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The BeGrainSafe program is making significant strides in enhancing safety for farmers. rural firefighters and emergency responders across Canada. This initiative provides specialized training and equipment focused on grain entrapment rescues, a critical need in the agricultural sector.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders opened up their 2025 campaign with a 31-26 win against the Ottawa Redblacks on Thursday night. It was the first game overall on the Canadian Football League's regular season calendar, and certainly didn't disappoint with things coming down to the wire in Riderville. 

ROSETOWN, Sask. — The complaintant in the Rosetown human trafficking trial broke down in tears Wednesday as she pushed back against persistent questioning about why she didn’t do more to escape her alleged abuser, exclaiming, “I am not making things up!”

In an emotional afternoon of testimony, the woman revealed for the first time a series of disturbing allegations against the accused, Mohammed Masum, whom she claims manipulated, coerced and blackmailed her over a span of months.

ROSETOWN, Sask. — Rosetown RCMP dealt with a range of incidents from May 29 to June 5, 2025, including erratic driving, threats, and ongoing investigations into fraud and harassment, according to a recent media release.

On May 29, police received a complaint about erratic driving on Highway 7 but were initially unable to locate the vehicle. Later that evening, after receiving a Be On the Lookout (BOLO) from Kindersley regarding a similar report near McGee, RCMP intercepted the driver. The individual was charged with refusal to comply and impaired operation of a motor vehicle.

Seeding across Saskatchewan is nearly complete, with 97 per cent of the province’s crops now in the ground as of June 2, according to the latest weekly crop report from the Ministry of Agriculture.

This year’s pace is in line with the five-year average of 95 per cent and the 10-year average of 96 per cent. The southwest, west-central and northeast regions lead the way at 99 per cent completion, with the northwest close behind at 98 per cent. Both the southeast and east-central regions are 95 per cent complete.

A Rosetown-raised man will be spending the next few months behind bars after his recent sentencing on several charges in Swift Current. 

38-year-old David Cressman appeared in Swift Current Provincial Court on Wednesday morning, where he pleaded on six of nine charges;

Two counts of failing to appear in court,
One count of possession of stolen property in the form of a truck,
One count of driving while disqualified, 
One count of obstruction of justice, and
One count of failing to stop for police.

Kindersley is seeing a welcome boost in housing options with the addition of two new multi-unit residential buildings located at 500 Railway Avenue East, just behind Walmart. The development brings 20 modern one- and two-bedroom units to the community, offering more affordable options for residents seeking quality rental housing.

Mayor Ken Francis, who visited the site during the move-in process, shared his impressions of the project and its significance for Kindersley.

UNITY, Sask. – Unity RCMP responded to a range of calls between May 27 and June 3, including vehicle collisions, thefts, impaired driving complaints and a call involving an injured bear.

Officers attended a single-vehicle crash near Unity, where the driver was transported to Unity Health Centre with minor injuries. The incident remains under investigation. Police also responded to a two-vehicle collision in town. No injuries were reported and no charges were laid.

Members are currently investigating a report of a cyclist being struck by a vehicle.

The Liberal government has introduced legislation aimed at cutting down barriers to internal trade by recognizing provincial and territorial rules at the federal level.

Officials who briefed reporters this morning say the goal is to reduce the number of redundant standards across the country.

They say that, for example, a company that produces washing machines that meet a provincial energy efficiency standard won't have to meet a separate federal standard to sell outside that province.

In 2023, as Canada suffered through its worst-ever wildfire season, the federal government was looking at creating a national disaster response agency.

Two years later, the country is again facing another summer of wildfires. There is still no sign of such an agency, though governments are tapping the private sector to help with evacuations.

Ali Asgary, a York University professor of disaster and emergency management, said the work to establish a national agency is "unfortunately … not going as fast as our crises are going."