Humboldt

After much work, a flurry of renovations and critical preparations, the Humboldt and District SPCA staff and board say they are ready for the big move to their new location. The SPCA acquired property and buildings just south of its current location. 

The moving dates are Friday June 20 and Saturday June 21, and the call is out for volunteers and casual helpers to ship everything, including the animals over. 

Muenster’s volleyball phenom Skyler Varga continues to make inroads in the sport, taking a major step toward what could be a flourishing Olympic career. The outside hitter has made a name for himself in Division I NCAA circles, helping bring the Long Beach State 49ers their fourth National NCAA Championship.  

With sparkling style and charitable spirit, the Diva for a Day Golf Tournament this year will being glamour to the greens in support of Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Humboldt. 

The 10th edition of the event is set for Saturday at the Humboldt Golf Club. 

Program Lead Jillina Beaudoin says it’s shaping up to be another fun afternoon with 152 golfers expected to hit the links with this year’s theme being Glam-Ma. 

Lions Clubs across northern Saskatchewan are rallying together to provide urgent aid to evacuees displaced by ongoing wildfires in the region. The effort is being bolstered by a $15,000 USD emergency grant from the Lions Clubs International Foundation. 

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The Liberal government has introduced legislation aimed at cutting down barriers to internal trade by recognizing provincial and territorial rules at the federal level.

Officials who briefed reporters this morning say the goal is to reduce the number of redundant standards across the country.

They say that, for example, a company that produces washing machines that meet a provincial energy efficiency standard won't have to meet a separate federal standard to sell outside that province.

In 2023, as Canada suffered through its worst-ever wildfire season, the federal government was looking at creating a national disaster response agency.

Two years later, the country is again facing another summer of wildfires. There is still no sign of such an agency, though governments are tapping the private sector to help with evacuations.

Ali Asgary, a York University professor of disaster and emergency management, said the work to establish a national agency is "unfortunately … not going as fast as our crises are going."

Through the first week of the 2025 Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) season, the Saskatoon Berries are showing no signs of a sophomore jinx.  

After dropping their first contest of the season, the Berries have won their last five games and are a half of a game back of the Medicine Hat Mavericks for first place in the Eastern Division.  

Three local players have made some early season contributions to the Berries success.  

The 15U AAA East Central Dodgers came up short against the Saskatoon Astros on Wednesday night, losing 8-7 in Muenster.  

First baseman Everitt Solar had a big night at the plate for the Dodgers as he had two hits, including a home run and drove in four runs.  

Catcher Sawyer Pollon had three hits and scored two runs.  

The Métis Nation–Saskatchewan (MN–S) government announced today that they would be opening the Batoche Festival Grounds to the northern wildfire evacuees seeking a secure place to wait out the current situation. 

Evacuees should contact the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency at 855-559-5502 to register their destination. To register for Batoche call 1-877-MétisSK (ext. 9).