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The recent Board of Police Commissioners meeting took a look at some of the data from August, with a discussion of month-to-month and five-year averages.

Police Chief for the Estevan Police Service, Jamie Blunden, talks about what they saw in the month-to-month figures over August.

"Comparing August of this year to August of last year, when we look at crimes against persons, total violations were down slightly, 20 last year in August, 17 this year overall. When we look at crimes against property, it's slightly up, 39 in August 2024 to 48 this year."

The family of the woman killed in a shooting on Highway 39 last week is pleading for the person responsible to come forward, saying the loss has left a giant gaping hole in their lives. 

The emotional appeal was released Tuesday by the RCMP on behalf of the family of Tanya Myers, who was identified as the 44-year-old victim who tragically died on September 12. The statement came during a media briefing where investigators also lauded what they called the public's fantastic response to calls for information.

A community lunch in Eatonia has raised more than $1,100 to support student field trips at Eaton School.

The hamburger and hotdog lunch, held Sept. 9 as part of the Kindersley & District Co-op community lunches, brought in a total of $1,110.

Members of the school’s Student Representative Council (SRC) and School Community Council (SCC) were on hand to help serve food and drinks during the event.

The funds will go toward future school field trips for Eaton students.

Grain Rush is rolling on across the southeast, with farmer Dale Cowan the latest winner out in Storthoaks.

Cowan and his crew of 11 have been working hard to bring in this year’s crop. He shared that the team has been growing “wheat, peas, oats, canola, that’s about it,” and that the harvest is moving along well.

Behind every Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) member is a family who serves in their own way.

To recognize their resilience and sacrifices, the Calgary Military Family Resource Centre (Calgary MFRC), together with 41 Signal Regiment, 2 Squadron Red Deer, is hosting a Military Family Appreciation Day open house Saturday from noon to 2 p.m. at Cormack Armoury.

Military Family Appreciation Day, observed nationally on the third Friday of September, highlights the essential role families play in supporting CAF members through relocations, deployments and transitions.

Police are looking into a busted window in downtown Swift Current.

On Monday, Swift Current Municipal RCMP responded to a report of damage to a residential window on the 500 block of 1 Avenue NE.

Police say the outside pane of glass on a double-pane window was damaged by an unknown object.

The inner pane is intact, and there was no other damage reported at the scene.

One of the residents posted on social media that the damage would have occurred between 8:00 pm and 10:00 pm.

The Alberta government says the notwithstanding clause is an essential part of the Canadian constitution and the country's top court should not undermine it.

The province’s attorney general filed its arguments this morning in a landmark Supreme Court of Canada case over Quebec’s secularism law, known as Bill 21. 

Alberta says the notwithstanding clause was a "hard-fought and hard-won compromise" during constitutional negotiations, and preserves the provinces' parliamentary sovereignty. 

The Sainte-Anne Police Service is asking the public for assistance in identifying the individual picture above. 

Photos of the woman were captured by security cameras in a local grocery store and Sainte-Anne Police Service is looking for any information the public may have. 

The Helping Hands Society of Cochrane and Area has reached a major milestone, rescuing over $2.5 million worth of food since launching the Free Food Shed program.

Executive Director Alex Montiel says the achievement is a testament to community support and volunteers. "We have almost 300 volunteers supporting us, and without them, this milestone wouldn't be possible."

The grassroots program collects unsellable yet edible food from local grocers and redistributes it for free through two community food sheds.

Steinbach City Councillor Susan Penner opened Tuesday’s city council meeting with an emotional and impassioned plea for the city to make drainage improvements a top priority, after last week’s flooding once again damaged homes and businesses across the city. 

Penner began her remarks by reflecting on the heavy rainfall from September 17, 2024, which left many Steinbach residents dealing with flooded basements. She revealed that her own family had been among those affected.