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Despite occasional patchy rainfall and small cell thunderstorms that have dropped intense downpours in isolated areas in east central Saskatchewan, conditions have been drier in the opening week of July.  

Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly crop report shows some crop yellowing in low lying areas and those spots impacted by isolated rainfall events. With the heat, sunshine and humidity in play, many crops are reported to be in overall good condition.  

The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) issued a provincial fire ban taking effect at noon (12:00 pm) on Thursday, July 11.  

Crown lands and provincial parks, provincial recreation sites and the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District are affected. 

Open fires, controlled burns and fireworks, also includes all land within 4.5 km of the provincial forest boundary. 

This past weekend, Humboldt Hammerheads swimmer Aidra Angelstad established new standards. 

Angelstad set three new provincial records at the Melfort Marlins Swim Meet in Nipawin.  

On Saturday, she broke the record in the girls 15-17 50m backstroke, previously set in 2004. Then she broke her own, newly set, record again the next day. 

Saskatchewan Conservation Officers kept busy for two of the weekends this spring, May 18th and 19th, and May 25th and 26th, conducting fisheries compliance checks on anglers at the Regina Beach pier on Last Mountain Lake. 

In all, 168 anglers were given compliance checks, with a variety of violations uncovered, including those being over the limit on walleye and upper-sized walleye, using more than one line in open waters, and being more than 25 meters from a fishing line.

As a result of the inspections, officers issued 15 charges and seized 35 walleye. 

On the evening of July 6, 2024, Melfort RCMP received a report of a break and enter in progress at a rural property in the RM of Pleasantdale.

Police responded to the scene but the suspect(s) had already left the area before police arrived. A female suspect was captured on video surveillance and police are requesting the public's assistance in identifying her. 

The Saskatoon RCMP received a report on Sunday, July 7 that several mailboxes near Sunset Estates in the RM of Blucher were broken into 

and suspicious objects left in them. An investigation determined one of the mailboxes was damaged by an explosive device. 

This morning, just before 10:00 am, Saskatoon RCMP received a separate report of an explosive device placed in a mailbox rural road 3040 in the RM of Corman Park. 

A 23-year old woman has been hospitalized following a single vehicle collision near Saskatoon on Sunday morning.

At around 6:15 am, on July 7, 2024, police responded to the call of a vehicle accident with injuries near the intersection of Highway #5 and Highway #41. 

Upon arrival, officers discovered a vehicle in a ditch, that is believed to have rolled numerous times. The vehicle had also started on fire. Saskatoon Fire was on the scene to extinguish the fire and assist in extracting the driver from the vehicle. 

Environment and Climate Change Canada’s Special Air Quality Statement remains in effect for the Humboldt and Watrous areas.   

Smoky conditions are set to persist in the province today due to a trough of low-pressure concentrating wildfire smoke, leading to poor air quality and reduced visibility.  

A release from the Saskatchewan Government and General Employees’ Union (SGEU) indicates its Public Service/Government Employment (PS/GE) bargaining unit has voted to accept the latest offer from the provincial government. The newly ratified three-year collective agreement spans from October 1, 2022 to September 31, 2025.  

On July 7, 2024, at approximately 1:00 a.m., Yorkton RCMP received a report that two adult males escaped from a correctional centre in Yorkton. Yorkton RCMP have been working to locate the two males and is now asking the public to report sightings and information on the whereabouts of 30-year-old Brett Schnieder and 22-year-old Chase Ahpay. 

Brett Schnieder and Chase Ahpay are both wanted on warrant by Yorkton RCMP for being unlawfully at large.