Estevan

Mentalist and magician Jeff Newman joined Daniel on SUN 102 to talk about his upcoming performance in Estevan — the final show in this season’s Estevan Concert Series, presented by the Estevan Arts Council.

Jeff’s mind-bending performance will take place Thursday, May 1st, 2025 at 7:30 PM in the Elecs Theatre at the Estevan Comprehensive School. His show promises a mix of magic, psychology, and mystery that has wowed audiences across Canada and around the world.

The Saskatchewan Agricultural Hall of Fame will officially recognize six outstanding individuals who will be formally inducted into the Hall and honored for their lifetime of achievements and contributions in agriculture. 

Reed Andrew, President of the Saskatchewan Agricultural Hall of Fame, says this award recognizes a lifetime of commitment, innovation, and plain hard work to help strengthen and grow Saskatchewan’s agricultural sector.

"Congratulations to this year’s inductees; they have made a lasting impact on agriculture and the province as a whole."

Party leaders emphasized familiar themes Thursday as they criss-crossed the country to shore up support in the final stretch of the federal election campaign.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre began Thursday in Halifax — where he pitched a promise of change for Canadians struggling to afford life's essentials — before heading to Saskatoon.

In Coquitlam, B.C., Liberal Leader Mark Carney spoke about bringing Canadians together to build up the country to fight U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war.

Southeast Saskatchewan is getting ready for the seeding season, as summer is fast approaching. The area caught the last little bit of winter earlier this week, with areas around Carlyle, Oxbow, Moosomin, and Kipling getting hit with a mixture of heavy snow and rain. At this time of year, farmers are hoping to see a bit more moisture, though too much at the wrong time could cost them valuable days during the seeding season.

We caught up with Agrologist Edgar Hammermeister to talk about all the moisture that came down recently and what that means for the southeast.

The Government of Saskatchewan has passed new regulations which they say will help police to enforce trespass laws in businesses and public spaces.

With the new changes under the province's The Trespass to Property Amendment Regulations, 2025, activities including public intoxication and drug use will now be automatically considered trespassing in public spaces or businesses.

The reclassification allows police to immediately enforce the act against individuals causing public disturbance without seeking out information from owners and occupants of the premises.

With over 12,000 people casting ballots during advance voting, the Estevan area is seeing a record-setting turnout ahead of Monday’s general election.

Gwen Van De Woestyne, the assistant returning officer for the Estevan area, said the strong participation has been encouraging to witness.

“The engagement that people have in this election has been really nice to see,” Van De Woestyne said. “We had lots of traffic. People were happy to vote.”

With temperatures warming up and more people heading outdoors, residents are once again reminded to keep an eye out for ticks. 

Ticks can be found in tall grass, brush and wooded areas. They can’t jump, but typically grasp onto people and pets who brush up against them. Ticks are generally active from mid-April to late July. 

At the recent C.R.I.T. Conference, Zach Maurer, geologist and entrepreneur with Arizona Lithium, delivered an insightful presentation on the future of lithium production, focusing on the transformative potential of Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) for Southeast Saskatchewan’s economy.

Seed treatments can play an important role against disease, helping to give the newly emerging crop a better start.

Dr. Kelly Turkington, a plant pathologist at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in Lacombe says seed treatments can effectively control seed-borne diseases such as Fusarium, spot blotch pathogens in cereals, and loose smut in barley. 

A southeast community is seeing some support from the provincial and federal government as applications have opened as part of the Canadian Housing Infrastructure Fund (CHIF). Those are due by May 20, with funds going to construction projects in a number of communities.

While many of the locations include cities like Regina and Saskatoon, the small southeast community of Moosomin was added to the list.