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Protein Industries Canada is looking for someone to take over its top role. 

Bill Greuel, who has been CEO of the organization since it was created in October of 2018, is leaving. He has accepted the position of Deputy Minister of Agriculture with the Government of Saskatchewan. is last day with Protein Industries Canada will be July 31,2024.

The board will announce the appointment of an interim CEO in the coming weeks while the search for a permanent CEO is underway.

Another fantastic weekend of music and performances is in the books for the Manitou Beach Busking Festival. The resort village was bustling with visitors gypsying from performance location to location on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. 

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Friday was another busy day for the Midway Co-op as they hosted another great community BBQ.

The LeRoy community recently gathered at the Co-op for a special event aimed at supporting the LeRoy Daycare. The event, which featured a barbecue and the distribution of equity checks, was a resounding success, raising $1,145 for the daycare. The Co-op's support and the community’s involvement highlighted the importance of such fundraisers for local projects.

Canada Day saw the first All Star Games with the Saskatchewan Premier Baseball League played at James Korte Field in Muenster. In both the rookies and the senior game, teams were comprised of 2 to 3 players from each of the teams in their respective zones.  

The afternoon opener saw the 18U AAA Rookie all-stars take the field with East Central Red Sox Cade Britz and Pryor Dyck on with the Sask West team. The west squad cruised to an 8-1 over their eastern counterparts.  

Muenster came alive with summer joy as Family Fun Day returned on June 29, hosted by Hotel Muenster.

It was back in 1933 that Modern Meat & Abattoir began serving Humboldt, SK and the surrounding area with local products and quality cuts. A lot has changed in those 90+ years, but the business’s commitment to providing the region with premium meat and a high standard of customer service remains as strong as ever.

WestJet flight disruptions are expected to continue this week, after a deal was reached over the weekend to end a strike by its mechanics.

The airline said in a statement Monday morning that "full resumption of operations will take time and further cancellations will be required over the coming days."

Some 680 members of the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association had walked off the job on Friday evening despite a directive for binding arbitration from federal Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan. 

We recently passed the first day of summer, which means getting ready for summer road trips for many families. 

CAA Saskatchewan is celebrating the start of the vacation season by giving people a heads-up on travel safety. 

Tips from CAA encourage people to be travel-conscious with their personal vehicles, getting ahead of potential problems. 

The first thing CCA advises is to get vehicles inspected. This can identify issues before they happen, and give you peace of mind as the unknown becomes the well-known. 

Some police services in Canada are using facial recognition technology to help solve crimes, while other police forces say human rights and privacy concerns are holding them back from employing the powerful digital tools.

It's this uneven application of the technology — and the loose rules governing its use — that has legal and AI experts calling on the federal government to set national standards.