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The 2025 WHL Prospects Draft took place this past week, as the Regina Pats selected phenom and hometown boy Maddox Schultz with the first overall pick. The league used Wednesday for the first round and then completed the draft Thursday with rounds 2-15, taking place after an expansion draft for the new franchise out of Penticton and U.S Priority Draft.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is expected to make a quick return to the House of Commons after losing his Carleton seat in last week's federal election, with Alberta MP Damien Kurek stepping aside in Battle River—Crowfoot to make room for a byelection.

In the meantime, former Conservative leader Andrew Scheer has been appointed as the party’s interim leader in Parliament, taking on the role of Leader of the Opposition when the House resumes on May 26.

Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to unveil his new cabinet at Rideau Hall on Tuesday — and it's expected to be a slimmed-down front bench meant to signal a more businesses-minded approach to government.

Rideau Hall confirmed the timing of the swearing-in ceremony on Friday.

Marci Surkes of the government relations firm Compass Rose Group said Carney will seek to draw a sharp contrast between his government and that of former prime minister Justin Trudeau, and about one-third of the new cabinet could be new faces.

A 52-year-old North Battleford man is facing charges after allegedly assaulting an RCMP officer during a traffic stop in the city.

According to Saskatchewan RCMP, members of the North Battleford Crime Reduction Team conducted a traffic stop on May 7 around 7:30 p.m. after noticing a passenger not wearing a seatbelt.

Police say the driver, identified as Leon Night, got out of the vehicle and confronted officers. He complied when directed to return to the vehicle, but officers then spotted illicit cannabis and unstamped tobacco in plain view.

Another outgoing Kindersley Jr. Klipper is going to be suiting up for Red Deer College of the ACAC (Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference) next season. The team announced on Thursday that Shayne Tibbles made his commitment to the Kings hockey program, following the commitment of his teammate Mason Bueckert to Red Deer earlier in the week.

There is only two days left at the National Aboriginal Hockey Championship tournament going on in Kamloops, BC. Friday marks the semi-final round for both male and female play, and Team Saskatchewan has both teams still alive.

The preliminary round games were played Monday through Thursday. The boys went 3-1-1 in the round robin to finish the third, while the girls team went 2-2-1 to also finish third.

The male semi-final will go first as Team Saskatchewan faces off against Team Manitoba. The teams met in the first game of the tournament with Manitoba taking a 5-3 win. 

Kyle RCMP responded to a series of calls between May 2 and May 8, including thefts, fraud, and wellbeing checks in Kyle and nearby communities.

The week’s activity began on May 5 with a report of newspaper theft in Kyle at 8:59 a.m. A short time later, at 9:28 a.m., officers conducted a wellbeing check in the community.

On May 6, RCMP received a complaint of harassing communications in Rosetown. Officers determined there was insufficient evidence to proceed with charges.

The Kindersley Legion hosted a ceremony on May 8 at the cenotaph in Baker’s Park to mark the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day.

Despite strong winds, community members and students gathered for the event, which began at 10:45 a.m.

The commemoration began at the Kindersley Legion, where members of the RCMP, EMS, fire department, Legion, and local students, along with Mayor Ken Francis, marched down Main Street to Baker’s Park.

New mandate called good time to overhaul business risk management programs and other policies that could help agriculture

Prime minister Mark Carney will name his cabinet May 12, and the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute has some advice for the incoming agriculture minister.

Kody Blois from the Nova Scotia riding of Kings-Hants served briefly after Carney replaced Justin Trudeau and is a strong candidate to continue.

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We have been having some fun around the office with Mother's Day right around the corner.