Local News

The Lacombe Police Service is alerting the community to a recent increase in bicycle thefts across the city. 

Officers have responded to a significant rise in reports of stolen bicycles over the past few weeks. 

Police say bicycle thefts are often crimes of opportunity, and they are encouraging all bike owners to take proactive steps to help reduce the risk. 

Tornadoes ripped through the southeast last week, with stormchasers following a few touchdowns in farmers' fields in the area. Those fields saw emergence a while ago and are now in the growing stage, meaning these plants are vulnerable to the heavy winds, hail, and more that come from a tornado.

Local Agrologist Edgar Hammermeister says that, as far as he's heard, damage to any farmyard thanks to the tornadoes has been limited.

The Frontier Days Parade has once again wowed Swift Current with floats, tractors, classics and more!

Kids lined the way at Elmwood Park, darting out to pick up candy, with parents slowing their roll when needed. 

Official vehicles from MP Jeremy Patzer, MLA Everett Hindley, Swift Current mayor Al Bridal, as well as the local RCMP, Fire Department, and Ambulance service all joined in the procession. 

Anyone who missed it can find the livestream video on the Country 94.1 Facebook page. 

Environment Canada issued a special weather statement Saturday morning warning residents in central Saskatchewan to be alert for funnel clouds developing throughout the afternoon and early evening.

The advisory cites a low pressure system creating favourable conditions for weak rotation beneath rapidly growing clouds and isolated thunderstorms. While these funnel clouds typically pose little threat near the ground, officials caution that some could intensify into landspout tornadoes.

A collective effort has seen a strong start to a three-phase project for Garden Valley School Division's Pine Ridge Elementary School (PRES). 

A three phase project

Parent Advisory Council (PAC) chair Keir Froese outlines the plans.  

The Portage Learning and Literacy Centre celebrated its 2025 Graduation and Achievement Ceremony Thursday afternoon at Stride Place, in partnership with the Manitoba Institute of Trades and Technology (MITT) Adult Learning Centre program.

A diverse group of determined students marked the completion of their high school education, each one stepping forward with hope and vision for the future.

The mobile men's health clinic, the MAN VAN, is at the Ponoka Stampede today. 

The Prostate Cancer Centre’s MAN VAN, Canada’s first mobile men’s health clinic will be in Ponoka today, offering free health checks that could save lives.

The mobile clinic will be set up from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. across from the Ponoka Stampede Grounds at the trade show, located at 4410 54th St.

The MAN VAN provides free PSA (prostate-specific antigen) blood tests for men aged 40 to 70, helping detect signs of prostate cancer early.

Saskatchewan coal power plants have their workers buzzing with excitement now that the province has confirmed they'll be extending the plants' lifetimes past 2030. Despite a federal initiative to close those by 2030, the provincial government stated in a letter to SaskPower employees that coal power would remain a segment of Saskatchewan's power production strategy into the future.

Ken Hoste, the assistant business manager with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 2067, talks about his reaction to those power plants staying online.

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.

With Canada Day celebrations just around the corner, Alberta RCMP is reminding residents to enjoy the holiday responsibly and avoid impaired driving.

The warning comes with a sobering reminder: during last year’s Canada Day long weekend, seven people were killed in road-related incidents in RCMP jurisdictions, and 101 impaired drivers were taken off the roads.

Impaired driving remains a major issue in Alberta. According to MADD Canada, one in five drivers involved in fatal collisions have been drinking.