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The start of Frontier Days could be met with a severe thunderstorm on Wednesday afternoon.

Environment and Climate Change Canada is tracking a system that could produce significant downpours, hail, and potentially tornadoes. The storm is expected to hit Swift Current between 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.

HARRY JESSE CORNELSON

Nov 13, 1932 – June 19, 2025

Harry Jesse Cornelson was born November 13, 1932 to Jacob and Justina Cornelson at Beaver Flat, Saskatchewan. He was the fourth child of nine. In 1939 the family moved to Gouldtown. Harry attended Roland School where he completed grade 8, and immediately started working for farmers such as Jahnke Ranch and Pete Friesen at Beechy.

Maple Creek is in mourning after a house fire led to a tragic loss of life early on Wednesday morning. 

The Maple Creek and Community Fire Department responded to the call at 4:30 a.m. Fire Chief Blaine Becker and his crew arrived to find the house already engulfed in flames. 

"The roof was fully in flames, and it was spread right through the whole house," said Becker.

While they engaged in the fire, the crew was informed that one occupant of the home was missing. A search ended up locating a body in the home, confirming that the occupant was deceased. 

We had lots of fantastic submissions this year in our Frontier Days Mullet, Mustache and Beard contest. And huge thank you to all that entered and also to those that voted! 

We can now announce our winners: 

May inflation figures showed marginal improvements in some of the Bank of Canada's closely watched price figures — a step in the right direction, some economists say, but likely not enough to convince the central bank to cut interest rates.

The annual pace of inflation held steady at 1.7 per cent last month as cooling shelter costs helped tame price pressures, Statistics Canada said Tuesday.

The bats cooled down a bit as the Swift Current 57's dropped their first of a six-game Alberta road swing.

They had 8 hits and 10 runners left on base in a 4-2 loss to Fort McMurray.

Adam Korte went 8 strong innings allowing 3 earned runs, striking out 8 and walking 3 in a losing cause.

Wilmer Henriquez went 3 for 5 with both RBIs for Swift Current.

Silas Hilton was 2 for 5 with a run scored.

The 57's get another crack at Fort McMurray tonight.

The Liberal government will table a bill this fall introducing stricter bail conditions and sentencing for some crimes, particularly those involving organized crime, human trafficking, home invasion and car theft, Justice Minister Sean Fraser said in an interview.

"It's perhaps obvious, given the tenor around the criminal justice system, that reforms are in order," Fraser told The Canadian Press.

Brian Tennant didn't plan to start a water treatment company. A trained plumber and second-year refrigeration mechanic, Tennant transitioned into farming at 25 and spent two decades on the land before selling his farm. When he purchased a new property near a golf course, he was confronted with a water problem that would spark a years-long journey of innovation. "My wife didn't want to move there because the water came from a dugout used by cows and ducks," Tennant recalls. "I told her, 'I'll fix it.'" 

A southwest figure is being memorialized in a unique and historical way. 

Dale Anderson passed away on March 27th, at the age of 68, but his lasting legacy with the Swift Current Ag & Ex is being recognized.  The organization recently revealed that the annual chore team competition will be named in his honour. 

The Dale Anderson Memorial Chore Team Competition will be one of the first of many events to start Frontier Days. The event begins Wednesday morning with a small memorial for Anderson at 9:45 a.m., with the competition beginning at 10 a.m. 

A Saskatchewan MLA took the stand this week in a human trafficking trial in Rosetown.