Winter-like drop in temperature won't last with warmer than usual fall in the forecast

With temperatures dipping down into negative numbers every night the season is starting to feel closer and closer to the usual winter chill.

After a warmer season leading up to the fall, the temperatures have been above the seasonal average.

Christ Climenhagen, a scientist with Environment and Climate Change Canada, says this week that the situation is likely to change.

Persson, Helen

Helen Persson (Tuchscherer)
1944 - 2024

With broken hearts, Helen's family announces that she peacefully passed away surrounded by their love, at the Regina General Hospital on October 19, 2024 at the age of 80.

The Memorial Service for Helen will be held on Friday, October 25, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, Estevan, with Pastor Ryan Dittmann officiating. Interment will follow in Souris Valley Memorial Gardens.

Light early morning moisture could be last of what would be a dry October

Estevan may have seen the last rain in what has been a dry October with a system coming through the early morning hours on Tuesday.

That system came down while temperatures were close to freezing, but avoided turning into freezing rain or snow.

Christy Climenhagen, a scientist with Environment and Climate Change Canada, talks about the full outlook from the precipitation.

Southeast Advocates aims to make settling in the southeast easier

Moving to a new community is difficult at best. A southeast organization is hoping to make that process easier.

Southeast Advocates is an organization that operates out of Estevan and Weyburn to help newcomers and their families get settled in the southeast. Cali-Marie Mack is the Settlement Workers in Schools (SWIS) coordinator for Estevan. She works with schools around the city to help students and their families get their life started in the community. 

Estevan Chamber of Commerce hosting provincial candidates in forum tonight

Tonight, the Estevan Chamber of Commerce will let residents hear from the candidates in the provincial election race for the Estevan-Big Muddy constituency.

That forum is being held at the Estevan Legion Hall, with the forum beginning at 7 p.m.

Vice President Tania Andrist talks about why they want to bring out the community.

Hit-and-run, suspicious vehicle kicked off the week for Estevan police

The Estevan Police Service responded to impaired driving, a hit-and-run accident and a suspicious vehicle in the backroads to start off their week. 

On Monday, EPS responded to a hit-and-run that resulted in extensive damage at a grocery store in Estevan. At this time, police are investigating the situation. 

Members were also dispatched to find a possible impaired driver. After being pulled over, the driver was found to be sober. 

Town of Radville rallies around family after devastating house fire

A house fire in Radville displaced the family of Colby and Tanya Henheffer last Sunday night. Since then, their friend and Radville local, Kelly-Ann Joubert, has been collecting funds to support them as they recover from the tragedy. 

“We got the call on Sunday night that their house was burning, obviously we rushed down there. We've always had a really good relationship with them, and it just inspired me obviously to help them because I know if I was in that situation they would really do the same for me.” 

What you need to know as Trudeau fights to retain leadership of the Liberal party

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has resisted calls for his resignation for more than a year now but in recent weeks those calls have grown louder and in some cases more public.

The Liberal caucus meets Wednesday and Trudeau is expected to be confronted by a group of MPs who have banded together to try and finally convince him to go.

Here’s what you need to know ahead of this meeting. 

Unspecified number of Liberal MPs set to confront Trudeau, ask him to step down

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will face down his own caucus members in a hotly anticipated meeting this morning, as several of them plan to try to convince him to step aside.

Rumours have circulated for weeks about an undisclosed number of Liberal MPs who have signed on to the effort to oust the prime minister in the hopes of improving the party's chances in the next election. 

That promises to make the regular weekly caucus meeting on Parliament Hill extra tense, as Trudeau has showed no signs of stepping down from the top job.

Ottawa remembers reservist killed in Parliament Hill attack one decade later

Ottawa marked the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attack on Parliament Hill Tuesday, but for the family of the reservist who was killed that day the memory is still raw.

"I can't believe it's been 10 years. It felt like it was yesterday," said Ephraim Cirillo after a private family ceremony held at the National War Memorial Tuesday morning.