Estevan

At the latest Estevan City Council meeting, they rejected a request from Estevan Minor Baseball to cancel $33,000 in loans. Those were used to improve the baseball diamonds in a few areas over the past couple of years.

The first loan was for $30,000 for Turf Tenders, a southeast lawn care company, which saw a 50 per cent cost-sharing agreement with the city. EMB agreed to pay back $15,000 over the course of five years with annual $3,000 payments, beginning in 2024.

With warmer months on the horizon, highway maintenance is being discussed, with some improvements being considered. That was one point from the recent provincial budget, which showed a few roads around the southeast would see work done.

Brian Johnson, the Estevan City Council appointee for the Southeast Area Transportation Planning Committee, says some more info will be laid out at an upcoming AGM.

Estevan’s MRI fundraising project has exceeded expectations, with a growing community of supporters helping make the dream of bringing an MRI machine to St. Joseph’s Hospital a reality.

Elaine Walkom, one of the key figures behind the initiative, recently reflected on the journey that has brought the project to this point.

Last month, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency or CFIA officially declared a herd of cattle infected with bovine tuberculosis or bovine TB. An investigation spanning back six years has taken place, tracking the movements of the herd to limit the spread of bovine TB. Dr. Stacey Vos, veterinarian and Animal Health Regional Veterinary Officer with the CFIA, talks about the case itself, and the risks associated with bovine TB. 

For the second day in a row, Liberal Leader Mark Carney has been pulled away from campaigning to discuss U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs. 

Carney, in his role as prime minister, will meet virtually with Canada's premiers today to discuss the country's response to Trump's latest duties.

The president signed an executive order earlier this week to implement 25 per cent levies on all automobile and auto part imports — his latest move to upend global trade through a massive tariff agenda that pushed some automakers' stock prices down on Thursday.

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says the province is reducing the industrial carbon levy to zero. 

He says the move makes Saskatchewan the first "fully carbon tax free" province, saving ratepayers money on their electricity bills. 

Moe says the measure will also make businesses more competitive amid tariff threats from U.S. President Donald Trump. 

He adds he hopes the next federal government does not impose a backstop to collect levies from Saskatchewan.

A move by Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe to pause the industrial carbon levy appears to have blown a hole in the province's finances. 

Saskatchewan is forecasting a surplus of $12 million this year, with $431 million in revenue from those levies. 

The Opposition NDP says without those dollars, the province would find itself in a deficit. 

"This government continues to pretend that they have somehow delivered a balanced budget or a budget with a surplus," NDP Leader Carla Beck told reporters Thursday.

The Carnduff RCMP have made three arrests following a break-in at the Carnduff Hockey Rink earlier this week.

According to the RCMP, at around 1:30 a.m. on March 23rd, three masked individuals broke in and attempted to enter different parts of the Carnduff Hockey Rink.

Carnduff's Recreation Director Jodi Wall says the break-in was initially discovered when the arena's caretaker found the break-in with some damage left behind.

No information on any stolen goods was given, with Wall expressing her frustration with the break-in.

Rodney Reid, a farmer north of Stoughton, says calving season is one of the busiest and most important times of year on his operation.

With the calm weather that typically arrives in late March and early April, Reid aims to start calving around that time.

“We usually try and calve the last two weeks of March and the beginning of April to get things rolling, so we can get the cows out before the big program on the grain farmers’ side of things starts,” he said.

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's efforts to defuse an escalating trade war with the United States should be commended.

Moe's comment comes as Smith heads to Florida for an event at an undisclosed location with a far-right U.S. influencer who has mocked Canada as a "silly country" and spoken about it being annexed as the 51st state.

Amid continued tariff threats from U.S. President Donald Trump, Moe says Smith is one of Canada's strongest advocates.