Estevan

The Estevan Police Service responded to a number of calls over the weekend as temperatures plummeted.

The first report came on January 10th when an individual drove off from a local service station without paying for fuel. After contacting the owner of the vehicle members saw that they returned to pay for the fuel.

Officers later received a complaint of a vehicle that was blocking a driveway on King Street. Members contacted the owner of the vehicle and told them it needed to be moved.

The town of Kipling is set to face a significant loss in healthcare services as they will be down to one physician by the end of January. Three doctors arrived in the community after the implementation of a virtual physician program. Two of those three are now resigning.  

“Two of our doctors who arrived in the latter part of summer and into early fall have paid out their contracts, apparently, and will be leaving at the end of January,” says Mayor Pat Jackson. “They had only been here since, well, one of them since August. So, yeah, that is concerning.” 

WILMA MARIE ROSE BITTMAN
1934 – 2025

It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our dear mother, granny, great granny, auntie and friend, Wilma Marie Bittman on Thursday, January 9, 2025, at the age of 90. Wilma passed away peacefully in her sleep at The Peter Lougheed Hospital in Calgary surrounded by her immediate family.

Emergency Preparedness Minister Harjit Sajjan says dozens of firefighters from Alberta and British Columbia will help fight wildfires in California, and the federal government is co-ordinating efforts with the provinces to deploy resources.

Sajjan says in a social media post that 60 firefighters from the two provinces will be deployed as soon as Monday, and that Canadian officials are working to identify and prepare more resources to send in the days ahead.

In 2024, Farmers for Climate Solutions (FCS) commissioned market research firm Leger to conduct a national poll of Canadian producers during the 2024 growing season.

The goal was to:

In 2024, Farmers for Climate Solutions (FCS) commissioned market research firm Leger to conduct a national poll of Canadian producers during the 2024 growing season.

The goal was to:

“Sunny ways, my friends. Sunny ways.” 

With those words, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau began his time in office, having brought the Liberals out of the political wilderness and into a majority government in October 2015.

Those sunny ways followed him into an unseasonably warm November day weeks later, when he attended his official swearing-in at Rideau Hall. As Trudeau made his way up the driveway to the governor general’s residence, he was surrounded by family, members of his new cabinet and throngs of cheering supporters.

Here's a look at some of this week's top news photos as selected by the Canadian Press editors.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 10, 2025.

A person walks with an umbrella on a rainy day in Vancouver, on Saturday, January 4, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney signalled through his campaign team Friday that he will launch his bid to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as leader of the Liberal party late next week, after garnering support from more than two dozen Liberal MPs in the past few days.

And in an interview airing Saturday, former B.C. premier Christy Clark told CBC Radio's The House that she is "very seriously" considering a leadership bid, but expressed disappointment with the short timeline for the race.

Estevan's Salvation Army exceeded its 2024 holiday fundraising goal by raising over $130,000—surpassing its target of $125,000. Ronza Reynard, Salvation Army Communities Ministry Director, said the community's involvement was exceptional, with monetary donations, food drives from schools, churches, and businesses, as well as a strong volunteer effort during the Christmas Kettles campaign.