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Surprisingly these 3 female pheasants didn't scurry off into the brush. Normally they are gone in a blink of an eye and never seen again. I actually got to just sit and watch them for about 5 minutes before they slipped back into the trees and out of sight. 

I'm thinking with the sunshine and warmer weather they were as happy as I was to be out cruising around. Regardless they made my day by just sticking around a few minutes.

Saskatchewan is seeing new work in the development of vaccines as the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) has received a subsidy to develop a new vaccine.

Based out of the University of Saskatchewan, VIDO works on making and improving vaccines with one new project looking to create a pan-sarbecovirus vaccine.

Trina Racine, the director of vaccine development at VIDO, talks about the work they're doing with that grant.

The Bank of Canada delivered another interest rate cut on Wednesday, reducing its policy rate by a quarter-percentage point to three per cent. But looming U.S. tariffs are weighing on the central bank’s economic outlook.

The cut, the central bank's sixth consecutive one since June, comes as the bank said inflation is sitting around its two per cent target and the economy is picking up speed.

"There are signs economic activity is gaining momentum as past interest rate cuts work their way through the economy," Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem said in prepared remarks.

The union representing RCMP members is calling on Canada and the U.S. to make it easier to buy new technology, boost staffing and improve collaboration to deal with security challenges at the Canada-U.S. border.

In a news release published Tuesday, the National Police Federation says it met with Canadian and U.S. police and public safety unions to talk about illegal migration, drug and firearms smuggling and human trafficking.

The union says that the discussions helped it draft a set of recommendations for the Canadian and U.S. governments.

U.S. President Donald Trump's press secretary says the plan to slap Canada with tariffs on Saturday is still in play, as NDP leader Jagmeet Singh called for Parliament to return to prepare for the threat of devastating duties.

Karoline Leavitt told reporters at the White House that she spoke with the president Monday night and he indicated Feb. 1 was "still on the books" for imposing tariffs against Canada and Mexico.

The most recent meeting of the board of the South East Cornerstone Public School Division saw the bi-annual transportation report delivered by the Manager of Facilities & Transportation, Andy Dobson. He detailed that 4,642 students, up 110 from last school year, are taken to and from school on 157 bus routes. The buses themselves travel a combined 25,638 kilometres a day to accomplish the feat.  

The Estevan Mermaid's Artistic Swimming Club participated in the Sandra Roberts Provincials in Regina over the weekend, marking their first full competition of the season.

For head coach Amber Mantei and fellow coach Kelsey Potoma, the competition proved to be a valuable learning experience as their athletes competed against some of the province’s top artistic swimmers.

The federal public inquiry into foreign interference is calling on the leaders of all political parties to get top-secret security clearances — a recommendation that Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is not following.

In her final report, commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue said party leaders should seek such clearance as soon as possible after they are elected. She recommended that all parties in the House of Commons ensure at least two of their members have top-secret clearance.

The government of Saskatchewan is proudly announcing that 2024 was another year where its waters were clear of major invasive species.

The province has had ongoing campaigns to remind people that they should watch for invasive species, such as invasive zebra or quagga mussels or spiny waterflea.

Estevan’s Robbie Burns Night celebration made a lively return Saturday, offering a vibrant tribute to Scottish heritage and the poetry of Robert Burns.

The event honours Scotland’s national poet, whose legacy is celebrated annually on Jan. 25. Ayrshire-born Burns, who died in 1796 at the age of 37, is renowned for his works in the Scots dialect and is regarded as one of the country’s most prominent literary figures.