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Two people accused of attempted murder in an alleged shooting had their court cases adjourned to Sept. 17. 

A 17-year-old youth, who cannot be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, appeared via CCTV and was represented by lawyer Merv Nidesh. 

Kyle RCMP dealt with a series of public safety calls last week, including suspicious person reports, abandoned vehicles, and well-being checks.

On September 7, the RCMP received a report of a suspicious person in the RM of St. Andrews, which remains under investigation. Officers also assisted with a well-being check at Sask Landing Provincial Park on September 8.

Other calls included a complaint about an abandoned vehicle at a local business and numerous driving complaints on Highway 7 regarding unsafe passing behaviour.

This summer, one Weyburn family decided to bring a unique experience to the Opportunity City.  

“This summer we’ve been doing a pretty fun thing in our family with the keychain library outside of our house,” said Jessica Hunter, the woman behind this initiative. “We got the idea off of TikTok, from an artist named Mike Bennett, who started it in Portland and we thought we’d bring it to Weyburn.”  

The early-1960s revelation that British spy Kim Philby had worked for Moscow alarmed Canadian intelligence officials who feared that he had betrayed confidences gleaned from Soviet defector Igor Gouzenko, once-secret archival records show.

Harold Adrian Russell "Kim" Philby was recruited by Russian intelligence in the 1930s. He joined Britain's Secret Intelligence Service, known as MI-6, during the Second World War, rising through the ranks to become a senior liaison officer in Washington from 1949 to 1951.

Former federal environment minister Catherine McKenna says the Justin Trudeau government's efforts to explain the consumer carbon price to Canadians were "half-hearted" — and just getting a meeting with the prime minister to discuss it "seemed impossible."

McKenna offers those behind-the-scenes details in her new autobiography, Run Like A Girl, which is being launched next week.

The Swift Current Broncos pushed the Brandon Wheat Kings to the limit in a high-scoring, back-and-forth affair Friday night, but ultimately fell 6-5 in overtime in their fourth game of the WHL pre-season.

Brandon wasted little time getting on the board, as Merrek Arpin opened the scoring just 1:50 into the first period with an assist from Ryan Boyce. Jimmy Egan doubled the lead at the 8:32 mark before Swift Current responded on the powerplay. William Morin converted at 13:05 with help from Trae Wilke and Daxon Yerex to bring the Broncos within one heading into the second.

Global Affairs Canada summoned Russian ambassador Oleg Stepanov over the incursion of Russian drones into Poland this week, as Ottawa looks to help a new effort by the NATO military alliance reinforce its eastern flank.

The summoning occurred hours after Poland reported multiple Russian drones had entered Polish territory between Tuesday and Wednesday. NATO allies shot down some of the devices.

Scattered across southwest Saskatchewan are several ecclesiastical buildings, and Gravelbourg is not the only bilingual community where such buildings can be found.

Nestled in the heart of Ponteix is a quartet of catholic church buildings of historic and architectural significance that have watched the community evolve over some hundred years.

Innovation Saskatchewan is investing $25,000 in Startup Summit 2025, a one-day conference aimed at supporting early-stage tech startups in the province.

The event, hosted by Cultivator powered by Conexus, brings together founders, investors, and mentors to help Saskatchewan startups tackle challenges and grow their businesses. A summit mixer will also connect participants with the broader Prairie tech ecosystem.

Rosetown RCMP responded to multiple incidents last week, including fires, mischief complaints, and traffic concerns, according to a media release.

On September 9, members attended an apartment complex fire in Rosetown and later responded to a combine fire in the RM of Monet. A motor vehicle rollover near Harris resulted in minor injuries, but the driver was cleared by EMS.