Estevan

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said Thursday human smuggling across the border with Canada is getting worse — and that traffickers are looking north following the Trump administration's crackdown at the border with Mexico.

"The northern border, it always has been, but it's gotten much worse, much more prevalent because … it's a multibillion-dollar business, the smuggling of drugs, guns and humans," Bondi said during a news conference in Tampa, Fla.

Messages of condolences and support poured in for a Manitoba First Nation after a mass stabbing on Thursday, including from a First Nation in Saskatchewan that experienced one of its own exactly three years earlier.

Police say eight people were found severely injured in two homes on Hollow Water First Nation, northeast of Winnipeg.

An 18-year-old woman died while the suspect, her 26-year-old brother, died after the stolen vehicle he was driving collided with a vehicle driven by a police officer responding to the attack.

Southeast Saskatchewan producers are catching up in the fields after a stretch of favourable conditions, but harvest remains behind the seasonal average.

Harvest in the region is now 33 per cent complete, behind the five-year average of 41 per cent and the 10-year average of 43 per cent.

Reporters say yields appear decent so far, with more detailed data expected in next week’s report.

Environment and Climate Change Canada kept track of the temperatures and rainfall levels over the summer, collecting all that data to compare some of the recent conditions to years past.

Meteorologist Crawford Luke says that they look at the past three months to sum up their meteorological summer.

"We kind of define our seasons from June 1st through August 31st. It just kind of makes for neater housekeeping when it comes to climate data and stuff."

A brother and sister are dead and several others, including a Mountie, injured after a mass stabbing Thursday on a Manitoba First Nation.

Police say the woman, 18, was among those stabbed by her brother, 26-year-old Tyrone Simard, in the early morning attack on the Hollow Water First Nation northeast of Winnipeg.

The Conservative Party is calling for an end to the Temporary Foreign Workers program; in its place, they are calling for a single program for the agriculture sector.

Leader Pierre Poilievre quoting the latest employment stats from July, points out we now have 14.6  per cent unemployment rate and 1.6 million Canadians unemployed.

He says the principle behind ending the program is very simple. "Canadian jobs for Canadian Workers"

The Estevan Legion has begun long-awaited roof repairs, a project that leaders say is essential to keeping the facility open and operational.

House and Management Chairman Quinton Dosch confirmed that crews arrived this week and have started preparing equipment and materials for the job. “The roof is, after months of hard work and preparation, finally getting done,” said Dosch. “We did have leaks, and we had to get that taken care of or they’re just going to cause more problems.”

The Estevan Mermaids welcomed newcomers to the pool this week with their annual Try It Night, giving local youth a chance to experience the sport of artistic swimming.

Head coach and Southeast Connections Winter Games team manager, Amber Mantei, said the evening was about sparking interest in a supportive environment.

Estevan Elecs head coach Paul Duncan recently led his team in a memorable exhibition match at Mosaic Stadium against the Sheldon Williams Collegiate Spartans. The game was a valuable opportunity for the Elecs to get their grade nine players acclimated to competitive play at a prestigious venue.

The self-proclaimed "Queen of Canada" was among those arrested on Wednesday by the Saskatchewan RCMP following a firearm investigation.

At around 4:30 a.m., Saskatchewan RCMP executed a search warrant in Richmound at a privately-owned decommissioned school inhabited by a group of individuals, including one Romana Didulo.

Tensions had been rising in the community ever since Didulo and others had taken up residence in the former Richmound School in September 2023.