Estevan

The Eagle Sky Estevan Bruins played a split weekend as they won one game and lost another against their Viterra Division rivals the Melville Millionaires.

In the first game at home on Friday, Melville came out strong, taking the first goal with the Bruins quickly responding with a goal. In the second, the Millionaires took the edge with another goal leading to a 2-1 lead headed into the third.

Housing Minister Sean Fraser says he will not be running in the next federal election, citing a need to spend more time with his family.

Fraser made the announcement Monday morning at a news conference in Ottawa ahead of a cabinet meeting and the fall economic statement.

News broke on Friday that federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon was asking the Canada Industrial Relations Board to order the Canadian Union of Postal Workers back to work if the board agreed with his determination there was an impasse in negotiations. If the board agrees with his assessment, it would see the striking employees return to their jobs, and work under the existing collective agreements until this coming May.  

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has resigned from cabinet, the day she is set to present the fall economic statement. 

In a resignation letter posted to social media, she says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau offered her another role in cabinet Friday, but that the only "honest and viable path" is to leave cabinet. 

"It's a dream come true."

At 51-year-old it isn't too late for Swift Current Broncos legend Todd Holt to live another hockey dream. He came out of retirement for one night only to play with his sons Kaelan and Taysen Holt on the Carlyle Cougars.

"I'm sure it'll be very emotional later," Holt said. "I've played a lot of big hockey and been drafted to the (San Jose) Sharks and stuff like that, but this would rank up as one of the most exciting days of my life."

The RCMP reported over the weekend the second suspect in the murder of Talon Lonethunder was arrested last week.  

Dwayne Maxie, who was wanted on a charge of manslaughter, was arrested Thursday in Regina by the Regina Police Service. He was remanded into custody and is scheduled to make an appearance in Estevan Provincial Court on Monday morning.  

Michael David Weinrauch

1969 – 2024

Michael Weinrauch passed away at his home on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, at the age of 55 years.

The Funeral Mass for Michael will be held at a later date in January 2025.

The southeast was hit by a system over the weekend which left quite a layer of ice overtop of the roads and highways of the area.

Down in the southeast corner, most roads connected to Estevan received a travel not recommended warning, which has been revised as the situation changes.

Environment Canada Meteorologist Daniele Desjardins talks about the system which brought in the freezing rain.

For the second weekend in a row, the southeast was hit with another round of freezing rain that turned the majority of highways into ice sheets. 

With yet another bout of freezing rain falling over the weekend around the southeast, all buses have been cancelled for the morning.