Estevan

Southeast Saskatchewan might've heard the loud roaring of 77 motorcycles yesterday, as the 26th edition of the Motorcycle Run for the Ronald McDonald House drew crowds for a good cause. 

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau may be bracing for an earful from his caucus when Liberal MPs gather in Nanaimo, B.C. today to plot their strategy for the coming election year.

It will be the first time he faces them as a group since MPs departed Ottawa in the spring.

Still stinging from a devastating byelection loss earlier this summer, the caucus is now also reeling from news that their national campaign director has resigned and the party can no longer count on the NDP to stave off an early election.

As Saskatchewan continues to prioritize healthcare improvements, Estevan MLA Lori Carr highlighted significant advancements in the Health Human Resources Action Plan (HHRAP) and other key projects aimed at enhancing patient care and reducing wait times across the province.

Launched in September 2022, the initiative is now two years old and has seen success in recruiting internationally educated healthcare workers, primarily from the Philippines and Ukraine.

They can crawl just about anywhere, and their chirping can be a nuisance, but the positives of crickets can outweigh the negatives. 

While there is a wide diversity of crickets, the most common species found in Saskatchewan is the Fall Field Cricket. They are about an inch long, black in colour, and relatively robust with a very distinct chirp. 

According to Provincial Entomologist with the Ministry of Agriculture, Dr. James Tansey, crickets are very curious insects that can get into tight spaces looking for food. 

The provincial government is pleased with recent results from its numerous special policing teams, who've arrested high-profile offenders and taken drugs off the streets.

The Saskatchewan RCMP's specialised Saskatchewan Enforcement Response Teams have been working in the province, with their Crime Reduction Team (CRT), Saskatchewan Trafficking Response Team (STRT), and Warrant Enforcement and Suppression Team (WEST) all finding results. 

SaskPower has created a wholly owned subsidiary called ‘SaskNuclear’ as part of the federally regulated process that could result in a 2029 decision to proceed with building a nuclear power plant. The creation of SaskNuclear ticks an important box in the strict licensing checklist overseen by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC). 

A Saskatoon high school student remembers the pungent smell of burned hair going up her nose, and something like the strong scent from a Sharpie marker, moments after she watched a schoolmate being set on fire.

She had just stepped out of her Grade 9 social studies class for lunch on Thursday, she says, when she saw two other girls in a hallway. A girl in a crop top poured liquid from a black canister onto the head of the girl standing next to her.

The Elecs hosted their first-ever "Welcome to the Elecs Family BBQ" on Friday night, with a strong focus on family. Moms lined up for tackles, and dads threw passes, making it a memorable kickoff to the season.

The "Get in My Belly" food truck fed players and families, while parents toured the newly upgraded facilities. Head coach Chris Bayerle gathered everyone for a pep talk before the activities began.

When a father and son were arrested this summer in Ontario over an alleged terrorist plot, U.S. authorities say the news spooked a 20-year-old Pakistani national and Canadian resident named Muhammad Shahzeb Khan.

They say Khan used encrypted messaging to warn that because of the arrests "here in Toronto," there was a need to "lay low" on his own alleged plans: killing as many Jewish people as possible in New York around the Oct. 7 anniversary of Hamas' attack on Israel.

Tributes poured in Friday for Grand Chief Cathy Merrick of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, who died after collapsing outside the Winnipeg Law Courts building. 

Merrick, the first woman elected to the role, was talking to reporters about two court cases when she said she felt dizzy and fell to the ground. 

Fire and paramedic crews arrived, performed chest compressions and carried Merrick away on a stretcher to an ambulance, which sped off with its siren on.