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Multiple wildfires in Jasper National Park flared up with a vengeance late Monday night, forcing all park visitors along with the 4,700 residents of the Jasper townsite to flee west with little notice over mountain roads through darkness, soot, and ash.

Photos and video shared on social media illuminated a midnight cavalcade of bumper-to-bumper cars and trucks, headlights on, red tail lights glowing, cars inching, stopping, starting, crawling through swirling tendrils of acrid smoke.

A series of interpretive panels were unveiled at Government House on Monday, July 22. The panels add additional information and context to the content addressing Saskatchewan’s tragic history of residential schools. 

Metal silhouettes, crafted by Indigenous owned business Pro Metal Industries, depict children, who were the focus of surrounding much of the residential school tragedy.  

With heat warnings in place across the province, Saskatchewan’s insect population could see an increase.

In particular, those outdoors might notice some more mosquitoes buzzing around.

Sean Prager, associate professor in the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of Saskatchewan, says temperature increases cause quicker insect development.

Prager said extreme heat has the ability to kill insects, but it would require temperatures much higher than what can typically be found in Saskatchewan.

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What is the name of the Aussie Aboriginal wind instrument--that it's a 5'-long pipe made of eucalyptus wood?

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Answer: didgeridoo

Federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay announced $8.5 million for two projects led by Dairy Farmers of Canada.

“Dairy farms are at the heart of so many communities across the country, and I know just how hard our dairy farmers work to provide us with top-quality products while caring for their animals and the environment. Today’s investment is about giving Dairy Farmers of Canada the support they need to help farmers adopt sustainable practices to lower emissions, and improve the traceability and safety of dairy products.”

Federal, Provincial and Territorial Agriculture Ministers spent time talking about ways to improve the Business Risk Management programs during their annual conference last week in Whitehorse.

A press release from the event noted that FPT Ministers of Agriculture discussed several areas of interest for Canada's agriculture and agri-food sector. 

Farmers are scouting fields on a regular basis for signs of insect damage or disease.

Insect activity varies from area to area and province to province with producers reporting issues with wireworms, grasshoppers, aphids, the pea leaf weevil and more.

Dr  Meghan Vankosky, a research scientist in field crop entamology with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada says it definitely proving to be a very interesting growing season.

They've just wrapped up the annual phermone trap monitoring program for bertha armyworm in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.

Israeli police say a Canadian citizen was killed Monday after threatening local security officials with a knife near the border with the Gaza Strip.

The Israeli military says the man drove to the entrance of the town of Netiv HaAsara, just 300 metres north of the Gaza border. The military says the man left his vehicle with a knife and approached the local security patrol, who opened fire and killed him.

There were no other injuries, the military said, providing a photo of a kitchen knife with a black handle. The rescue service Zaka also said nobody was injured. 

A new day care centre in Quill Lake is one step closer to reality.  

Recently the Little Gosling Childcare Centre received government funding through the Canada-Saskatchewan Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement. 

President Taylor Gardiner said once they received the funding, they asked the community for support, which was answered quickly.  

Isabelle Basset
October 13, 1921 – July 20, 2024

It is with great sadness that the family of Isabelle (nee Magus) Basset, 102 years, of Cudworth Nursing Home, announce her passing on Saturday, July 20, 2024. Isabelle was born on October 13, 1921 in Vonda, SK. She was the youngest child of Mytro and Maria and there were quite a few years between her and her other siblings. Her father passed away when she was still very young. Her mother later married Max Towstego and the family moved to the Peterson area.