Humboldt

Canada Day saw the first All Star Games with the Saskatchewan Premier Baseball League played at James Korte Field in Muenster. In both the rookies and the senior game, teams were comprised of 2 to 3 players from each of the teams in their respective zones.  

The afternoon opener saw the 18U AAA Rookie all-stars take the field with East Central Red Sox Cade Britz and Pryor Dyck on with the Sask West team. The west squad cruised to an 8-1 over their eastern counterparts.  

Muenster came alive with summer joy as Family Fun Day returned on June 29, hosted by Hotel Muenster.

It was back in 1933 that Modern Meat & Abattoir began serving Humboldt, SK and the surrounding area with local products and quality cuts. A lot has changed in those 90+ years, but the business’s commitment to providing the region with premium meat and a high standard of customer service remains as strong as ever.

WestJet flight disruptions are expected to continue this week, after a deal was reached over the weekend to end a strike by its mechanics.

The airline said in a statement Monday morning that "full resumption of operations will take time and further cancellations will be required over the coming days."

Some 680 members of the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association had walked off the job on Friday evening despite a directive for binding arbitration from federal Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan. 

We recently passed the first day of summer, which means getting ready for summer road trips for many families. 

CAA Saskatchewan is celebrating the start of the vacation season by giving people a heads-up on travel safety. 

Tips from CAA encourage people to be travel-conscious with their personal vehicles, getting ahead of potential problems. 

The first thing CCA advises is to get vehicles inspected. This can identify issues before they happen, and give you peace of mind as the unknown becomes the well-known. 

Some police services in Canada are using facial recognition technology to help solve crimes, while other police forces say human rights and privacy concerns are holding them back from employing the powerful digital tools.

It's this uneven application of the technology — and the loose rules governing its use — that has legal and AI experts calling on the federal government to set national standards.

WestJet has reached a deal with its mechanics to end a strike that had disrupted the travel plans of tens of thousands of travellers over the Canada Day long weekend.

In a news release on its website, WestJet said there will still be flight disruptions in the week ahead as its planes are brought back into service.

According to a report from a tribunal struck by the provincial government to look at the economic impact of the federal government’s Clean Energy Regulations, which includes the goal of reaching net zero emissions by 2035, economic growth would be cut by $7.1 billion. There would be 4,200 fewer jobs and there would be an $8.1 billion negative impact for Saskatchewan’s export sector. The report was released today (Tues).

The famous king had many children, but one son was especially handsome with long wavy hair. The problem was the prince was rebellious. He plotted the murder of his brother for raping their sister. Banished for this crime, the prince used his political connections to wrangle a pardon and returned home. Then he began to gather supporters around him to help him overthrow his father. Finally, with the help of mercenaries, he forced the King to flee.

A new poll suggests the vast majority of Canadians are proud of their home and native land, but our sense of national pride is lower than it was a few years ago.

Polling firm Leger surveyed 1,607 people last weekend, asking how they're feeling about being Canadian ahead of Canada Day. The firm posed similar questions to a group of 1,003 Americans ahead of the Fourth of July.

The results suggest the vast majority of us — 76 per cent — would call ourselves proud Canadians.