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UPDATE: As of 7:35 pm, SaskAlert has dropped the Tornado Warning placed on the area around Redvers. They have now changed it to a Severe Thunderstorm Warning, but a tornado is no longer imminent. 

Environment and Climate Change Canada is still warning the public that a system is passing through the area that is capable of producing strong winds, large hail and localized flooding due to heavy rains.

A tornado is still possible, though, the weather agency warns. 

With warm temperatures and sunny skies this summer, the Water Security Agency (WSA) is reminding the public to be cautious around blue-green algae in lakes and reservoirs. 

Blue-green algae naturally occur in lakes and reservoirs across Saskatchewan, appearing as their namesake blue-green, bright blue, gray, or tan groupings. The bacteria is most likely to appear during calm, hot weather in lakes and reservoirs with shallow, slow-moving, or still water.

As southeast Saskatchewan deals with an early July heatwave, meteorologists are watching the skies with cautious anticipation. With temperatures expected to reach the low 30s and humidex values pushing 40, the atmosphere over southeast Saskatchewan is primed for potential severe thunderstorms, but whether those storms actually form remains the big question. 

A section of 2nd Street will be closed as crews are hard at work beginning today.

The closure will take place between the 2nd and 5th Avenues as crews work on a sanitary service line replacement.

Work began at 8 a.m. with no forecasted end time for the work.

As that continues, the city asks people to detour around the area and to watch out for any nearby construction workers.

The same goes for the 1200 block of 4th Street, which has one lane open and crews working on the Downtown Revitalization Project.

Company works with the Farming Smarter Association as it searches for options other than the century-old Russet Burbank variety

Russet Burbank has been the go to potato variety for Canadian farmers and consumers.

This year, McCain Foods in Chin, Alta., has entered a corporate partnership with the Farming Smarter Association to explore the viability of other varieties in its food processing plant for farmers to consider.

Farming Smarter is using one of its commercial plots to do a research trial growing four varieties using six treatments.

"Kids are not little adults. They don't have the same bones. Their muscles are smaller. Everything is smaller. You need to have that specialized treatment. And that's what these doctors do," Carol-Lyne Dunn said. 

Blaze Dunn from Carlyle has gone through a lot in just his short 11 years of life. He was born with bilateral club feet, crossed eyes, and a tethered spine. He also got in a biking accident with a pickup truck and its utility trailer a few years ago. 

One-time grant from Alberta government to help applied research associations upgrade equipment, facilities and infrastructure

Alberta’s government has provided a one-time grant of $3.2 million to 12 applied research associations across the province.

This capital funding will enable the research associations to upgrade equipment, facilities and infrastructure.

With the additional funding, the research associations will be able to address pressing capital equipment issues.

It's become the weekly summer tradition that keeps on giving! 

Yesterday, the Taste of Summer Charity BBQ series, powered by our friends at Kingston Midstream, was another overwhelming success today! This week, our stop was at The Brick at the Estevan Market Mall, where we supported the Children's Miracle Network. The Jim Pattison Children's Hospital in Saskatoon is the main benefactor hospital for the charity in Saskatchewan. 

A reminder to be monitoring water sources on a regular basis right now.

With temperatures increasing across the prairies livestock producers should be on the lookout for blue-green algae in dugouts, lakes, and reservoirs. 

Blue-green algae are naturally occurring bacteria that can be present in water bodies and commonly occur during calm, hot weather in water bodies with shallow, slow-moving, or still water that has sufficient nutrients. 

The proposed merger between Bunge and Viterra was finalized on July 2nd.  

According to the company's website, the new company marks the creation of a premier global agribusiness solutions company for food, feed and fuel. 

Bunge’s Chief Executive Officer Greg Heckman says it’s a defining moment for our company and our global team as we complete this transformative business combination.