Estevan

The Estevan Bruins celebrated the achievements of their players, staff, and volunteers during their annual awards night, recognizing standout performances throughout the season.

Ewan Rennie emerged as one of the night’s biggest winners, taking home the Most Valuable Player award, the Top Scorer award, and the Iron Man Award for his durability and consistency.

Kaelen Whittingham was named Defenseman of the Year and also received the Abe Berday Memorial Scholarship, highlighting both his on-ice contributions and academic achievements.

As spring approaches and road conditions improve, police are reminding motorists to follow traffic laws—particularly when it comes to making complete stops at stop signs and traffic lights.

"Even though an intersection is controlled by traffic lights, you are required to make a full and complete stop and proceed only when it’s safe to do so," said Officer Craig Bird. "Rolling stops are illegal. Disobeying a stop sign or red light can cost you $250."

Saskatchewan is set to table its budget today outlining the province's plans to boost spending on health care, education and crime reduction. 

Premier Scott Moe has said increased investment in those areas is meant to reduce surgical wait times, improve Grade 3 reading levels and make communities safer. 

Moe has also pledged to freeze the education property tax while providing more money to municipalities. 

This is the Saskatchewan Party government's first budget since Moe was re-elected premier last fall.

Estevan Chamber of Commerce will host the 60th Farm Family of the Year Banquet on Friday, March 28th at the Beefeater Plaza. The evening starts at 5pm with supper at 6 and the rest of the full nights agenda to follow. Guest speakers will be in attendance and 4H speeches will be presented to the crowd as well. The Farm Family of the Year Award will be presented at 7pm.

Tickets are available to the public until 5pm Wednesday, March 19th. Register online of call the office 306-634-28-28.

Canada has a new Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister after Mark Carney took over as Prime Minister last week. Kody Blois, an MP from the Nova Scotia riding of Kings-Hants has been tapped for the role.

Blois says he has plenty of experience in the industry being raised in an area where agriculture is important.

Canada has a new Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister after Mark Carney took over as Prime Minister last week. Kody Blois, an MP from the Nova Scotia riding of Kings-Hants has been tapped for the role.

Blois says he has plenty of experience in the industry being raised in an area where agriculture is important.

The Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation Unit, or ICE, reported this week they are investigating the largest amount of reports of child sexual abuse material they have ever received. This year, for the current fiscal year that ends in April, they are on pace for 1,317 new files. This is up from 1,003 for the 2023-24 fiscal year, and well above the 853 received in the 2021-22 fiscal year. 

The unit has also executed 86 search warrants this year, up from 58 the previous year. 

The official first day of spring is right around the corner, making it a great time to refresh and reset—like spring cleaning, but for the mind.

"The new season provides an opportunity to pause, reflect and reset our routines," said Raven Daer, communications specialist with Envision Counselling and Support.

As nature transitions, people can use this time to refresh their mindset, let go of what no longer serves them and adopt healthier habits for the months ahead.

One simple way to improve mental health is by spending more time outdoors.

With a federal election call expected any day now, the Liberal party has only nominated about half of the candidates it would need to have a full slate on the ballot even as their polling numbers have been jump-started following their recent leadership race.

There will be 343 ridings contested in the upcoming vote and the Conservatives have nominated candidates in 275 of them so far. The NDP has 217 candidates and the Green Party has 208.

Canadians can expect to feel the absence of the consumer carbon price at the pumps immediately but it may take longer to notice a difference in the price of other goods, a new report released Wednesday suggests.

The analysis by Desjardins Economics comes less than a week after Prime Minister Mark Carney and his new Liberal cabinet ordered that the consumer levy be set to zero on April 1.

The carbon price came with a quarterly rebate to offset the cost of inflation; the final rebate will come in April.