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A packed house of over 19,000 lacrosse fans will be cheering on their Buffalo Bandits on Saturday, 'Banditland' welcoming in the Saskatchewan Rush for this weekend's winner-take-all Game 3 of the NLL Finals.

Beautiful purple flowers from a local greenhouse helped make a difference once again in 2025, all thanks to organizer Pam Kosolofski and her dedicated team of volunteers sending the flora in question to different directions around west-central Saskatchewan. 

KYLE, Sask. – Kyle RCMP responded to a range of calls for service from May 16 to 22, including a child luring complaint, impaired driving, and vandalism at a regional park.

On May 16, officers received a number of calls from the Rosetown area, including a suspicious person at 8:26 a.m., a lost cellphone at 10:51 a.m., and a stolen e-bike at 11:14 a.m. That same morning, at 11:21 a.m., a semi collided with a bull in the Rural Municipality of Lacadena. No injuries were reported.

I joined in on a fun topic Friday morning on the Country 104 morning show with host Nick Cooper. 

All morning, he was asking the audience if they have ever come across their name in media, or any other form of entertainment. The idea came to him after watching a show where "Nicholas Cooper" was admitted to hospital. 

While I have never met another Cooper Douglas in person, on a screen, or on the internet, I am aware of NFL player Cooper (Douglas) Kupp. Other than that, I don't have many examples.

ROSETOWN, Sask. — A woman at the centre of a human trafficking trial in Rosetown says she didn’t believe she would lose her government job in Bangladesh, despite warnings from her employer that her absence could lead to termination.

The complainant, whose name is subject to a publication ban, testified Thursday she left Bangladesh in 2022 on a 15-day leave intended for travel to the United States. Instead, she flew to Toronto on a visitor visa and began applying for jobs in Canada, eventually accepting a position at Empire Diner in Gull Lake, Sask.

Battlefords RCMP handed out charges to a pair of individuals from North Battleford after an all-day investigation on Tuesday.

Officers immediately responded to a residence on Moosomin First Nation following a reported assault, where it was determined that the individuals in question used a firearm and bear-spray to forcibly rob the victim before escaping shortly after in a truck. 

ROSETOWN, Sask. – Rosetown RCMP responded to several incidents between May 16 and 22, including a vehicle collision, erratic driving, and reports of mischief.

On May 16, officers were called at 10:58 a.m. to a motor vehicle collision in the Harris area. No injuries were reported. Later that night, at 11:02 p.m., RCMP responded to a call to assist the public in Harris. No further action was required.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders have a football game tomorrow.

After nearly two weeks on the field for training camp in Saskatoon the Riders are headed to Winnipeg on Saturday, the location their 2024 season ended in last year's West Final, for the first of two pre-season games against the Blue Bombers. After tomorrow's game the two sides will complete a home-and-home in Regina May 30, before the regular season fires up the first week of June. 

Canada's western premiers say they've agreed to identify, plan and develop new economic corridors to connect provincial resources to international markets.

A joint statement issued Thursday says doing so would boost Canada's market access in Asia and Europe while the country fights a trade war with the United States and China.

The union representing about 55,000 Canada Post employees has called for a countrywide halt to overtime work, saying its negotiators will continue to review the latest contract offers from the mail carrier.

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers said late Thursday that members were being told to refuse any work beyond eight hours in a day and 40 hours in a week.