HCAA Badminton results are in, Englefeld's Cabingan off to provincials

Congratulations to Englefeld's Lorenz Cabingan for placing first in the Boys Singles  category at the SHSAA Badminton Regional Championship held this past Saturday in  Prince Albert. Lorenz is now off the the SHSAA Badminton Provincial Championship  this Saturday in Estevan. 

  

Robb Nash Project connects with local students on mental health issues

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Taken from the most basic perspective, the mission of speaker, musician and mental health advocate Robb Nash is simple – he's saving lives. 

Nash spent a portion of the day with students from the Horizon School Division in Lanigan on May 6. The event was part of a mental wellness symposium for students, a key pillar of the Division’s commitment to wellness. 

Three homes destroyed in weekend wildfire on James Smith Cree Nation

Three homes were lost in a wildfire on the James Smith Cree Nation over the weekend.

According to the Muskoday Volunteer Fire Department Facebook page, they, alongside five other fire departments, were called to the scene on Saturday around 3:20 p.m.

Kinistino Fire Department, Garden River Fire Department, Melfort Fire Department, Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency, and firefighters from Sask First Nation Emergency Management were also in attendance, and they were able to return to their respective halls at around midnight.

RCMP seek break and enter thief from a crime committed in Birch Hills

Melfort RCMP are looking for the public’s assistance in tracking down those who committed a break and enter in Birch Hills. 

The break-in occurred on May 2, 2025 at about 2:00 am when a male suspect entered the property by breaking in a door through the back of the building. The lone male suspect stole multiple items such as alcohol, food and some cash that was at the property.   

The male was captured on video surveillance, producing the images provided.  

Avian influenza is starting to show up in the Prairies

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is reporting the presence of AI in three non-commercial poultry flocks in Saskatchewan last week, in the RM of Indian Head, the RM of Colonsay, and the RM of Lipton.

To date, one case has been found in a commercial poultry operation in Manitoba in the RM of Wallace.

Previous occurrences have been found in Ontario and Nova Scotia.

Most poultry and egg production operations already have biosecurity measures in place, but producers who maintain small flocks, should look at enhancing their on-farm biosecurity measures.

Carney set to meet with Trump at White House today

Prime Minister Mark Carney will have to navigate a delicate balance during his first in-person meeting with Donald Trump today, following months of the U.S. president targeting Canada with tariffs and taunts.

Carney and Trump will meet at the White House and the prime minister has said he expects "difficult, but constructive" conversations.

Carney has said the meeting will mark the beginning of a larger economic and security agreement between Canada and the United States.

New Conservative caucus set to meet in Ottawa as Poilievre pledges to learn, grow

Newly elected Conservatives and returning MPs are set to meet in Ottawa this morning as the party charts its path forward after last week's election loss to the Liberals.

Leader Pierre Poilievre, who lost his bid to continue representing the riding of Carleton after 20 years as the area's MP, will not be in the House of Commons when it opens later this month.

In a video posted on social media Monday afternoon, Poilievre says he has a lot to be thankful for after the election, including an expanded coalition of Conservative voters.

Canterra buys pedigreed seed firm Alliance Seed

 Alliance will remain a 'standalone' brand under Canterra ownership.

The lone remaining shareholder in a pedigreed seed company formed by a group of independent grain handling companies in Western Canada is selling that business to another Prairie seed firm.

Canterra Seeds announced May 1 it has acquired Alliance Seed for an undisclosed amount, and will continue to operate Alliance as “a standalone brand under Canterra Seeds’ umbrella, with key staff transitioning to maintain continuity and customer relationships.”

Industry believes green pea supplies are over-reported

SASKATOON — Canada has far fewer green peas than the government is reporting, says an analyst.

“Purely from a price perspective, markets believe the Canadian harvest was smaller than estimated by Statistics Canada,” Stat Publishing noted in a recent article.

Using crop insurance data, a “strong argument” can be made that growers planted 358,000 acres of green peas last year, well below Statistics Canada’s 463,000-acre estimate.

Stat believes the area has been over-reported since 2021.