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The Saskatoon Diamondbacks got the better of the East Central 18UAAA Red Sox last night as they fell 11-8.  

After an error gave the Red Sox the lead in the opening inning, the Diamondbacks roared back with 5 runs on four hits in the bottom of the second. Dylan Pura led the D-Backs in the rally with a single to bring in a pair. 

The Red Sox didn't flinch regaining the lead with six runs on 4 hits to make it 7-5, two of those coming on a Jarret Rude single.  

A successful Humboldt Minor Basketball Association tournament entertained 21 different teams from across the province over Saturday and Sunday last weekend at Humboldt schools.  

Kerri Archibald with the Association gives us the highlights. 

“We had the girls playing on Saturday and the boys playing on Sunday. There were lots of fans out to see all the improvement that's happened over the season.” 

Bott Brain Buster:

Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?

Text your answers to the Humboldt Sobeys Talk and Text line 306-682-0107

Tune in to the morning show or check back tomorrow for the answer!

Answer: Marie Curie

A global study from UNICEF suggests many Canadian kids are unhappy, with social struggles such as bullying and difficulty making friends among the sources of their anguish. 

UNICEF’s 19th Report Card suggests one in five youth in Canada face frequent bullying, one in five are lonely and one in four struggle to make friends.

It blames bullying in particular for a drop in life satisfaction reported by 15-year-olds, down three percentage points to 76 per cent since 2018.

Prime Minister Mark Carney shook up his cabinet Tuesday by moving some key players involved in Canada-U.S. relations into new positions and promoting 24 new faces in a move meant to signal change at the top.

While some were prominent figures in former prime minister Justin Trudeau's government — including Dominic LeBlanc, Mélanie Joly, Chrystia Freeland and François-Philippe Champagne — Carney froze out other prominent members of his predecessor's team.

Carney named 28 full ministers to his cabinet, which will meet for the first time on Wednesday.

There are growing concerns from firefighters in Saskatchewan about proposed changes to The Construction Codes Act from the Saskatchewan Government that would allow municipalities to dispose of derelict buildings by burning them down.  

YORKTON, Sask. —Those affected by quarantines and eradication policies want more financial assistance from the federal government.

Efforts to trace the bovine tuberculosis case discovered last fall have put several farms in quarantine and under financial pressure.

The positive test found on a Saskatchewan cow at slaughter Nov. 29, 2024, brought with it numerous ramifications as a result of Canada’s tracing policies to ensure continued trade under international animal health rules.

Gloria Jean Emerson (Sedgwick)
September 9, 1947 – April 29, 2025

Gloria Emerson, age 77, of Quill Lake, SK, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 29 at Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan with family at her side

As a part of its annual maintenance program, SaskPower will be inspecting nearly 120,000 wood poles across the province. 

The inspections will happen between May and October.  

Also, crews will be testing approximately 10,000 overhead rural transformers and install wildfire protection equipment on 800 poles in high-risk areas in the north. 

A distinguished professor emeritus in the Department of Biosystems Engineering at the University of Manitoba will be invested into the Order of Manitoba this summer.

Dr. Digvir S. Jayas, an engineer and agrologist, has received multiple awards for his 30-year research and teaching career. He conducts research related to drying, handling and storing of grains and oilseeds and digital image processing for grading and processing operations in the Agri-Food industry.