Canada booking seats on flights out of Lebanon as violence escalates
Global Affairs Canada began booking blocks of seats on the few remaining commercial flights leaving Lebanon on Friday as it issued another urgent plea for any Canadians in the country to leave immediately.
"Canadians need to leave now and we are helping with that," Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said in a statement on X late Friday afternoon.
"Canada has secured seats for Canadians on the limited commercial flights available. If a seat is available, please take it."
UPDATE: Power restored following outage in northern Estevan
UPDATE: SaskPower has announced that crews have completed rpairs and power has been restored to Estevan.
Anyone with persisting power problems is asked to call their outage line at 306-310-2220.
A power outage is going through the southeast with various areas seeing power outages.
The north end of Estevan is confirmed to be experiencing a power outage with other areas likely affected.
Surrounding rural areas are also likely affected, with SaskPower sending out a crew to address the outage.
New Estevan Regional Nursing Home sees first shovels in the ground at sod-turning ceremony
Sod has been turned for the new Estevan Regional Nursing Home in a ceremony this morning hosted by Estevan MLA Lori Carr.
Delegates at the event also included Councilor Shelley Veroba, representing the city, and Don Kindopp, the chair of the New Estevan Regional Nursing Home Committee.
Carr says that more work needs to be done, and she'll be making sure that's going as quickly as she can.
Estevan Police to benefit from $467,000 grant aimed at reducing crime
Estevan is set to receive a significant boost in public safety funding, with $467,000 allocated from the Ministry of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety Municipal Police Grants program for the 2024-25 fiscal year. This announcement comes on the heels of an additional $357,000 recently earmarked for hiring three new frontline officers for the Estevan Police Service.
Saskatchewan tops $1 Billion mark for non-durum wheat and canola exports
The world is looking to Saskatchewan as a key source for agri-food products.
Statistics show non-durum wheat exports have reached $1.7 billion for the current year.
Canola seed and canola oil have hit $1.3 and $1.1 billion respectively, with several other agri-food exports on track to surpass this year's $1 billion export mark.
Agriculture Minister David Marit says the global marketplace is also recognizing Saskatchewan as a provider of the most sustainable products grown anywhere.
Catch the action: Estevan Teams hit the road and the ice for a packed weekend of sports
Estevan’s athletes are ready for action this weekend with a full slate of games and events across various age groups and sports.
Friday
The U12 Chargers head to Weyburn, where they’ll face off against the Ravens, while the U14 Oilers take on the Falcons in what promises to be a thrilling match. 🏈
Later that evening, hockey fans can catch the Estevan Bruins in action at Affinity Place as they host the Melfort Mustangs. The puck drops at 7 PM.🏒
Farmers frustrated as Grain Services Workers continue strike action
The ongoing strike at the Port of Vancouver is estimated to be costing Canada's grain industry $35 million a day in lost exports.
About 650 Grain Services Workers walked off the job Tuesday morning at the Port of Vancouver over contract issues with the Vancouver Terminal Elevators Association (VETA).
VETA represents six grain export terminals Viterra's Cascadia and Pacific Terminals, Richardson International Terminal, Cargill Limited Terminal, the G3 Vancouver Terminal and Alliance Grain Terminal which operate at the Port.
MP Dr. Robert Kitchen comments on the defeat of confidence motion against Liberal government
The House of Commons sat for the first time since the NDP ended its Supply and Confidence deal with the Liberal Party. There, a confidence motion was put forward by the conservative party. MP for Souris Moose Mountain, Robert Kitchen, reports the basic confidence motion has been defeated.
CSIS says a former parliamentarian may have worked on behalf of a foreign government
A former parliamentarian is suspected of "having worked to influence parliamentary business" on behalf of an unnamed foreign government, Canada's spy service told a federal inquiry Friday.
The Canadian Security Intelligence Service also cited indications that an unspecified foreign government engaged in meddling to reduce the likelihood of a specific Liberal candidate of being elected federally.
Estevan Fire Rescue runs through busy week's calls with grass fire, false alarms
Estevan Fire Rescue (EFR) has had a busy couple of weeks, with plenty of dispatches going out for alarms in the area.
Fire Chief Rick Davies talks about the calls over the past couple of weeks.
Two weeks ago on September 16, EFR was dispatched to a residential alarm around 6:30 a.m. in the Northeast area of the city. Crews responded to investigate a possible carbon monoxide alarm. The crew found no cause for the possible smoke alarm and found no CO readings for a possible carbon monoxide alarm. The residence was then cleared with a possible alarm issue being blamed.