Estevan

At least two Canadians have died in the escalating violence in Lebanon, which has members of Parliament discussing a possible evacuation of Canadian citizens from the country.

"We are devastated by the loss of two Canadians, but the entire Lebanese people are (also) suffering right now — women, children, innocents," said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

"This is a horrific situation," he told reporters on Parliament Hill, repeating his earlier calls for both Israel and Hezbollah to de-escalate.

UPDATE:

SaskPower has completed its repairs to the system in the southeast and restored power to the area, according to an update released at 1:27 p.m.

Anyone whose power hasn’t been restored is asked to call SaskPower at 310-2220 or report it online at saskpower.com/reportoutage.

SaskPower has not released a reason for the outage. We'll have more updates as those become available.

A power outage is currently ongoing in the Estevan area with a lot of the southeast affected.

School buses play an essential role in ensuring the safety of students as they travel to and from school. Transportation supervisor for the Southeast Cornerstone Public School Division, Andy Verhaeghe, says a key part of bus safety comes down to the conduct of students on board. Rules for busing students are posted in every bus. 

With the municipal election on the horizon Anthony Sernick, a current council member for the City of Estevan, is announcing that he will run for mayor.

Having first joined the council in 2020, Sernick has served on the council and participated in a number of decisions for the community.

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Estevan police responded to a variety of calls over the past two days, ranging from trespassing and domestic disturbances to mental health emergencies and fraud. Several individuals were taken to hospital, while others faced fines and charges. 

On Monday, EPS and EMS were dispatched to an apartment after a report of a woman in distress. She was assessed at the scene and transported to the hospital for further evaluation.

Police also responded to a report of a woman trespassing on a neighbour's property. The woman who was found in the area, was warned about her actions.

The city is sending out the progress of the Downtown Revitalization Project as some of the finishing work is coming into place.

In the report from ASL Paving, they laid out the most recent updates to their work around the 4th Street downtown.

Access and Traffic Accommodation:

Most sidewalks remain open, with the exception of those with work currently underway. For example, the 1100 block's north sidewalk is partially closed due to work there, with detours and fencing in place. 

The federal Liberals are creating a new agency to beef up Canada's ability to handle rapidly spreading infectious diseases and protect from future pandemics.

Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne said the agency is meant to preserve the "top-gun team" of public servants that helped steer Canadians through COVID-19.

Health Emergency Readiness Canada is being tasked with boosting Canada's life-sciences sector and ensuring Canadians get faster access to vaccines, medical therapies and diagnostics by accelerating the transition from research to commercialization.

The Saskatchewan NDP is putting out a plan that would have government contracts hire Saskatchewan workers first for any jobs the province needs to be done.

Announced earlier this month, the Sask NDP states that they "will retool the province’s existing procurement Crown, SaskBuilds, to ensure that Saskatchewan workers and businesses are put first for public contracts, like building and maintaining public infrastructure."

Southeast Saskatchewan is the largest oil producer in Saskatchewan and a new report has the province concerned about the impact federal regulations could have on that industry.

The provincial government is using a Saskatchewan Economic Impact Assessment Tribunal report as evidence to oppose federal oil and gas emissions caps and methane 75 regulations.