Estevan

During the latest city council meeting, one of the longest discussions with back-and-forths from across the council chambers was a discussion on a dress code for the City of Estevan's council members. The city has an already-existing dress code, police #2016-61, which lays out how employees of the city should dress, including office, administrative, and operational staff.

The newest addition comes from including the City Council among the office and administrative staff section, which would see a dress code enforced that requires business-casual attire.

The Estevan Public Library is rolling out a full calendar of events this July, with something for every age group. From the return of the TD Summer Reading Club to author talks, magic shows, and hands-on workshops, the library is offering a season packed with creativity, learning and community connection. Jason Redshaw, Branch Manger for the Estevan Public Library joined the SUN 102 Morning Show to share some details.

“We have more prizes this year—and a lot of really cool prizes. Bikes, telescopes, microscopes.”

When people think of summer in Estevan, they picture hot dogs, paddling pools, and pancake breakfasts — but they might not realize how much these events are fueling community connection. In this month’s SUN 102 interview, Councillor Kirsten Walliser shares how the City’s “Coffee with Council” series and summer programming are creating space for conversation, celebration, and civic pride.

Canada is rescinding its digital services tax and will resume trade negotiations with the United States, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said in a statement issued late Sunday night.

The announcement came following a phone call between Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump, and just hours before the first payment under the tax was going to come due for major tech companies like Amazon and Google. 

On Friday Trump announced on his social media platform Truth Social he was terminating all trade discussions with Canada because of the tax.

Justice Minister Sean Fraser says the federal government plans to take a "fresh" look at its online harms legislation over the summer but it's not clear yet exactly what the bill will look like when it is reintroduced.

It would be the Liberals' third attempt to pass legislation to address harmful behaviour online.

Fraser told The Canadian Press in an interview that the government hasn't decided whether to rewrite or simply reintroduce the Online Harms Act, which was introduced in 2024 but did not pass.

Berry lovers will be happy to hear that the U-pick season has now started. 

Across the Prairies, strawberry U-pick seasons typically start in early July. Raspberries and Saskatoons are then often available from late July through August. 

Andy Loewen is the owner of Friedensfeld Honey and Berry Farm, located east of Friedensfeld in Manitoba. He says their strawberry U-pick season officially got underway on Friday. An opening day of June 27th is a little bit earlier than normal for their farm.

As escalating gopher populations are causing increasing concern for Saskatchewan landowners, the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) is teaming up with the Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation (SWF) to offer practical assistance.

Darrell Crabbe, SWF's executive director, says the partnership was born from landowners needing help with the pests.

RCMP arrested a man as part of a check to ensure he was following court-ordered release order conditions at a residence in Oxbow earlier this week.

On June 25, Carnduff RCMP conducted a check of a male’s residence, as was permitted as part of his conditions.

During the search, officers located and seized approximately 26 grams of methamphetamine, 22 pharmaceutical-style pills, about 10 grams of a white powder sent for further testing, and trafficking paraphernalia.

RCMP arrested 61-year-old Timothy Irwin at the residence, charging him with:

The Southeast Techhub (SETH), based in Estevan, is expanding its impact with the launch of the Rural Innovation Startup Ecosystem (RISE), a unique incubator program designed to support entrepreneurship and technology startups in rural communities across southeast Saskatchewan.

The Southeast Cornerstone Public School division held its final board meeting of the school year earlier this month, as the division discussed some of its finances from the 2025-26 school year.

Shelley Toth, the division’s superintendent of division services and chief financial officer, delivered some of the details to Cornerstone’s board members, laying out the specific figures for the year.