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The Kindersley Wildlife Federation welcomed families to its Family Range Day on Saturday at the Kindersley Gun Range.

Visitors were invited to try out a variety of shooting ranges free of charge, including archery, trap shooting, rifle, and pistol stations. All equipment, including firearms, bows, and ammunition, was provided by the federation, and participants were supervised by licensed individuals, meaning no personal firearms licenses were required.

A distinguished professor emeritus in the Department of Biosystems Engineering at the University of Manitoba will be invested into the Order of Manitoba this summer.

Dr. Digvir S. Jayas, an engineer and agrologist, has received multiple awards for his 30-year research and teaching career. He conducts research related to drying, handling and storing of grains and oilseeds and digital image processing for grading and processing operations in the Agri-Food industry.

Prime Minister Mark Carney announced his new cabinet today.

One of the new faces at the cabinet table will be 59 year old Heath MacDonald an MP from Prince Edward Island, as he takes on the role of Federal Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister.

MacDonald was first elected as an MP in 2021 after previously serving in the Provincial Legislature

Kody Blois, who was appointed ag minister in early March following Carney's leadership win i
 was left out of cabinet.

Other key ministers of note relating to the ag industry :

A black bear spotted Monday morning in a tree in Regina has been euthanized. 

The Public Safety Ministry, which now oversees conservation officers, said the decision was made because of complications.

"The officers attempted to immobilize," the ministry said in a statement. "However, due to complications, the officers had to make the difficult decision to take it to a safe location outside the city where it could be humanely euthanized."

Prime Minister Mark Carney is giving his cabinet a major shakeup, moving several key players involved in Canada-U.S. relations into new positions and promoting 24 new faces to the front bench.

Carney's cabinet — 28 full ministers and 10 secretaries of state — retains prominent figures from former prime minister Justin Trudeau's government, including Dominic LeBlanc, Mélanie Joly, Chrystia Freeland and François-Philippe Champagne.

A Saskatchewan court heard sharply divided final arguments Monday morning as the defence and Crown traded blame for delays in a human trafficking trial now approaching the Jordan ceiling for unreasonable delay.

The accused, Mohammad Masum and Sohel Haider, were arrested in June 2023 and are charged with human trafficking, while Masum faces additional charges of sexual assault. The trial, which began with expectations it would be completed in five days, has now stretched well beyond that estimate, triggering a Jordan application by the defence to stay the charges.

The Kindersley Regional Park and Golf Course has a big project ahead of them this year.  

A main topic between shots at the local nine-hole golf course is the pending addition of a completely new irrigation system at the golf course. It has served them well for over three decades, but too many breakdowns and issues over the years is leading the course into a new direction. 

Chairperson for the KRPA (Kindersley Regional Park Authority) Randy Ervine said it was only a matter of time before they had to rehaul the system.

Bicycle-related injuries can have long-lasting consequences, especially for children. During Bicycle Safety Week from May 11-17, 2025, the Saskatchewan Prevention Institute is focusing on the importance of helmet use to reduce the risk of serious head injuries, which can be cut by up to 60 percent when helmets are worn properly.

Travel to the United States took another hit in April with booking agents saying an "elbows up" attitude over the trade war has Canadians pulling back. 

Canadian residents returning by automobile from the U.S. in April fell on a year-over-year basis for the fourth consecutive month, preliminary numbers released by Statistics Canada showed Monday. The 1.2 million trips represented a 35.2 per cent drop from the same month in 2024 and 45.1 per cent lower than April 2019, before the pandemic.

While the recent federal election turned into a tight race between the Liberals and Conservatives that left other parties trailing far behind, a new poll suggests most Canadians don't want the country end up with a two-party system.

The poll of over 1,600 Canadians, conducted by Leger Marketing for the Association for Canadian Studies between May 1 and 3, suggests only 21 per cent of Canadians think the country would be better off with a system where two parties dominate the political landscape.