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Kindersley, Sask. – As wildfires continue to rage across northern Saskatchewan, the Town of Kindersley has opened its doors and hearts to more than 275 evacuees, welcoming families in crisis with generosity, compassion and a firm Prairie handshake.

Dozens of displaced residents are now calling hotels in Kindersley their temporary home, including 80 Filipino evacuees staying at the Kindersley Inn. On Wednesday, volunteers from The Kitchen Corner served warm Filipino meals to those families, bringing a taste of home and a message of hope.

Seeding is virtually complete around the west-central region. At 99 per cent done as of June 2, the progress represents a 5 per cent jump from last week, and a two per cent rise when considering the five-year average. 

Individually, nearly every crop is reporting at least 96 per cent. Soybeans (75) and perennial forage (82) were the only ones with considerable progress left to go.

KYLE, Sask. — Kyle RCMP responded to several calls over the past week, including break and enter reports and traffic concerns, while investigations remain ongoing.

On May 29, officers attended a disturbance of the peace call in Rosetown and later investigated a no-injury traffic collision near Wiseton on Highway 44. On June 2, RCMP were called to two break and enter incidents — one at a property in the Rural Municipality of Mountain View and another at a residence in Kyle. Both files remain under active investigation.

Plant 2025 is virtually complete in Alberta, other than a few acres in the Peace region.

Manglai a product co-ordinator with the Agriculture Financial Services Corporation put together the latest report, adding there were very few weather interruptions, just a few localized showers.

In terms of crop development, almost all crops are ahead of average. The soil conditions are trending drier, but there's hope that producers could see some significant impact with June rains.

Canada has unveiled its priorities for the G7 leaders' summit just one week before it gets underway in Alberta as the government defends its decision to invite India to the summit.

Prime Minister Mark Carney's office says Ottawa's top priority for the summit will be strengthening global peace and security, which includes countering foreign interference and transnational crime, as well as improving responses to wildfires.

Several people were arrested in Lloydminster this week following a significant police operation tied to the execution of high-risk warrants, RCMP say.

According to RCMP there was an ongoing investigation within Lloydminster that involved assistance from Alberta RCMP’s Emergency Response Team (ERT) and Police Dog Services (PDS).

Mounties say specialized units were deployed to ensure public and officer safety. Several individuals were taken into custody without incident.

Three people are now facing charges:

With one field goal and four extra points in the Saskatchewan Roughriders 31-26 win over Ottawa to start the season, kicker Brett Lauther is now only six points away from registering the round number of 1000 to become only the twenty-seventh CFL player to hit the millennium mark. 

Sports dominated the local headlines this week.

From the Kindersley indoor rodeo to the gridiron, there was no shortage of athletes to cover over the week.

Find summaries and a link to the top five stories of the week below: 

Saskatchewan added 15,300 full-time jobs in May, continuing a trend of strong employment growth and maintaining the lowest unemployment rate in the country, according to new figures released by Statistics Canada.

The province’s unemployment rate stood at 4.2 per cent last month, the lowest in the nation and well below the national average of 7.0 per cent.

After a pair of fraud related stories emerged out of the region, the Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority of Saskatchewan (FCAA) is doing their best to safeguard residents against any further problems.