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The Weyburn Agricultural Society’s Interclub 4-H Show saw the top exhibitors recognized for their hard work on Tuesday. The Grand Champions were crowned in the Souris Valley Industries Show and Sale Arena at the exhibition grounds. 

Taking home the title of Grand Champion Fed Calf was Rylan Fladeland of the Radville 4-H Beef Club. Brayden Fladeland, also representing the Radville club, earned Reserve Grand Champion Fed Calf honours and was also named Champion Homegrown Fed Calf. 

Rainfall was welcomed by local producers at the end of June as highlighted by the Crop Report from the Ministry of Agriculture.  

The rainfall along with cooler temperatures aided the crops which experienced an abnormal dry spring.  

Crops remained patchy and uneven leading to varied crop stages due to the poor spring moisture conditions.  

Alberta’s government is investing $20 million in culturally informed employment supports for Indigenous Peoples.

Indigenous Peoples are foundational to Alberta’s economic success in past, present and future.

Their contributions span every sector, from natural resources and small business to innovation, tourism and the skilled trades.

Ensuring Indigenous participation at every level of the economy is essential to building a strong, prosperous province.

A group of protesters walking on Highway 2 north of Prince Albert on Canada Day prompted six separate 911 calls when they blocked a bridge to traffic flow. 

After receiving the calls shortly after 3 pm on July 1, Prince Albert RCMP responded to the site approximately 20 kilometres north of the city. Reports from the public indicated that the protesters were striking the police vehicles as they moved through the protesters.  

Wednesday morning, road construction crews were seen placing pylons along Brandt Street south at the Main Street intersection, and continuing down Brandt Street south. 

Back in May of this year, the province announced that PTH 12 would be resurfaced for 3.1km between Park Road and McKenzie Avenue in Steinbach. And that the work would begin this summer and be completed by fall.

A rural municipality in southwest Saskatchewan has declared a local state of emergency amid the worst drought conditions the region has seen in nearly a decade, as crops wither and livestock operations face increasing strain. 

With files from Cooper Douglas

Kerrobert residents were asked to limit their water use on Tuesday, but thankfully all restrictions were lifted by 5:00 PM after a major water main was struck during construction on Columbia Avenue. 

A 32-year-old man from Outlook, Saskatchewan, has been sentenced to 3 years 10 months in a U.S. federal prison after pleading guilty to distributing graphic child sexual abuse material involving toddlers and young boys, U.S. prosecutors announced Monday.

The Mechanics Training Centre program at Rocky View Schools (RVS) is celebrating another successful year.

According to RVS, established during the 1999/2000 school year, the program is a partnership between RVS and Cam Clark Ford in Airdrie that provides hands-on education to students interested in experiencing the automotive mechanics trade.

A new childcare space reached an exciting milestone recently, as the Pebbles to Rocks Childcare Centre held a groundbreaking ceremony Monday morning. The project looks to expand childcare services for the city of Estevan, with crews getting to work soon on the building.

Karolina Tamulaitiene, the executive director for Pebbles to Rocks, talks about the moment and seeing those shovels hit the dirt.