Estevan

The Salvation Army has had a fun-filled summer by bringing kids from the area to Beaver Creek camp up by Saskatoon.  

A back alley is being blocked off today as city crews are getting to work.

Heritage Drive's back alley will be closed throughout the day for construction.

Drivers are requested to avoid the area until construction work is complete.

Meanwhile, back alley access is open for 4th Street which continues to undergo work for the Downtown Revitalization project.

A tornado warning was issued along the border of Saskatchewan and Manitoba over the weekend with some severe weather overhead.

Environment Canada Meteorologist Terri Lang says the area did manage to avoid having any tornadoes touch down.

"We didn't get reports of any kind of tornadoes or anything like that, you know, a bit of hail here and there, but wasn't anything too massive either."

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Having been undefeated since June 9, the 18U AA Estevan Brewers had a target on their backs heading into the Western Canada Championship in St. James, Manitoba this weekend. However, they were able to dispel any doubts as they went undefeated in five games, taking home the championship. 

A luxury superyacht carrying foreign tourists capsized and sank off Sicily in bad weather early Monday. One body was found, six people remain missing and 15 people were rescued, authorities said.

Veteran broadcaster Charles Adler and Saskatchewan hospital executive Tracy Muggli are Canada's latest independent senators, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Saturday. 

Adler came to Canada from Hungary as a refugee at a young age and spent more than 50 years as a radio host and journalist.

A news release from the prime minister's office said Adler, who will represent Manitoba, used his platform to champion human rights and Canadian democracy during his long career.  

The people of Jasper are making progress on getting back to normal after being allowed back to their town, cleaning their homes, re-uniting with neighbours and seeking insurance information.

Friday was the first day residents were allowed back after a wildfire forced the evacuation of the entire community, which eventually lost close to one third of its structures in the blaze.

The TD Summer Reading Club wrapped up on Friday at the library, with children celebrating the conclusion with a pizza party and games.

Katie Ostrander, a summer student with the library, said the program was a success. The wind-up party attracted about 40 children, with around 100 enrolled in the program.

Ostrander explained the program was held on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, each session lasting two hours.

The process of setting up a professional wrestling show can be a difficult one, particularly for the first time. For Weyburn’s Troy Kramm, the owner of Souris Valley Wrestling, he is going one step further, setting the show up 4,000 kilometres away.