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The Innovation Federal Credit Union recently provided grant funding for the Gravelbourg Fire Department. 

Through the Legacy Community & Development Grant Fund, Innovation was able to contribute $15,000 so that the Fire Department was able to purchase wildland suppression equipment. 

Dan Johnson, CEO of the Innovation Federal Credit Union, is glad they can help support their rural centres and the communities they service through these kinds of initiatives. 

A cyclist recovering from a crash on the Trans-Canada Highway near Ernfold on Sunday morning is thanking first responders and motorists for their care.

Doug Angle was about 20 kilometres into his ride along the busy highway, travelling eastbound from Herbert to Moose Jaw, when he was struck by a vehicle. 

"I felt this bang, and I'm lying on my back, looking straight up," he told Swift Current Online Thursday morning. 

A new poll indicates an overwhelming majority of Canadians are in favour of regulating artificial intelligence, and almost half are worried it will contribute to cognitive decline.

The Leger poll found 85 per cent of respondents believe governments should regulate AI tools to ensure ethical and safe use. More than half, 57 per cent, said they strongly agreed with that statement.

"It's very clear Canadians want government involved," said Jennifer McLeod Macey, senior vice-president at Leger.

A new national report on how abuse and maltreatment are handled in sport says "Canadian sport has lost its way" and the federal government must act to better protect athletes across the country. 

The Future of Sport in Canada Commission released its preliminary report Thursday, saying it heard that there are "deeply ingrained" issues across the country, from a culture of silence that has led to abuse and maltreatment to underfunding and a lack of diversity. 

There isn't anything quite like Friday night high school football.

The Swift Current Comprehensive High School Colts open their football season this evening against Weyburn.

"It's almost tough to describe," said Colts defensive backs coach and former player Tyson Congdon. "Getting to open your season on a year that we're pretty excited about at home against a team that we really would like to beat, that's going to be pretty special for the guys."

We'll have the game on Country 94.1 FM with Local Sports Live at 5:20 PM.

The Saskatchewan Senior Fitness 55+ Provincial Games wrapped up yesterday after three days in Swift Current.

"I feel really good," said Chair of the local organizing committee Teagan Gader. "I heard a lot of compliments. I think everything ran pretty smooth."

With several hundred people participating in the game the committee was happy to showcase Swift Current.

The Celebration of Life Service for Mrs. Verna Dyck of Wymark, will take place on Saturday, September 6, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. from the Wymark Rink, Wymark, SK.

A luncheon to follow after the Service.

For those wishing, donations to Stars or to the Wymark Rink Association would be appreciated by the family.

Funeral arrangements are in care of Swift Current Funeral Home. For further information please call 306-773-8355 or to leave a personal message of condolence on the family’s obituary page, please go to: swiftcurrentfuneralhome.com/obituary/Verna-Dyck

Another major housing project officially opened up at Prairie Pioneers Independent Housing in Swift Current today.

"Very important day," said Prairie Pioneers CEO Deborah DeMars. "This has been a passion project of mine, and I'm over the moon that it's in place."

At a cost of over a million dollars, they've added two additional spaces for people with acquired brain injuries and two for seniors' transition housing.

70% of the funding comes from a Canada-Saskatchewan Bilateral Agreement under the National Housing Strategy.

A collision has reduced traffic on Highway 1 under the overpass to one lane in Swift Current.

A vehicle is off the road and being towed in the southbound lane of Highway 4 just after the bridge.