Estevan

$20 million is heading to a number of communities impacted by wildfires in northern Saskatchewan as the provincial government announced a new round of support.

They've also established a dedicated Recovery Task Team (RTT) through the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA), which will lead the province's wildfire recovery efforts.

With the end of the crop year coming up on July 31st, we are starting to see a seasonal slowdownof grain movement.

CN's Assistant Vice President of Grain, David Przednowek says even with the seasonal decline, they have still registered just over half a million tonnes of grain movement per week over the past couple of weeks.

"We are seeing the demand for CN supply hopper cars for grain movement decline. You know, in the past couple of weeks we've seen orders for CN supply equipment in that 3334 car per week range. "

Ducks Unlimited Canada agrologist has promoted winter cereals for decades and remains hopeful about the crop’s future

Winter wheat was a big deal on the Prairies from about 2006 to 2014.

Total acreage ranged from 800,000 to 1.3 million, with the lion’s share of the crop seeded in Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

Ken Gross, a Ducks Unlimited Canada agrologist who has promoted winter cereals for decades, described that period as the “second wave” of winter wheat on the Prairies.

The Estevan community gathered today to celebrate the grand reopening of SARCAN Recycling’s newly expanded depot. Although the new location on Bourquin Road officially opened June 30, today’s event marked the official ribbon-cutting and community celebration.

After more than 20 years on 6th Street, the depot has moved into a larger, brighter space built from the ground up to meet growing demand. The new facility is designed to improve the customer experience, provide a better work environment for staff, and support the depot’s expanding operations.

The southeast got through a funnel cloud warning last night, even as scary systems appeared in the skies over the area and threatened to produce landspout tornadoes. While those landspout variants aren't as fierce as their supercell counterparts, such as the tornadoes that landed near Estevan in June, they can still cause damage.

Crawford Luke, a meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada, talks about what they look for before they send out a funnel cloud warning.

Carlyle RCMP have charged a man in connection with a serious assault that took place on White Bear First Nation late last month.

Around 5:30 a.m. on June 28, 2025, police were called after an injured man arrived at a home on the First Nation seeking help. Investigators determined the man had been seriously assaulted. He was transported to the hospital with what were described as serious injuries. An update on his condition is not available.

The $8.2 billion merger between Bunge and Viterra has officially cleared its final hurdle, creating one of the world’s largest integrated agribusiness companies with operations focused on food, feed, and fuel. But while the newly merged entity positions itself as a global powerhouse, many producers in Western Canada remain uneasy. 

When Michelle Beaulieu first heard about the World Police and Fire Games, she knew it was something she wanted to be a part of. The Estevan police constable recently returned from the international event, where she competed in CrossFit for the first time and earned a silver medal in her age category.

Beaulieu and her husband spent five days in Birmingham, Alabama at the Games, which brought together first responders from around the globe. The event, styled like the Olympics, featured more than 60 sports and participants from about 70 countries.

Bruce Burnett, Director of Weather and Markets with Glacier Farm Media says that's mainly driven by various factors affecting the broader oilseed market.

Rainfall across the prairies and even provincially has been quite variable this year.

Some areas have seen some pretty wicked storms bringing heavy rain, high winds and hail.

The Canadian Crop Hail Association says storm activity across the prairies in the last two weeks of June resulted in farmers filing well over 2000 hail claims.

According to the report mid-June thunderstorms dropped pea- to toonie-sized hail across Western Canada.