Estevan

A proposed class-action lawsuit against the Canadian government says Indigenous people removed from their communities and placed in group homes beginning in the 1950s suffered physical, sexual and psychological abuse that "was commonplace, condoned and, arguably, encouraged."

The Federal Court lawsuit filed this month in Vancouver says Indigenous children across the country were forcibly removed from their homes and taken "to live with strangers — sometimes hundreds of kilometres from their families and Indigenous communities."

8:56 pm: The numbers from the Church of God super poll have arrived, which concludes all of the polling places in Estevan. These are the unofficial results from the City of Estevan. 

Anthony Sernick has unofficially won the mayoral seat with 1,254 votes. Rebecca Foord was close behind with 1,108 votes. Zacch Vandenhurk sits third at 317 votes. 

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Canada's Public Health Agency has confirmed that a British Columbia teenager hospitalized last Friday is the country's first ever human case of domestically acquired avian flu.

The agency said in a statement Wednesday that testing at Canada's National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg confirms the teen did contract the H5N1 avian flu, the same strain related to viruses found in B.C. flocks in an ongoing outbreak at poultry farms.

A busy Tuesday for the Estevan Police Service (EPS) as officers responded to various incidents, including a motor vehicle collision, property theft, and disturbances. They also handled an unusual call involving an injured pigeon and addressed complaints about youth trespassing and littering.

The first incident involved a motor vehicle collision at the intersection of King Street and Souris Avenue. The matter remains under investigation.

The southeast will see temperatures come down to below freezing next week as a system will come in to move the area into winter-like conditions.

That comes after a Colorado low is expected to dump snow over the weekend, though Environment Canada meteorologists suggest the cold snap will come too late to keep any of that around.

Lorne Frederick Rutten
1937-2024

The family wishes to announce that Lorne Rutten, late of Carlyle, SK passed away at the Arcola Health Centre on Thursday, November 7, 2024 at the age of 86 years.

Cremation has taken place and a Private Graveside service will be held at a later date at Wordsworth Cemetery.

Those wishing to pay tribute to Lorne via a donation in his memory may do so directly to the Wordsworth Cemetery Fund c/o Church of Our Lady R.C. Church, Box 10, Carlyle, SK S0C 0R0.

Harry Kamp
1952-2024

With great sorrow the family wishes to announce that Harry “Tiny” Kamp, late of Carlyle, SK passed away at the Moose Mountain Lodge, Carlyle, SK on Friday, November 8, 2024 at the age of 72 years.

Funeral Mass will be held at the Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady, Carlyle, SK on Friday, November 22, 204 at 1:00 p.m. with Rev. Christopher Juchacz, o.f.s. V.F. presiding.  Interment will follow at St. Joseph’s R.C. Cemetery, Manor, SK.

Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) is currently hosting its annual 2024 district meetings across Manitoba. They began in Arborg on Tuesday, November 12, and will wrap up in Swan River on Thursday, December 19.  

Jill Verwey, President of KAP says organizing and hosting the meetings is a requirement and part of their grassroots policy. 

SaskPower is celebrating 10 years of carbon capture at the Boundary Dam power station in Estevan.

The Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) facility has captured over 6.5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide and prevented that from being emitted into the atmosphere.

The U18 AAA Estevan Bears faced a tough challenge over the weekend against the Swift Current Legionnaires, the same team the Bears defeated last year to secure a playoff spot.

In the first game, the Bears struggled and were shut out 9-0.

“The first game we came out fairly slow. Things started going sideways on us and it just started snowballing from there, and we never could really get it back on the rails,” said Jason Johnstone, assistant coach for the Bears.