Humboldt

Saskatchewan's inflation rate saw a slight cooling in July, primarily driven by a significant drop in gasoline prices. According to data released Tuesday morning by Statistics Canada, the Consumer Price Index for the province rose by 1.4 per cent on a year-over-year basis, down from the 1.7 per cent rate recorded in June. 

The outbreak of measles provincially and nationally has the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) issuing exposure alerts and taking measures to limit the spread. However, Medical Health officer for the region, Dr. Stanley Enebeli acknowledges the effective response observed in our communities, saying the region has seen little transmission. 

As the heat beats down on the southeast, many will be going for cold treats like ice cream but may find prices raised. That's similarly reported for other foods, as the most recent Consumer Price Index numbers from Statistics Canada showed a 3.17 per cent increase year-over-year in food prices.

Sylvain Charlebois, an Agri-Food Professor at Dalhousie University, talks about some of the factors influencing some of the cool treats this summer.

The 2025 Harvest edition of Meal of the Field with Bolt FM & Discover Humboldt got underway on Thursday with a visit to the lucky winners of Week 1, Al & Lana Dyok who farm near Quill Lake.  

Lana was the one who entered the Dyok family in the sweepstakes and they were rewarded with a delicious meal courtesy of Boston Pizza.  

This year, the Dyok farm has seeded green and yellow peas, wheat and new this year, fava beans.  

It will be the toughest test so far in the 2025 Canadian Football League on Saturday for the Saskatchewan Roughriders as they meet the Calgary Stampeders. 

The only blemish on the Roughriders record was a 24-10 loss to the Stampeders on July 12, in a game that was postponed for a day due to poor air quality from the northern wildfires.  

Saskatchewan's financial fortunes this year have taken a dramatic hit.

The province had budgeted a $12-million surplus this fiscal year, but a first-quarter update issued Friday announced that the modest surplus is now on track to be a $349-million deficit.

It's tying the reversal to a $172-million drop in revenues, most of it from its Crown agency, SaskPower.

Scattered rain showers and thunderstorms around the province slowed down progress in areas to begin harvesting in Saskatchewan according to the Crop Report from the Ministry of Agriculture. 

 The provincial harvest progress total last week was three per cent, which is behind our five- and 10-year averages. The combination of rainfall, humidity and low temperatures delayed crop development and harvest progress. The southwest continues to lead in harvest progress, sitting at eight per cent harvest completed.  

SaskTel is currently experiencing a province-wide service outage that is affecting both cellular network calls and Business Voice services.

9-1-1 emergency calls are not affected by the current outage.

There is currently no estimated time of repair as SaskTel technicians work to resolve the issue.

Saskatchewan RCMP is still able to receive 911 calls, but 310-RCMP is not operational at this time. 

RCMP remind residents that dialling 911 is for emergencies and crimes in progress only.

The Humboldt RCMP is seeking information that could identify individuals responsible for some recent mischief to a vehicle in Humboldt. 

 On Tuesday August 19, between 2:30am-10 am, unknown individuals went to a residence on 3rd street and used black spray paint on a parked vehicle. 

 It's believed nothing was taken. 

The Humboldt RCMP is seeking information about the theft of a vehicle that occurred between July 13 and 14 on 1100 block of 9th Street. 

Items were taken from the vehicle including a black purse, white gym bag, green air pods, ID and cash. Some of the property and one piece of ID was recovered loose on 9th Street.