Natasha Wiebe

The Weyburn Police Service were the first to respond to the fatal shooting on Highway 39 on Friday. They arrived at the scene shortly after 8 p.m. alongside EMS after a report of a seriously injured individual in an SUV on the Highway, approximately 3 kilometres northwest of Weyburn. 

Deputy Police Chief Shane St. John says their members were able to respond very quickly. 

The Weyburn RCMP has identified the suspect in the police impersonation near Midale on Saturday.

Someone driving on a grid road near Midale saw a vehicle come up behind them displaying flashing blue and red emergency lights. Both vehicles slowed before the suspect vehicle fled.

The RCMP is unable to provide identifying details about the suspect under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, as they are a youth. The investigation is still ongoing, and charges have not formally been laid. 

The Weyburn Police Service were the first to respond to the fatal shooting on Highway 39 on Friday. They arrived at the scene shortly after 8 p.m. alongside EMS after a report of a seriously injured individual in an SUV on the Highway, approximately 3 kilometres northwest of Weyburn. 

Deputy Police Chief Shane St. John says their members were able to respond very quickly. 

The flea beetle is a common pest for farmers and gardeners alike in this corner of the province. However, there is more to the species than meets the eye. PSaskatchewan's Insect and Vertebrate Pest Management Specialist for the Ministry of Agriculture, Dr. James Tansey, says that the term “flea beetle” covers approximately 5,000 species worldwide, in a subfamily called the Alticinae.  

The flea beetle is a common pest for farmers and gardeners alike in this corner of the province. However, there is more to the species than meets the eye. Provincial Insect and Vertebrate Pest Management Specialist for the Ministry of Agriculture, Dr. James Tansey, says that the term “flea beetle” covers approximately 5,000 species worldwide, in a subfamily called the Alticinae.  

The flea beetle is a common pest for farmers and gardeners alike in this corner of the province. However, there is more to the species than meets the eye. Provincial Insect and Vertebrate Pest Management Specialist for the Ministry of Agriculture, Dr. James Tansey, says that the term “flea beetle” covers approximately 5,000 species worldwide, in a subfamily called the Alticinae.  

The flea beetle is a common pest for farmers and gardeners alike in this corner of the province. However, there is more to the species than meets the eye. Provincial Insect and Vertebrate Pest Management Specialist for the Ministry of Agriculture, Dr. James Tansey, says that the term “flea beetle” covers approximately 5,000 species worldwide, in a subfamily called the Alticinae.  

The Weyburn Field Office for Whitecap Resources Inc. hosted the provincial Minister of Energy and Resources Colleen Young Thursday morning, as she toured the facility and gleaned information about innovation in the oil and gas sector happening here in the Weyburn area.  

Employees of Whitecap Resources attended as well, alongside MLA for Weyburn Bengough Mike Weger and other representatives from the Ministry of Energy and Resources. The event began with a presentation outlining Whitecap Resources’ operations and their innovative use of CO2 and carbon capture in oil extraction.  

SaskPower’s is making improvements south of Midale through their Rural Rebuild Program. Work began three weeks ago to replace ten kilometres of line and around 130 power poles.  

Spokesperson for SaskPower, Joel Cherry, says this will improve service and reliability for customers in the area.  

School will soon be back in session, and this year's grade six and grade eight students will be eligible for routine immunizations. Doctor Stanley Enebeli, Medical Health Officer for the region, explains this is part of the province’s routine immunization schedule program.  

Grade six students will receive vaccines for human papillomavirus (HPV) and hepatitis B, while grade eight students receive vaccines for meningococcal meningitis, tetanus, diphtheria, and hepatitis A.