Estevan

Eagles Farms received a tasty lunch courtesy of Southern Plains Co-op, delivered straight to the field as part of Seed N Feed.

“We’re about two-thirds done, probably before the rain,” said Terry Eagles. “We’ve got, I don’t know, probably 2,000 acres left. So yeah, we should be done here by the end of the week if we can get going.”

Heavy rain slowed progress. “We probably lost a few acres... everything was just so saturated. We got close to five inches around here,” he said.

Prime Minister Mark Carney's vision for nation-building and economic growth is expected to form the main thrust of the throne speech when King Charles reads it today in the Canadian Senate.

The Estevan Wellness Committee is hoping more people can stay aware of local services, programs, and information through their new website. Peoiple will be able to access all of that information and more at estevancommunitywellness.ca, with services catered to individuals, families, and service providers.

Services will include mental health, addiction support, housing, food security, youth and senior services, crisis intervention, and more.

Estevan Fire Rescue was busy throughout the mid-May season last week, with a number of calls coming in.

Beginning on May 19 at 7:20 p.m., a crew was sent to a report of a possible structure fire in the Northeast area of the city. When crews responded to the event, they determined that no emergency was occurring. Investigation placed the alarm as being caused by a cooking-related incident.

Police responded to a wide range of incidents in Estevan over the weekend, including weapons complaints involving youths, impaired driving, public intoxication and reports of suspicious activity across the city.

On May 23, police received a report that new women’s clothing, with tags still attached, was found in a parking lot in the central part of the city. Police said the clothing may be connected to a possible online order. Anyone missing such an order is asked to contact EPS to identify the items.

On the backdrop of a warm sunny day at Woodlawn Regional Park, the 11th annual Estevan CF Walk raised over $18,000 for cystic fibrosis (CF) research. Many community members, who raised money for the event, showed up to walk the trails and shared stories as to why they supported the cause. 

King Charles arrived in Canada Tuesday afternoon for a short visit that will include reading the speech from the throne in Parliament.

The highly symbolic visit is happening as Canada copes with U.S. President Donald Trump's attempts to upend global trade with tariffs and his repeated calls for Canada's annexation.

The Canadian Armed Forces plane carrying the King and Queen Camilla landed in Ottawa shortly after 1 p.m. 

Canola oil would be one of the main beneficiaries of proposed changes to the 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit making their way through U.S. Congress, says an analyst.

The feedstock is not eligible for the credit under the current rules because of its unfavourable carbon intensity (CI) score.

However, under new rules contained in the budget bill that recently passed through the U.S. House of Representatives, canola’s carbon intensity score drops to 38.5 grams of carbon dioxide per megajoule from 54.9.

St. Joseph's Hospital is still feeling the impact of the recent Radiothon for Life, which raised a significant amount for the St. Joseph's Hospital Foundation. A total of $252,044.32 was collected during the day of the Radiothon. The event supported their MRI project, which aims to bring a new machine to serve the southeast.

Flowers are now in bloom, providing numerous options for bees.

Some believe, however, that dandelions are the sole source of food for bees in early spring. While dandelions are nutritious for humans and bees alike, they are neither the only food nor are they a complete source of nutrition for the world's most renowned pollinators.