Estevan

Ottawa’s efforts to prepare the country for the impacts of climate change have stumbled out of the gate, Canada’s environment commissioner said Tuesday.

In a new report, Jerry DeMarco concluded the National Adaptation Strategy was not effectively designed, did not prioritize Canada’s climate change risks and only established one of its three components since its release in 2023.

The federal government is moving to shore up a historically weak summer job market for students — even as one economist argues tough employment prospects for young people suggest broader softness in the job market.

Statistics Canada shone a light on the difficult employment prospects for students heading back to school this fall in its May jobs report last Friday.

Roughly one in five returning students aged 15 to 24 was unemployed in May, the agency said. The last time the jobless rate for students was this high outside the pandemic was in May 2009.

Elenora Joan DeRosier
1943 - 2025

It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Elenora Joan DeRosier (née Mickel), who passed away peacefully with her children by her side, on June 8, 2025 at the Estevan Regional Nursing Home.

Katayek Victor Johnny White Bear
Nekaneet wahpi-makwa “Leading White Bear”
1952 - 2025

With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Victor Johnny White Bear who passed away on June 8, 2025.

The Wake will commence at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at the White Bear Community Hall, White Bear First Nations, Sask. The Funeral Service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 12, 2025 at the same location, followed by the Traditional Feast. Burial will take place at Dawson Cemetery.

Estevan police dealt with a range of incidents Monday, including a woman suspected of crossing into Canada unlawfully, a well-being check, a trespassing arrest, and investigations into suspicious activity.

Officers took custody of a woman found by railway staff on a train that originated in the United States after she was suspected of crossing into Canada unlawfully. The woman was handed over to members of the RCMP International Border Enforcement Team (IBET), who returned her to the port of entry for processing by Canada Border Services Agency officials.

For Estevan Comprehensive School’s 2024–25 valedictorian, Emmalee Ursu, high school success wasn’t just about academics. It was about connection.

“Finding the right group of friends helps to shape your experience,” Ursu said. “I drifted away from my friends in elementary school a bit, and so finding a new group of friends in high school was challenging. But I also met a lot of really cool people that are now my friends, and so I have really good friends that I wouldn’t have met otherwise.”

A new program from the provincial government wants to see if there's interest from Nurse Practitioners to provide publicly funded primary care services. In a release sent out yesterday, the province says it's looking for expressions of interest (EOI) from Nurse Practitioners to see if a public healthcare change could be feasible.

The initiative would allow Nurse Practitioners to work to the full scope of their practice, increase access to publicly funded primary care services, and promote collaborative care in the province.

Federal organizations failed to follow procurement and security rules when awarding contracts to the company behind the controversial ArriveCan app, the auditor general said Tuesday.

The report on GCStrategies — one of several audits tabled in the House of Commons on Tuesday — says the company was awarded 106 contracts by 31 federal organizations between 2015 and 2024.

The maximum value of those contracts was more than $90 million but only $65 million was paid out.

Wild animals take care of their young in different ways than humans do. This is why it is fairly common to see a fawn or another baby animal lying in a field at this time of year.

A Senior Conservation Officer with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment, Lindsey Leko, said there are good reasons humans should leave those animals alone.

Saskatchewan is dealing with some more smoke streaming down from the northern wildfires, as Environment Canada has issued an air quality warning for the area. That came through this morning, with smoke expected to last further into the week.

Meteorologist Crawford Luke details the system bringing all of the smoke to us.