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The training agreement will establish an environment, social and governance program that will be offered to students in Uzbekistan.

Countries across the globe are seeking out Canadian post-secondary institutions for partnerships focused on learning and exchanging knowledge.

Olds College in Olds, Alta., is one of the latest, signing an international training agreement with Uzbekistan April 29 following a memorandum of understanding signed last November.

The Living Skies Music Festival is set to return to Humboldt this summer, promising a bigger and more inclusive experience for music fans of all ages. Now in its second year, the festival will expand to a two-day format and take place in conjunction with the city’s annual Summer Sizzler, offering a combination of live music, family entertainment, and community-driven initiatives. 

The Humboldt and District Gallery teams up with Sage Hill Writing Experience for an event in partnership with the Spring Poetry Colloquium.  

Award winning poets Marily Dumont and Courtney Bates-Hardy will present a reading on Saturday, May 24 at 2:00 pm. Everyone is welcome, and there is no charge to attend. 

Drake Meats has announced a significant expansion with the construction of a new federally inspected plant in Saskatoon. This marks the first major expansion for the company, which has been operating out of its original plant in Drake, Saskatchewan.

Fans of vintage farm equipment, the mechanical workhorses from days of yore, can relive a bit of that past once again as the Humboldt Vintage Club goes on tour.  

Anyone with a qualifying tractor can join the group on its Spring Vintage Tractor Run on Saturday, May 31.  

It’s going to be a big weekend for the beautiful game in Humboldt. 

The Sask Cup Rural Championships (formerly Provincial Championships) will take place at Glenn Hall Park and the football field at Humboldt Collegiate Institute (HCI) with competition in the U9, U11, U13, U15, U17, and U19 divisions.  

The head of one of Canada's largest federal unions says the federal government needs to focus on repairing the relationship between public servants and management.

Nathan Prier, president of the Canadian Association of Professional Employees, said this is a "delicate moment" and that new Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali has his work cut out for him.

Prier said the Trudeau government made several questionable decisions that eroded trust among workers. They included a messy return-to-office rollout that was conducted without consulting employees, he said.

Signs that underlying inflation was picking up in April put the Bank of Canada in a tricky position ahead of its June interest rate decision, with some economists arguing a second straight pause is now more likely.

"It is going to make it a much more challenging backdrop for the Bank of Canada to continue cutting rates, at least in the near term," said Benjamin Reitzes, managing director of Canadian rates and macro strategist at BMO Capital Markets.

Melfort RCMP are attempting to locate 30-year-old Jasmine Head of James Smith Cree Nation. She also goes by the name ‘Jazmyne Head’.   

She is wanted on a warrant by Melfort RCMP for firearms charges. These charges were laid in relation to a November 2024 investigation.   

Jasmine Head is described as:  

In a news conference today, Saskatchewan NDP discussed how Premier Scott Moe refused to hold a vote on keeping Saskatchewan in Canada, and now fifteen town halls promoting separatism are scheduled leading up until the end of June. The first one set for this weekend is in Saskatoon, according to the Unified Grassroots leader, Nadine Ness.