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The Crown will not appeal the acquittals of five former world junior hockey players after their high-profile sexual assault trial, one of the defence lawyers in the case said Thursday.

Daniel Brown, who represented Alex Formenton, said he has been informed of the prosecutors' decision. The Ministry of the Attorney General did not immediately respond to a request for comment. 

Formenton, Michael McLeod, Carter Hart, Dillon Dube and Callan Foote were all acquitted of sexual assault, and McLeod of a separate charge of being a party to the offence of sexual assault.

Air Canada says it expects to be operating close to its full network schedule by Friday. 

The airline says it is continuing to ramp up its operations in a press release Thursday. 

This comes after the airline reached a tentative deal with the union representing its flight attendants on Tuesday to end a strike that began on Saturday. 

The strike disrupted the airline's operations, resulting in the cancellation of flights. 

Mark Nasr, Air Canada's chief operations officer, said in the release that the airline is restoring operations ahead of its plan. 

Several local athletes will compete in pivotal races and games on Friday at the Canada Summer Games in St. John's, Newfoundland.

Swift Current's Carter Tuplin and Rowan Reimer will occupy one-quarter of the men's 400-metre hurdles final, after finishing sixth and seventh overall in qualifying on Tuesday.

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Swift Current's Kai Foster made 10 saves and posted a shutout Thursday afternoon, helping Team Saskatchewan to a perfect record in pool play at the Canada Summer Games in St. John's, Newfoundland.

Saskatchewan knocked off host Newfoundland & Labrador 7-0 to finish atop of Pool A at 4-0.

Foster and Saskatchewan will play 2-2 British Columbia in the quarterfinals on Friday afternoon. 

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As summer in the southwest gives way to school season, it's an ideal time to get up to date on vaccinations and immunizations.

Tail Light Tuesday was a scorcher, but that fact didn't stop a huge host of automotive enthusiasts from piling into the car show. 

Drivers came from all over, and once again offered new rides to see at the Living Sky Casino. The Rogue Cruisers were happy to have so many people come out on such a hot day and enjoy each other's passion for everyone petrol petrol-powered. 

Rogue Cruisers co-founding member Dustin Vipond was happy to see that there is still fresh interest in the weekly car show, with a few people even bringing their cars that are for sale down to the venue. 

The Chinook Golf Course served up a pair of rare hole-in-ones on Wednesday.

Brian Ivany carded the first ace of the day on the seventh hole, his first ever.

During ladies' night, Courtney Braun recorded her hole-in-one on the third hole.

A doubles team from Swift Current has medaled at the national pickleball championships.

Brad Boutilier and Devin Martens earned a silver medal on Tuesday afternoon in the men's doubles 30 and above category at the Winnipeg's 2025 Myoflex National Championship.

Boutilier said they were pleasantly surprised with their performance and thrilled to be on the podium holding the Saskatchewan flag.

Storms rampaged through the southwest overnight, but spared Swift Current from the worst of it. 

The biggest impact from the storms came in the form of wind, with the windiest region being found in Kindersley, as it peaked at 116 kilometres per hour. 

Swift Current, by contrast, didn't have any wind worth mentioning, peaking at only 52 kilometres per hour. Maple Creek peaked with a gust of 94 kilometres per hour, and Lucky Lake had a big gust of 79 kilometres per hour.

Professional wrestling was back in action in Swift Current on Wednesday. 

Canadian Wrestling’s Elite came to the Lieutenant Colonel Clifton Centre for day 7 of their Cruel Summer Tour, featuring former WWE superstar “The” Brian Kendrick. 

Kendrick says he’s been enjoying touring across Western Canada.