Estevan

Fresh off the release of his latest single I Wanna Go Home, Saskatchewan-based country artist JJ Voss is bringing his signature sound back to Estevan for another unforgettable night of music.

Southern Saskatchewan will have a new resource to help out families in need as the provincial government has announced $6.5 million in funding for a new Ronald McDonald House in Regina.  

Before this, the Ronald McDonald Houses were located in Saskatoon and Prince Albert, which as a facility specializes in giving spaces to families whose children are undergoing treatment in a city centre to keep them together.

Human trafficking remains a concern in communities across Saskatchewan, and Estevan is no exception. Warren Morrical, the Estevan Police Service Deputy Chief, emphasized the importance of awareness and reporting suspicious activity. 

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has rejected NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh's call for the federal government to bar U.S. President Donald Trump from coming to Canada for the G7 summit this June.

At an event in Montreal Thursday, Trudeau said he sees the idea of banning Trump as an "irresponsible" approach to governance and relationships with other nations.

"It's easy for politicians these days to toss out easy and shocking things to say. We see a lot of it around the world these days. I'm not one of those Canadian politicians," Trudeau said when asked about Singh's comments.

With many producers in Western Canada getting ready for spring seeding and focusing on their seeded acres, it can be easy to overlook those areas that aren’t farmed. Native areas such as shelterbelts, road allowances, and wetlands provide water and nutrient capture for your crop and are key homes for animals and insects that not only benefit agriculture, but the ecosystem as a whole. Dr. Shathi Akhter, research scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, talks about the importance of these areas not just from an environmental standpoint, but from an agriculture one as well. 

Saskatchewan is celebrating some good numbers for private investment after the provincial government revealed those early this morning.

In their release, the province says that Saskatchewan led all provinces in private capital investment growth in 2024, with an increase of 17.3 per cent over 2023.

Bill Huber, president of the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM), is leading the charge for the reintroduction of strychnine as a tool to control Richardson's ground squirrels in the province. In a recent interview, Huber discussed the need for the provincial government to invoke the Saskatchewan First Act to reinstate the use of the rodenticide, which was banned following a federal deregistration order that fully took effect in March 2024. 

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says relations with the United States have been "a little more intense" as he continues to push against the threat of tariffs. 

"That may remain a little more intense for a period into the future, but we're committed to making the relationship work despite the current rhetoric," Moe told reporters Thursday in Washington, D.C., outside the White House. 

Relatives of two murdered Indigenous women expressed shock, hope and anger Thursday, after receiving news that potential human remains have been found at a landfill where their loved ones were believed to have been taken.

"I think the shock of everything has finally hit me," Melissa Robinson, a cousin of Morgan Harris, said at a press conference sitting beside other relatives

"To every one of you that said no (to a search), to every one of you that didn't believe in us, do better," said Harris's daughter Elle Harris.

It was a heated battle between the Estevan Comprehensive School and the Weyburn Comprehensive School last night for the 88th McLeod Series. 

The ECS Elecs Senior Girls Basketball Team led the charge, winning over the WCS Eagles 71-38. For the boys' match, Weyburn got the upper hand and walked away with a decisive 73-60 win over the ECS Elecs. The total score for the entire series was 278-230 in favour of Estevan, marking the Elecs as back-to-back winners of the long-standing tradition.