High emotions, threats, and harassment cause break in McLeod Series

The 2023 edition of the McLeod Series won’t be taking place this year. The move was announced by Weyburn Comprehensive School on social media.  

The decision to take a break from the series this year was due to high emotions, as well as threatening and harassing behaviour directed towards players and coaches, during the games and after the games. 

Hallberg repeats as champion

When it comes to success in golf, Rick Hallberg is no stranger to it. Coming into the Provincial Senior Men’s Championships in Estevan this week, he had won two of the previous three titles.  

After the opening two rounds, Tuesday and Wednesday, Hallberg found himself sitting in second place, four strokes back of the leader. He had his work cut out for him in the final round Thursday afternoon.  

Fungal infection in bats detected in southern Saskatchewan

White-nose syndrome, a fungal infection that poses a threat to several bat species in Saskatchewan, has been found in Grassland National Park. 

“This is disheartening news for us,” said Iga Stasiak, a provincial wildlife health specialist with the Ministry of Environment. “We expected that we likely would detect the fungus at some point. This is a fungal infection that has devastated bat populations across North America.” 

Fungal infection in bats detected in southern Saskatchewan

White-nose syndrome, a fungal infection that poses a threat to several bat species in Saskatchewan, has been found in Grassland National Park. 

“This is disheartening news for us,” said Iga Stasiak, a provincial wildlife health specialist with the Ministry of Environment. “We expected that we likely would detect the fungus at some point. This is a fungal infection that has devastated bat populations across North America.”