Humboldt

As we enter the heart of July and the back half of the 2025 growing season, producers are looking to protect their crops to help ensure they don’t lose any yield come harvest time. That’s especially the case for canola, as plants start heading towards full bloom and will start forming pods and seeds.  

The Conservatives want Prime Minister Mark Carney to sell all the assets in his blind trust to avoid any possible conflicts of interest.

Carney set up the blind trust after he was sworn in as prime minister in March and the details of how it works were made public on Friday.

They show that the prime minister has set up screens to avoid potential conflicts related to his previous interests in Brookfield Asset Management, Brookfield Corporation and Stripe Inc.

But Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre believes that's not enough.

Team Saskatchewan enjoyed a strong start to the Football Canada Cup on Monday in Antigonish, Nova Scotia.

Saskatchewan defeated New Brunswick 42-0 on Monday. 

Next game for Saskatchewan will be on Thursday when they face the winner of Ontario and Nova Scotia. 

Humboldt's Easton Gosselin is a member of Team Saskatchewan. 

Other scores on Monday were Alberta over Manitoba 52-7 and Quebec beat BC 52-14.  

The East Central 18U AAA Red Sox dropped both games on Sunday in a doubleheader against the Saskatoon Cubs. 

Saskatoon dominated the first game with an 11-3 win.  

The Cubs opened the scoring, scoring a pair in the first inning, before adding five more in the second inning.  

The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) issued the latest wildfire update on Monday afternoon.  

As of 11:00 am, Monday, July 14, there are 55 active wildfires in Saskatchewan. Of those active fires, four are categorized as contained, 12 are not contained, 21 are ongoing assessments, and 18 are listed as protecting values. 

There have been 369 wildfires in the province, well above the five-year average of 260.  

The Humboldt Hammerheads returned with more medals following their two stops on the weekend in Rosetown and Biggar.  

On Saturday, in Rosetown, standout results included Madeline Saretsky (Silver) and Linicke Jacobs (Gold) in the 7/8 girls, Felicity Nielson (Bronze) in the 13/14 girls, and Keniel Reich (Gold) in the 18+ boys. 

It was a tough weekend all-around for the Saskatchewan Roughriders as they suffered their first loss in 2025 against the Calgary Stampeders with a 24-10 loss.  

The game was originally supposed to be played on Friday night but was postponed following a three-and-a-half-hour delay to Saturday afternoon due to poor air quality from the smoke of the northern wildfires.  

It goes without saying, the heat was hot on Saturday, but the sweet and silky homemade ice cream was cool and refreshing at the Humboldt and District Museum. 

A goodly amount was already prepared for those in need of a tree, whether a single scoop, a double or the full sundae treatment. 

As has been the case in recent years, Danceland was jam-packed with music lovers and dancers of all ages as the Salt Shaker Music Festival at Manitou Beach. The Friday night concert and dance at the hallowed Danceland was just one of the performance venues for an entire weekend of music. 

SaskEnergy will be conducting controlled natural gas flaring at the TransGas block valve site, located within the RM of Usborne, approximately two kilometres north of the town of Lanigan. Flaring will take place from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, July 15, 2025 and from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, subject to change based on operating requirements.