18U AAA Red Sox back in the win column with a 8-6 victory over the Saskatoon Giants

The East Central 18U AAA Red Sox snapped a three-game losing skid with an 8-6 win over the Saskatoon Giants on Wednesday. 

Jarret Rude led the Red Sox at the plate with three hits on the night while Jaxon Schleper drove in a pair of runs.  

It was a back-and-forth game between the two squads with the Giants opening the scoring in the third inning.  

Ottawa shows no signs of limiting MAID after UN panel calls for reversal

Ottawa is giving no sign that it intends to amend existing legislation on medical assistance in dying — something a UN committee called for earlier this spring.

The federal minister responsible for disabilities spoke at a hearing of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities last week, about two months after the committee called on Canada to repeal the 2021 law that expanded eligibility for assisted dying to those whose deaths were not reasonably foreseeable.

New public art installation to celebrate Humboldt area’s industrial heritage

A new public art installation is set to be unveiled in Humboldt on Thursday, June 26, as part of a larger event hosted by Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute (PAMI). The sculpture, currently hidden beneath a large wooden enclosure along Highway 5, is already stirring curiosity among locals. 

Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission provides illuminating lunch and learn for businesses

Staff of the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission presided over a lunch and learn session with the Humboldt District Chamber of Commerce and its members on Wednesday, June 18. The topic was human rights in the workplace, focusing on both employers’ and employees’ perspectives.  

Ribs for the road

The Wednesday night traffic lineup down Main Street in Muenster wasn’t just about the ball game across the way at James Korte Field. It was about picking up a baked to perfection potato, a plentiful passel of Caesar salad, and of course a healthy helping of fall of the bone and sumptuously seasoned pork ribs. 

Average family to save $280 per year from Liberal tax cut: PBO

The average Canadian family will save $280 on their taxes next year from the Liberal government's planned income tax cut, the parliamentary budget officer said in an analysis released on Wednesday.

But some seniors and single Canadians are expected to save less, prompting criticism from Conservatives who argue the tax cut doesn't go far enough.