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Students from our region are heading to nationals after strong performances at the Skills Canada Saskatchewan provincial competition in Saskatoon.

Jaxen Dudley of Eatonia, Walker Lowe of Kyle, Janiah Aguidan, and Jack Unger of the Swift Current Comprehensive High School earned gold medals in their respective categories and will represent Saskatchewan at the Skills Canada National Competition (SCNC) taking place in Regina on May 29 and 30.

With a vacancy on Maple Creek's town council, they're holding an information session on the role tonight.

It's appropriate that on the week of the Masters, local golfers can finally get outside to swing their clubs.

The Chinook Golf Course driving range opens up this afternoon.

It will be open from 10:00 AM to 6:30 PM for the time being, weather permitting, until the golf course opens.

Firefighters responded to a fire on a rural property near Beverley.

The RM of Swift Current Fire Department subdued the flames, but not before they spread through a grassy field. 

Swift Current Online will provide more information as it is made available.

Rush forward Brock Haley is having himself quite the rookie season. Through 15 games played, he has recorded 16 goals and 24 assists.  

The Saskatchewan Rush have 11 wins and 5 losses and are currently in second place in the NLL standings. Haley says part of the reason the team is so successful is because everyone has bought in. 

After being opened for only a year, a local business owner has been nominated for a prestigious entrepreneurial award. 

Kimberley Cyrenne owner of the Frosty Bean has nominated for a RBC Canadian Women Entrepreneur Award. 

Cyrenne says she was very surprised to learn of the nomination.

The Trans-Canada Highway east of Swift Current is slated for significant improvements.

Construction on the estimated $12.2 million project, including culvert replacements and 25 kilometres of paving, is expected to begin this week.

Dan Palmer, senior communication consultant with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Highways, said the paving job is on the westbound lanes and will span from west of Herbert to about 3 kilometres shy of the Highway 4 junction in Swift Current.

Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he's worried about the message being sent to children after a Saskatchewan legislature member and former teacher called him a terrorist.

Speaking to reporters in Richmond, B.C., Singh said he didn't care personally about the comment but questioned why Saskatchewan Party MLA Racquel Hilbert would even say such a thing.

Liberal Leader Mark Carney took his promise of making Canada an "energy superpower" to the heart of Canada's oil industry Wednesday, becoming the second party leader in three days to promise to speed up the review process to greenlight major national energy projects.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre made a one-project, one-review promise at a campaign stop in northwest British Columbia on Monday. Both parties are trying to convince Canadians they can ditch Canada's reputation as a place where big projects take far too long to get built.

“It’s a really unique experience for kids to get away from home, get away from distractions and all the things that they do regularly. Camp is a great place for kids to get outside, be in nature, and do some activities that they wouldn’t normally get to do.”