Humboldt

WINNIPEG — Wheat growers in North Dakota have altered how they use fungicides to control fusarium head blight.

Many farmers now apply fungicides later, after flowers first appear on wheat heads, to cut the risk of fusarium damaged kernels (FDK) and reduce levels of deoxynivalenol (DON) in cereals.

Western Canadian farmers should make a similar switch, says a plant pathologist with Agriculture Canada in Alberta.

Right now, some agronomists and grower groups say the ideal fungicide timing starts when 75 per cent of wheat heads are fully emerged.

The Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP) is five-year suite of programs that launched in 2023 and offers a variety of programs, including some for sheep producers.

One local girl’s big prize on the lake has led to some hardware on land. 

This past weekend, Alexis Klashinsky attended the Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation Banquet in Balgonie.  

She received the 1st place award for catching the largest Pike in her age category (24 lb 10 oz). Klashinsky was able to reel in the fish during her family’s annual ice fishing trip at Tobin Lake in March of 2024.Alexis was 11 at the time when she reeled in the big prize. 

Alexis credits her family, especially her dad, Dayton for inspiring her love of the outdoors. 

Saskatchewan’s Opposition New Democrats  introduced a motion designed to move rural hospitals and health care facilities away from the virtual physician practice, which the NDP calls dangerous.  

Starting next week, the ice inside of the Elgar Petersen Arena will begin its short offseason. 

At the conclusion of the Humboldt Broncos Spring camp this weekend, work will begin to remove the ice surface from the arena to allow for the summer activities inside of the facility. 

Director of Community and Leisure Services Mike Ulriksen says that removing the ice has developed into a simpler task.  

What’s half DJ jam and half cutthroat community competition? It’s the LeRoy Holy Rosary Parish Spring Singo Bingo happening on Friday May 2 at the LeRoy School Gym.  

For the uninitiated, musical bingo relies on the players knowledge of classic music cuts across decades and styles. 

On Tuesday, April 29, groups of students, teachers, and emergency personnel joined forces to participate in Wadena and District Search and Rescue’s (WASDAR) Walk to Remember.  

The event included a presentation by the local search and rescue organization that guided young outdoor enthusiasts from the Wadena Elementary School as what to do if they find themselves lost. Students were presented with kits that included safety materials such as a reflective blanket and a whistle.  

Communal grief following the ramming attack at a Filipino festival in Vancouver that killed 11 people on the weekend will likely persist for months, mental health experts in British Columbia warn. 

"Traumatic events, grief, is not something that is resolved in a week or two weeks, or a couple of months," said Heather Mohan, a clinical counsellor and executive director of the charity Lumara Grief and Bereavement Care Society.

Some Conservative MPs are expressing support for party leader Pierre Poilievre after he lost both the federal election and his own seat on Monday.

In his concession speech early Tuesday morning, Poilievre indicated he would stay on as leader. The Conservative party did not respond when asked Wednesday whether he has officially decided to stay.

"My view is he's not going anywhere," said Kory Teneycke, Ontario Premier Doug Ford's former campaign manager and a former director of communications for former prime minister Stephen Harper.

Wadena RCMP are trying to track down individuals that are responsible for stealing a truck in the area. 

On Tuesday (April 29), the RM of Insinger building was broken into.  

Three individuals stole a blue 2008 Ford F350 with a red sliptank in the back, with a SK license plate 054 LYZ. 

Items were taken from the building as well.