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A celebration of life for Maureen will be held on Friday, July 25, 10:00 am at the Chapel of Saskatoon Funeral Home 338 4th Avenue North, Saskatoon, SK. A light lunch will follow.
Please wear your favorite color to celebrate Maureen.
To share memories and condolences, please visit http://www.saskatoonfuneralhome.com. Arrangements entrusted to Derryl Hildebrandt, Saskatoon Funeral Home, 306-244-5577.

Southwest Saskatchewan residents are being warned to take care in the extreme heat. 

Symptoms like nausea, dizziness, fatigue, and vomiting are signs that someone is suffering from overheating. In the case that these symptoms present, it's key to take shelter out of the sun, to drink lots of water to help hydrate the body, and to cool down an individual's core temperature. 

Dr. David Torr, medical health officer for Southwest Saskatchewan, describes heat sickness as the lesser version before full-blown heat stroke. 

Doc’s Town Heritage Village has lots of free-to-attend events coming up over the summer. 

A Line Dance Party will be hosted at the Airmen’s Billet on July 12th, starting at 2pm. 

A Country Dance will also be taking place at the Airmen’s Billet on the 13th, also at 2pm 

On July 20th, Doc’s Town will be hosting an Antique Tractor and Classic Car Display. That will start at 1:00 PM and run until 4:30 PM.

Today is the final day to get those submissions in for our Monsters and Mayhem contest. If you have a child aged 12 years and under, have them head to the contest page and enter to win just like Grace and Jett. 

The SPCA Swift Current's third Annual Adoptathon is coming up in a little over a week, featuring adoptable cats and dogs, a donkey kissing booth from Cypress Advanced First-Aid Services, and more.

The adoptathon is being held in partnership with Dufresne Furniture and Appliances for the third time, taking place in the Dufresne parking lot on Sunday, July 20, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. 

Kash Knight, fundraising manager for the SPCA Swift Current, shared that the exciting event will also include local artists, food vendors, a bouncy castle, and a raffle prize.

The summer is a busy time for the Dr. Noble Irwin Regional Healthcare Foundation

Scott Anderson, a representative with the Foundation spoke to Chris Martens on the Country 94.1 Morning Show about upcoming events. 

The City of Swift Current is notifying residents that the Swift Current Dog Park will be closed on Wednesday, beginning at 8:00 a.m. 

The 24-hour closure will allow for safe spraying of foxtail, with weather permitting.

At 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, the dog park is set to reopen.

Ottawa is expected to miss its 2026 deadline to implement $10-a-day child care services across the country, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives said in a new report published on Wednesday.

The analysis concluded that just six provinces and territories are meeting that fee target now.

David Macdonald, an economist with the centre, said even though fees have dropped significantly everywhere, the federal government is unlikely to meet its self-imposed deadline.

Two active members of the Canadian Armed Forces are among four people arrested and charged on Tuesday for allegedly participating in an anti-government plot to forcibly take possession of land in the Quebec City area.

Three of the suspects, motivated by "violent extremism," planned to start a militia and "took concrete actions" to facilitate terrorist activity, the RCMP said. Two 24-year-olds and a 25-year-old allegedly took part in military-style training that included shooting, ambush, survival and navigation exercises, using a variety of firearms and high-capacity magazines. 

Two Swift Current Stingrays swimmers picked up age group medals at the Melfort Marlins swim meet over the weekend.

Lincoln Moffit won gold in the 11 & 12-year-old boys. 

Jett Schafer earned bronze in the 9 & 10-year-old boys category.

Other results:

7 & 8 Girls

Regan Shaw

• 25 Back - 11th - 49.73
• 25 Free - 10th -38.04
• 50 Back -  9th - 1:42.90
• 50 Free - 10th - 1:35.95

9 & 10 Girls

Mackenzie Shaw