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From courtroom developments to cosmic displays, it was a week of major headlines across west central Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan’s economy led the charge nationally with the second-highest GDP growth in 2024, while night skies dazzled with meteors from Halley’s Comet. In the justice system, a well-known rodeo figure was sentenced for sexual assault, and two high-profile fraud and theft cases moved forward in Kindersley court. Here's a look at the top five stories making news this week.
Saskatchewan posts second-highest GDP growth of Canadian provinces
Saskatchewan’s economy posted the second-highest GDP growth in Canada in 2024, rising 3.4 per cent to a record $80.5 billion, driven by strong gains in construction, agriculture, and resource sectors, along with a surge in private investment.
Eta Aquariids peak this week: Halley’s Comet debris to light up the skies
Prairie skywatchers can catch up to 40 meteors per hour in the early mornings of May 5 and 6 as the Eta Aquariid meteor shower, sparked by debris from Halley’s Comet, streaks across the eastern sky.
Local rodeo star sentenced for sexual assault
Maple Creek rodeo figure Cody Robert Lane was sentenced to 45 months in federal prison after being found guilty of sexual assault in a Red Deer courtroom.
Fraud case concludes in Kindersley Court, April 29
Lyndsay Neumeier of Kerrobert was sentenced to a two-year conditional sentence and ordered to pay over $71,000 in restitution after pleading guilty to defrauding two non-profits out of $177,835, as other cases were adjourned in Kindersley Provincial Court.
Kindersley court hears guilty pleas, sets trial dates in multiple cases. May 6
Derek Webster-Dinney received a 14-month conditional sentence for theft and driving while prohibited, while progress was made in multiple other Kindersley court cases, including sexual assault pleas, trial elections, and scheduling for several accused.
