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With less than a year to go until the 2026 World Cup, political tensions and U.S. policy threaten to pose problems as Canada, the United States and Mexico prepare to co-host the tournament.

Next year’s FIFA World Cup will be the biggest ever, with the three countries hosting a record 48 teams. Between June 11 and July 19, they will play 104 matches, most of them in the U.S.

Avery Shenfeld doesn't think the Bank of Canada will cut its benchmark interest rate at its decision on Wednesday, but if it does, he said it will be a "pleasant surprise."

"There's always a chance that they'll surprise with the rate cut," the chief economist of CIBC said.

Most economists are also expecting the Bank of Canada will hold its policy rate steady at 2.75 per cent for a third consecutive decision later this week.

The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed a request to hear an appeal from Achter Land and Cattle regarding an earlier court decision that found a thumbs-up emoji served as an agreement to a grain contract. South West Terminal launched a claim for damages after Achter Land and Cattle failed to deliver on the contract.

The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency's (SPSA) latest update shows that they're now looking for help from national sources to deal with the ongoing wildfires. 

The most recent update detailed that 56 active wildfires are burning in Saskatchewan, 14 of which are contained, 18 are under ongoing assessment, and firefighters are working to protect values in another 18. Four fires are considered contained.

Here's a look at some of the photographs captured by the Discover Weyburn staff and submitted by community members throughout the week:

The Canadian Nurses Association says it hopes the new "united Team Canada" approach at the Council of the Federation will lead to harmonization of nurses' licences across the country.

The association was among a number of health-care advocacy groups at the recent annual meeting of Canada's premiers.

While health care tends to take centre stage when the premiers meet, this year's gathering with Prime Minister Mark Carney was dominated by discussion of U.S. President Donald Trump's global trade war.

Most Canadians believe the country is making good progress on reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples, a new poll from Leger suggests.

"The extent to which people feel progress on reconciliation is being made or not has an important bearing on how they feel about the country," said Jack Jedwab, president and CEO of the Association for Canadian Studies, which commissioned the poll.

The survey of 1,580 respondents was conducted between June 20 and 22. A margin of error cannot be associated to the survey because online polls are not considered to be truly random samples.

The 33rd annual Midale Oilmen's Golf Tournament was held on July 11th at the Mainprize Golf Course, raising just over $12,000 from the game and sponsors.

Darren Moldenhauer said, "We had a great day. We had 72 golfers with Payden Benning and Nolan Rohatyn having the low round for the day."

He said the Horse Race winners were Anthony Melle and Brock Simpson.

The sponsors that helped to make the event possible: 

The Weyburn Beavers came up on the losing end of a high-scoring affair Friday night at Tom Laing Park, dropping a 13–6 decision to the visiting Moose Jaw Miller Express.

Despite a solid offensive effort from Weyburn, including a two-hit, two-run night from Ryan Muizelaar and a pair of RBIs from Luke Malzewski, the Beavers couldn’t keep pace with a relentless Moose Jaw lineup that tallied 14 hits and broke the game open with a six-run sixth inning.

Last week saw a slightly above average number of calls to the Weyburn Police Service, with members responding to 91 in all, including 13 requests for well-being or mental health checks. According to the weekly report, the majority of those incidents were resolved without needing further intervention. Two people, however, were taken to the hospital for additional care.

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