As Halloween approaches, the Estevan Police Service is gearing up to ensure a safe celebration for all. With excited trick-or-treaters set to hit the streets, EPS Chief Jamie Blunden shares essential safety tips to keep everyone visible and secure during the spookiest night of the year.

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says she hopes countries from around the world will support a plan to bring back Ukrainian children who have been deported to Russia since the war in Ukraine began nearly three years ago. 

Joly urged more than 70 delegations attending a ministerial conference in Montreal on Wednesday to make a “strong pledge” to ensure children and other Ukrainian civilians and prisoners of war are returned home. 

New Democrats will not cave to demands from the Bloc Québécois and Conservative leaders to help them bring down the Liberal government, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Wednesday. 

His party is now all that stands between Justin Trudeau's Liberals and an early election, with the other two opposition parties pledging to try to topple the minority government at the next opportunity. 

On Tuesday, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet said he will make good on his threat to work with the other opposition parties to bring the Liberals down with a non-confidence vote.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has asked national security services to find a way to share information with Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre about foreign interference affecting his caucus, he said Wednesday. 

Earlier this month, Trudeau told a public inquiry that he has been given the names of past and present Conservative parliamentarians and candidates who are linked to foreign interference. 

Trudeau said members from other parties, including the Liberals, have also been flagged.

With the months shifting soon, colder weather will be bringing snow to Saskatchewan once precipitation is overhead.

Many areas of the province have already seen some drop and are expecting more as part of a wide system coming to Saskatchewan this weekend.

Environment Canada Meteorologist Danielle Desjardins says that in the southeast that system will be a bit different.

The City of Estevan unveiled their new AED machine at Churchill Park today, funded through a grant by CPKC.

At the event, Helen Fornwald spoke about how the device helps out the community, with Mayor Roy Ludwig and Estevan EMS paramedic Brad Robinson also speaking.

During the event, Fornwald talked about the unit and what it brings to the community.

The ER at the Marian Health Centre in Radville will remain closed for the rest of the week. 

On Monday, it was announced the ER would be closed from 8 p.m. that day until 8 a.m. this morning. The ER, however, did not re-open. The town of Radville, through its alert system, issued a notification today that the ER would be closed until 8 a.m. Friday.  

Estevan Police Service handled a range of incidents over the weekend, including impaired driving, domestic disturbances, drug trafficking, and a late-night party bus warning, marking a busy and varied round of calls for officers.

On Oct. 25, police were dispatched to a residence for a report of a domestic disturbance. A 22-year-old man was arrested for mischief and lodged in cells. The matter remains under investigation.

The Saskatchewan election will have another round of vote counting today as Elections Saskatchewan enters its Second Preliminary Count.

On the 28th, election officials hand-counted over 400,000 ballots as part of the First Preliminary Count, which delivered the first look at the province's voting record.

Now the Second Preliminary Count will look at the 20,417 vote-by-mail ballots which have been returned by October 26, 2024. This count will be held centrally in Regina.