Estevan

Estevan’s city council held a detailed discussion on public works initiatives during the budget meetings, where Hayley DeConinck, the manager of public works, presented a comprehensive overview of snow removal and sidewalk maintenance plans for the year.

As winter approaches, one key focus of public works is snow removal and ice control. Councillor Shelley Veroba raised concerns about the snow buildup on Kensington and Souris Avenues, particularly how it forces pedestrians closer to traffic.

The Saskatchewan RCMP released their top ten calls that "missed the mark" over 2024.

While they receive plenty of calls over the year for emergency situations, some tend to be a bit less serious than first thought.

10. Who are you? A concerned individual called 911 to advise that they didn’t recognize someone on their social media friend list.

A southeast-born player is headed to the big leagues as the Saskatoon Berries announced that Carter Beck would be re-signing.

Beck, the 2024 WCBL Most Outstanding Player & Rookie of the Year, had a great performance in his first year, showing off a batting average of .374, 11 homers, 53 runs, 38 RBI and 19 stolen bases in 51 games played.

In their release, Beck said that "It was a super easy decision to come back, especially with how well the Jam Fam treated us all year."

It was a tough start to January for Estevan Fire Rescue as the southeast felt some extremely cold temperatures as calls were rolling in.

EFR Chief Rick Davies sent in some of the calls that they've responded to over the start of 2025.

In the dead of night on New Year's Day at 3:30 a.m., a crew was alerted to a commercial fire alarm in the central part of the city. After arriving crews found the sprinkler system had activated but no fire was present. The crews assisted with shutting down the system.

The 2025 pig spleen weather forecast is in, and we're looking at a cooler, wetter first half of the year.

To comment on the end of Justin Trudeau's time as Prime Minister, Brad Wall had to break one of his mother's rules.

"My mom taught me, as most moms did, that we should probably not say anything if we don't have anything nice to say," the former Saskatchewan Premier said. "I know how she felt too about the Trudeau government so maybe she'd be OK with it."

Saskatchewan continued on the path to recovery as another year saw conditions remain closer to normal following the droughts earlier this decade.

The ag sector is hoping to see more progress on that with a good snowpack over winter helping to balance that moisture deficit.

Daryl Harrison, Saskatchewan's Minister of Agriculture, talks about the province's economic fortunes over 2024.

The Estevan Police Service (EPS) has reported mixed results in its most recent statistics for 2024. Police Chief Jamie Blunden said the numbers reflect ongoing challenges, while also showing progress in some areas, such as impaired driving.

Blunden noted a 27 per cent drop in alcohol-related impaired driving incidents in 2024. However, cases of impairment due to drugs increased by 13 per cent, a trend Blunden said highlights the need for more public education.

Liberal MPs are meeting in Ottawa today for the first time since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced he will step down.

The national caucus meeting, set to take place both in person and online, was originally set to last six hours to give MPs time to discuss Trudeau's previous refusal to resign.

Now, the focus will be on next steps for the party as it begins a national search for a leader who can hold their own against popular Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre.

Incoming U.S. president Donald Trump has been courting controversy in Canada since his election victory, with threats to impose whopping tariffs on Canadian goods and musings about the country becoming "the 51st state."

While Trump's comments have drawn anger and fear among Canadians, reaction from Americans who live, study or work in Canada has been mixed – and largely influenced by how they voted in the presidential election.