Estevan

After the weekend weather system moves through, southeast Saskatchewan will experience much colder temperatures.

A high-pressure ridge moving in will bring temperatures into the mid-minus double digits. "High temperatures will be in the mid-minus double digits, with lows into the -15°C to -20°C range," said Berg. These temperatures are well below the typical range for this time of year, which normally sees highs of around -2°C.

Canada Post says it has seen a shortage of more than eight million parcels amid the ongoing strike that has effectively shut down the postal system for nine days compared with the same period of 2023.

The federal government is providing $45 million in compensation to Inuit in Nunavik as part of Canada's apology for its role in the killing of sled dogs between the mid-1950s and the late 1960s.

Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree is travelling to Kangiqsujuaq is scheduled to apologize for Canada's role in the killings Saturday afternoon in Northern Quebec.

The Public Health Agency of Canada has confirmed the country's first case of a more severe type of mpox in a person in Manitoba, though it says the risk to the general population remains low.

The agency says the travel-related case is associated with an ongoing outbreak of what's known as clade 1 mpox in central and eastern Africa.

Estevan's City Council officially began its new term on Friday with a swearing-in ceremony, marking the start of an exciting new chapter for the city.

Mayor Tony Sernick, along with council members Kirsten Walliser, Shelley Veroba, Brian Johnson, Dave Elliot, Matthew Dubowski, and Tom Mauss, took the oath of office. The first official council meeting is set for Monday night, when the council will begin addressing important issues facing the community.

According to new public opinion research from the Canadian Automobile Association (CAA), 70 percent of Canadians admit to speeding in a residential area at least once in the last year, half say they regularly speed on the highway, and fully one in five drivers say they regularly drive well over the speed limit.

“Higher speeds reduce drivers’ reaction time and increase the risk to themselves and everyone else,” said Kristine D’Arbelles, senior director, public affairs, CAA National.

A weather system from Montana is expected to bring significant snowfall and strong winds to Southeast Saskatchewan, including the Estevan area, this weekend.

"There's a little bit going to be developing today over Montana, and it will be moving eastward," said Stephen Berg, a Meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada. Snow is forecast to begin falling in the region by tomorrow afternoon, with accumulation expected to range between 5 and 15 cm, particularly in Estevan.

Pat King, one of the most prominent figures of the 2022 "Freedom Convoy" in Ottawa, has been found guilty on five counts including mischief and disobeying a court order.

A jury deliberated for about an hour Friday before convicting two men on human smuggling charges in a case where a family from India froze to death in Manitoba while trying to walk across the Canada-U.S. border.

Steve Shand of Florida and Harshkumar Patel, an Indian national arrested in Chicago, were each found guilty on all four counts they faced related to bringing unauthorized people into the U.S., transporting them and profiting from it.

Jason Benoit will join us with his brand new single "I Wanna Hear That Song".  We’ll also have a special appearance from American recording artist John Morgan, who will debut his single, "Friends Like That"  featuring Jason Aldean. Plus, we’ll look back at this week in 2018 with a #1 hit from Tebey.