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A Success man has been charged with stealing almost $60,000 in diesel fuel.

33-year-old Kenton Wotherspoon faces charges including 10 counts of unlawful use of a credit card, eight counts of theft under $5000, two counts of theft over $5000 and three counts of trafficking in stolen property.

"We were notified by a business that an ex-employee used a fuel card," said RCMP Constable Cory Riggs. "And they purchased up to $57,969.55 in diesel."

Police say the complaint came from an oilfield company in the Lloydminster area. 

As the winter season rolls around, so does cold and flu season.

The Saskatchewan Health Authority is encouraging southwest residents, families, and everyone else to stay safe, take the necessary precautions, and receive their vaccines.

Dr. David Torr, medical health officer with the Saskatchewan Health Authority and Area Department Lead for the Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, noted that infections and viruses like the flu spread much easier in colder temperatures.

Saskatchewan NDP candidate Brenda Edel is making a push down the stretch of the provincial election to challenge Saskatchewan Party MLA Jim Reiter in Rosetown-Delisle.

This is Edel's second attempt to unseat Reiter, who has been an MLA since 2007.

Reiter won the 2020 election against Edel with 77.7% of the vote. 

"I felt the province and people of Rosetown-Delisle deserve better than they're receiving," Edel said. "I hear messages on the doorstep people that are struggling being able to afford to pay bills, healthcare, affordability and crime."

Saskatchewan dynamic duo, The Johner Brothers, are back with their new single "Bring Back The Mullet"! This weekend, Brad Johner joins us to talk about the comeback track and share one of his favourites from the past. Plus, we'll revisit a 2022 #1 from Tyler Hubbard.

Catch the Canadian Country Showcase on Saturdays at 12 pm and Sundays at 4 pm across the Golden West Country Network. 

The federal government is slashing immigration targets to levels that will flatten population growth as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau admits the government did not get the balance right after the COVID-19 pandemic.

The government had targeted bringing in 500,000 new permanent residents in both 2025 and 2026.

Next year's target will instead be 395,000 new permanent residents, and that will fall to 380,000 in 2026 and 365,000 in 2027.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has no intention of stepping down as the leader of the Liberal party by next week. 

A letter signed by two dozen Liberal MPs asking Trudeau to step down was presented to the prime minister Wednesday at a tense caucus meeting in Ottawa.

The letter asked for him to let the caucus know by Oct. 28 what he decides to do.

Trudeau told MPs he would reflect on what was said, but when asked today if he would stay on as prime minister after that date he answered a definitive "yes." 

A new report by the Canadian Institute for Health Information says 83 per cent of adults in this country have a regular primary-care provider, but that still leaves 5.4 million adults without one. 

It says seniors 65 years and older are more likely to have access to a family doctor or nurse practitioner than younger adults between 18 and 34. 

Access to primary care is highest in Ontario and lowest in Nunavut. 

A Steinbach business, that has roots in agriculture, has made the final ballot for the Best of America Small Business Awards.

Cameron Bergen is co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of mode40. Bergen explains they work primarily with Fortune 1000 manufacturing organizations across Canada and the United States. 

"We take data, and we turn it into money," says Bergen, explaining that they help optimize processes through analyzing, optimizing, and disseminating information using software, artificial intelligence, and other tools. 

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told his MPs Wednesday that he would reflect on what they had to say in a three-hour caucus meeting where some Liberals confronted him about his leadership.

Trudeau was smiling when he left the meeting on Wednesday afternoon, and as he walked briskly past a horde of reporters on Parliament Hill he said only that the Liberal party is "strong and united."

The Biggar RCMP had an eventful week, responding to 32 calls for service. Of these, 21 were traffic-related occurrences, including warnings, inspections, and tickets for speeding, seatbelt violations, and uninsured vehicles, as part of RCMP Traffic Services operations.

Several incidents of vandalism and theft were also reported. On October 15, a cut fence was discovered at Lizard Lake Community Pasture, and tools were stolen from a truck in the RM of Eagle Creek. Additionally, there was a motor vehicle collision at the train track bridge north of Biggar.