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From high-profile political promises to courtroom conclusions and agricultural honours, this week’s top five stories span a wide range of headlines from across Saskatchewan. Pierre Poilievre rallied over 1,000 supporters in Saskatoon, while courts in Kindersley and Red Deer delivered verdicts in significant fraud and assault cases. Meanwhile, six notable individuals were announced as 2025 inductees into the Saskatchewan Agricultural Hall of Fame, celebrating decades of service to the province’s farming legacy.
Pierre Poilievre greeted by over 1000 supporters at Saskatoon rally Thursday
At a rally in Saskatoon, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre unveiled sweeping promises—from tax cuts and crime reform to Western advocacy and Arctic defence—while urging Canadians to “vote for change” and sharply criticizing Liberal policies.
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Fraud case concludes in Kindersley Court, April 29
Lyndsay Neumeier was sentenced to a two-year conditional sentence and ordered to repay over $71,000 after pleading guilty to defrauding two Kerrobert non-profits of $177,835, as several other fraud cases were adjourned in Kindersley Provincial Court.
Local rodeo star sentenced for sexual assault
Maple Creek rodeo figure Cody Robert Lane has been sentenced to 45 months in a federal penitentiary after being found guilty of sexual assault stemming from a 2020 incident.
Saskatchewan Agricultural Hall of Fame welcomes new inductees
Six influential figures—Dr. Robert Bors, Frank and Gerry Bourgault, Harold Martens, Dr. Grant Royan, and Bill Wilson—will be inducted into the Saskatchewan Agricultural Hall of Fame on April 26, 2025, in recognition of their lasting contributions to agriculture in the province.
