baseball starting around West Central on Monday night. There are two games on the schedule for June 16, one in the Coteau Hills Baseball League and another in the Fertile Valley Baseball League.

Starting off in the CHBL, it's going to be a special game in Elrose between the U18 Wartime Marlins and Kyle Sr. Yellowjackets.