Shawn Slaght

Central Collegiate graduate Akuol Riak took the trip of a lifetime from July 1 to Aug. 13. She participated in a teaching internship at Kayaba School in Kenya, facilitated by AIESEC. 

Riak is currently studying education at the University of British Columbia, hoping to become a middle school teacher. 

As the summer sun beats down on us, it is also the perfect conditions for harmful blue-green algae in our local waterways. 

Blue-green algae is a naturally occurring bacteria that is present particularly in lakes and reservoirs. Buffalo Pound Lake has been known to have blue-green algae in the past. 

The blooms thrive under the summer heat and can give the water a shimmering, foamy, and pea soup-like appearance. 

Craik RCMP has released additional details about a robbery that occurred at a business in Chamberlain on Aug. 1 just before 10 p.m.

Police say a man was approached outside of the business by a grey/silver Dodge Durango with four occupants he didn't know. The four people tried to sell the man some gold and other items. According to the RCMP, the man refused, the suspects threatened him and one suspect entered the store with the victim, forced him to take cash from the ATM and stole the cash from the victim. The victim was not physically injured.

The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation (STF) says the provincial government’s new policy to limit cell phone use in K-12 classrooms is only a part of a more complex issue and misses the bigger picture. 

Dates have been announced for the binding arbitration hearing that will take place between the Saskatchewan Teachers' Bargaining Committee and the Government-Trustee Bargaining Committee. The hearing will take place Dec. 16 to 20 in Saskatoon.

The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) and SaskTel are taking the first steps to transition to the next generation of 9-1-1 services. 

Saskatchewan is set to become the first province to transition all of its primary 9-1-1 communication centres to the New Generation 9-1-1 in compliance with a new federal mandate. 

Changes were made to the charges an Assiniboia man is facing during Moose Jaw Provincial Court on Wednesday. 

Richard Dyke, 47, is facing a total of 73 charges of sexual offences involving minors. The change has one charge of voyeurism changed to a count of making child pornography. He appeared in Moose Jaw Provincial Court on Wednesday via video from the Regina Correctional Centre. 

Gas pumps across the province saw a hike in cost recently, with many seeing a ten-cent or more increase during the weekend.

According to GasBuddy Petroleum Analyst Patrick DeHaan, the Canadian Prairies and the United States’ Midwest have seen gas prices increase due to a power outage at a major refinery near Chicago. 

Gas pumps across the province saw a hike in cost recently, with many seeing a ten-cent or more increase during the weekend.

According to GasBuddy Petroleum Analyst Patrick DeHaan, the Canadian Prairies and the United States’ Midwest have seen gas prices increase due to a power outage at a major refinery near Chicago. 

Running air conditioners, fans and any other appliances to keep cool will be driving up power bills in the coming days and could lead to a new summer peak power usage record for SaskPower. 

During the first wave of heat last week, Saskatchewan came extremely close to the summer peak record. On July 11, SaskPower registered a peak of 3,655 Megawatts. It was just shy of the 3,669 Megawatt record that was set on July 31, 2023.