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Saskatchewan RCMP say an increased police presence in the town of Davidson has ended following an earlier investigation Thursday morning.

Mounties issued a notice around 8:40 a.m. asking residents to avoid areas where officers were active and to follow any directions given by police.

Details regarding the nature of the investigation have not yet been released.

In a brief follow-up statement just after 10 a.m., RCMP confirmed the police presence had concluded and said further information would be shared when available.

The Junior B Delisle Chiefs are no more.

It was announced on Wednesday by the Prairie Junior Hockey League that the franchise is on the move to Martensville, relocating for the 2025-26 season, retaining the Chiefs name and playing games out of the Martensville Sports Centre.

An optimistic tone between the province and the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation after they finalized their most recent collective bargaining agreement.

Saskatchewan high school students are getting a hands-on introduction to the autobody industry thanks to a partnership between Saskatchewan Distance Learning Centre (Sask DLC) and Saskatchewan Polytechnic.

The two institutions are offering a one-day learning camp at Sask Polytech’s Regina campus for students enrolled in online autobody courses. The camp gives students the chance to learn directly from instructors and hear from industry professionals.

Organizers of a new festival celebrating old-time music and dance in Saskatchewan have officially launched ticket sales for the first-ever Biggar Old Time Music Festival, set to run June 6–8, 2025.

Branded as “Saskatchewan’s 21st Century Polkafest,” the three-day event promises a blend of community, music and family fun at the Biggar Community Hall.

Liberal Leader Mark Carney took his promise of making Canada an "energy superpower" to the heart of Canada's oil industry Wednesday, becoming the second party leader in three days to promise to speed up the review process to greenlight major national energy projects.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre made a one-project, one-review promise at a campaign stop in northwest British Columbia on Monday. Both parties are trying to convince Canadians they can ditch Canada's reputation as a place where big projects take far too long to get built.

Maria Rose Lewans is becoming a fixture in local elections.

The former candidate for municipal and provincial elections is running in her third federal election.

"I care about my community," Lewans said. "Saskatchewan is one big community and it's hard not to notice how much people are struggling... people aren't being fulfilled by life. It's hard to notice that and just to sit by and not do anything.

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe addressed more than 300 business leaders and policymakers in Regina on Tuesday, delivering the keynote speech at the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce’s 2025 Food, Fuel, Fertilizer Global Summit.

Saskatchewan posted the highest annual increase in rent for purpose-built rental apartments in March, against the national trend of year-over-year declines in the Canadian rental market.

The average asking rent for all residential properties across Canada rose 1.5 per cent month-over-month to $2,119 in March, according to the latest National Rent Report by Rentals.ca and Urbanation. This marks the first month-over-month increase since September 2024.

Nationally, rents were still down 2.8 per cent compared to a year earlier — the sixth straight month of annual declines.

A professional ice hockey player from West Central is heading down under for his next opportunity. 

Kolby Johnson dropped some major news while visiting the studio on Wednesday.

"Going down to Perth, in Australia," said Johnson. "To play with the Perth Thunder of the Australia Ice Hockey League."