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Luseland Police Service and Bell Acres Golf and Country Club are warning residents after rental golf carts at the course have sustained repeated damage this season.

Officials say the damage, though minor in each instance, has accumulated over time, resulting in significant costs for the club. Police note that willfully damaging property is a criminal offence, and charges may be laid against anyone responsible.

The farming calendar follows a strict rhythm when it comes to seeding and harvest, but exactly when those jobs begin can vary.

Right now, it's about scouting crops, and deciding when to take them out of the ground. 

"Farmers are always in harvest mode," said crops extension specialist Tyce Masich, giving a benchmark of July 20 for when breaking out the combines becomes a consideration. 

A man who lived in Brock has been sentenced to one year in custody and 18 months’ probation after pleading guilty to assault, uttering threats, theft of a credit card and taking a motor vehicle without consent.

Kindersley court heard that in 2023, Duane McKay travelled to Ontario to meet a woman he had met online in 2021. On the trip back to Saskatchewan, he assaulted her at a hotel.

Air Canada cancelled hundreds of additional flights on Sunday after the union representing its flight attendants announced the workers would remain on strike in defiance of a back-to-work order.

The Canadian Union of Public Employees said it filed a challenge in Federal Court on Sunday to an order by the Canada Industrial Relations Board that said its members must return to work by 2 p.m. ET.

"Our members are not going back to work," CUPE national president Mark Hancock said outside Toronto's Pearson Airport. "We are saying no."

Ukraine and its allies held a virtual meeting Sunday as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy prepares for a high-stakes discussion with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., on Monday.

Prime Minister Mark Carney's office said in a Sunday afternoon statement that he took part in the call with the "Coalition of the Willing," a group of nations that have agreed to support Ukraine as it defends itself against Russian's full-scale invasion. The statement did not indicate that Carney would be part of Monday's discussions.

The RCMP Federal Policing Northwest Region (NWR) is stepping up efforts to secure the Canada–U.S. border by launching a new Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) corridor. The initiative, which begins at 9 p.m. today, will initially be trialed in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.

From rare prairie songbirds to severe summer storms, this week’s top stories from west-central Saskatchewan capture a mix of environmental calls to action, courtroom outcomes, hunting season preparations, and weather events that had communities on high alert. Here’s a look back at the five headlines that shaped the region over the past seven days.

Saskatchewan’s provincially funded specialized policing teams seized dozens of guns and kilograms of illegal drugs in the first six months of 2025, according to new mid-year results released Thursday.

Between January and June, municipal Crime Reduction Teams (CRTs) and Saskatchewan Trafficking Response Teams (STRTs) seized 73 firearms, more than 14 kilograms of cocaine, and 2.7 kilograms of methamphetamine from operations in Prince Albert, Saskatoon and Regina. Officers charged 91 people with 445 offences.

Hay yields are looking strong around West Central with operations now complete for many producers.

The latest crop report tagged dryland alfalfa at 1.20 tons per acre, brome hay at 0.91, tame hay at 0.77, while greenfeed yielded 2.04 tons per acre. Irrigated alfalfa yielded 3.00 tons per acre, the further statistics showing 2.00 for irrigated brome hay.

Saskatchewan posted the second-largest year-over-year growth in building permits among Canadian provinces in June, according to new data from Statistics Canada.

The value of permits issued in the province rose 37.4 per cent from June 2024 to June 2025, seasonally adjusted. Only one province recorded a higher increase.

Trade and Export Development Minister Warren Kaeding said the figures reflect a growing economy and demand for construction.