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Southwest residents ages 19 and up or anyone looking for something to do on the upcoming long weekend can mark their calendars for the Lyric Theatre's Big Gay Dance Party Easter Madness. 

The Big Gay Dance Party is set for Saturday, April 19, with dancing, music, mingling, and beverages for a spring-themed evening of excitement. 

Xuxa Bremner, an organizer of the event, shared that folks are more than welcome to dress up or wear a costume, although it's not required.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is promising to tighten financial transparency rules for elected officials — and is using that promise to take aim at Liberal Leader Mark Carney.

Poilievre told a press conference in Ottawa on Sunday that if his party forms government, he'll ban what he calls "shadow lobbying."

The Swift Current Comprehensive High School hosted SWAC distinct volleyball championships over the weekend.

The top two finishers after round robin advanced to SHSAA regionals on May 3rd.

Darrell Cuyagan of Maple Creek won the boys' singles, with Michael Liu of the SCCHS finishing second.

Sierra Frey of Maple Creek won the girls' singles, with Hannah Riego of the Comp finishing second.

Christine Vicente and Amy Scott of Maple Creek won the girls' doubles, while David Cocks and Karter Ries of Leader took first place in boys' doubles.

We're two weeks away from the 2025 Candian Federal Election and there are officially four candidates in Swift Current-Grasslands-Kindersley.

Elections Canada posted a finalized list of candidates last week.

Significant amounts of Gamma-Hydroxybutyrate (GHB) were seized in Weyburn last Friday, April 4th, when the Weyburn Police Service in collaboration with the Vancouver Police Department Gang Crime Unit intercepted a package en route to a Weyburn residence.  

The package was thoroughly searched, uncovering approximately 17.75 litres of GHB. Deputy Police Chief with the Weyburn Police Service says this quantity is unheard of, even by the Vancouver department.  

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre promised to cut red tape and step up support for veterans Saturday, while Liberal Leader Mark Carney pledged to make visiting national parks and museums more affordable for Canadian families.

Poilievre unveiled his party's plan for veterans during a press conference in Nepean, the suburban Ottawa community that contains the neighbouring ridings where he and Carney are running. 

Carney did not have any public events scheduled. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh's itinerary shows he will hold an evening event in Timmins, Ont.

Before you can think about speed or horsepower, safety is the first thing that needs to be checked off the list. 

To that extent, the frame and roll cage of a race car is the most important aspect of any build. Should anything else in the machine fail and cause it to go careening off the track, it's the underlying structure that protects the driver in the ensuing roll. 

Last Saturday, April 5, it was wooden hot rods and races for the Swift Current Group Two Scouts. 

The Beaver Buggy, Cub Car and Scout Rally was a fun-filled event at the Swift Current Mall, where local Beavers, Cubs, and Scouts, race their handmade wooden cars and trucks, weave them through obstacle courses, and see which can run in the straightest line. 

As spring approaches, the true conditions of certain roads begin to reveal themselves. Now the time has come for the public to highlight those highways, streets, and grids that are far from ideal condition.

Nominating and voting for CAA's Worst Roads campaign runs until April 29. It's meant to empower road users to voice safety concerns for themselves and others on the roads.

Residents of a southwest town are being advised of much-needed street sweeping beginning early this week. 

The Town of Gull Lake plans to begin street sweeping on Monday, April 14, working from west to east through the town.

Street sweeping in the downtown area will be completed first, with workers heading out in the early morning.

Community members are asked to remove their vehicles from the streets if possible. 

For more information, contact the Town of Gull Lake.