Estevan

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand is set to have her first official meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington today amid ongoing tensions in the bilateral relationship.

Anand and Rubio have previously spoken by phone, including in June ahead of the G7 Leaders' Summit in Kananaskis.

Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc cycled through Washington in July looking for a tariff offramp but instead U.S. President Donald Trump boosted duties on Canada to 35 per cent.

At the most recent Board of Police Commissioners meeting in Estevan, a discussion was held about the provincial government's The Safe Public Spaces (Street Weapons) Act. The act focuses on giving municipal police members expanded powers to deal with breaches of public safety.

Estevan City Councillor Tom Mauss raised the question as to whether they should adopt the act, with Estevan Police Chief Jamie Blunden giving his opinion on the act.

Estevan Diversified Services welcomed the community this weekend for its annual garage sale and BBQ, a popular fundraising event that has become a local tradition. Now in its third year, the event provides an opportunity for community members to support local programming while enjoying a day of shopping, food, and fellowship.

Agriculture Canada modelling expects above average yields for most crops

 Agriculture Canada is predicting solid yields for most crops on the Prairies, based on computer modelling that was done at the end of July.

“At the national level, the CCYF (Canadian Crop Yield Forecaster) model predicts above-average yields per unit area for 11 of the 12 spring-planted crops compared to the average yields of 2020-24,” says an executive summary of the Agriculture Canada predictions, published on a website called Canadian Crop Metrics.

World Humanitarian Day is designated as day to honour people who risk everything to do good.

Being a humanitarian should be the world’s safest job, instead, it has become one of the most dangerous.

From conflict zones to disaster-stricken regions, aid workers face increasing threats, including violence, abduction, and harassment. According to the Aid Worker Security Database, 265 aid workers have died this year so far increasing the likelihood that 2025 will surpass 2024 as the deadliest year on record (383 deaths) for humanitarian workers.

The Federal Government announced the designated and buffer areas for the 2025 Livestock Tax Deferral Program this week.

The Livestock Tax Deferral provision allows livestock producers in prescribed areas, who are forced to sell all or part of their breeding herd due to drought, excess moisture or flooding, to defer a portion of their income from sales until the following tax year.

Estevan Police and Estevan Fire Rescue responded to a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of King Street and Spruce Drive.

One vehicle was t-boned while the other sustained heavy front-end damage and had to be towed from the scene.

Emergency crews worked to clear the intersection and ensure public safety.

No further details have been released at this time.

The Board of Police Commissioners looked at some of Estevan's latest statistics at last night's meeting. They compared some of the figures for June and July with their 2024 counterparts, the five-year average, and more, with Police Chief Jamie Blunden giving context for the figures.

Blunden gave a general overview of the summer's activities to start the meeting off, taking a look at one area that did see an increase.

As the heat beats down on the southeast, many will be going for cold treats like ice cream, but may find prices raised. That's similarly reported for other foods, as the most recent Consumer Price Index numbers from Statistics Canada showed a 3.17 per cent increase year-over-year in food prices.

Sylvain Charlebois, an Agri-Food Professor at Dalhousie University, talks about some of the factors influencing some of the cool treats this summer.

A major theft at an Estevan laundromat was among several incidents local police dealt with on Aug. 19.

EPS says two suspects damaged a coin machine and stole about $5,000 in change from a laundromat on the 600 block of 4th Street. The Forensic Identification Unit and patrol members attended the scene, where they gathered surveillance footage and physical evidence. 

The two suspects are pictured below: