Weyburn

Saskatchewan's generosity was on full display Thursday for the Day of Caring radiothon in support of wildfire evacuees. 

The Canadian Red Cross reported receiving $643,156.30 by 5:50 p.m., with donations still flowing in and being accepted until Monday, when the final total will be revealed. The federal government's matching portion will then be added to the total.

Nutrien Ag Solutions matched donations up to $100,000 during the morning portion, and by the end of the day, up its support to $300,000.

Fathers, dads, pops, the old man; the person in your life that helped tie your skates, braided your hair, and taught you morals and values to help mold you into the person you are today. Fathers are incredible humans, and we wanted to show our appreciation to them with our Make My Father's Day.  

Earlier this month, we asked you to nominate the dad in your life that has made an impact in your life or the lives of others into our Make My Father’s Day campaign and on Thursday evening, we treated 5 dads and their nominators to a fun night out at The Slice.  

Only a few acres remain unseeded in the southeast, according to the latest crop report released by the provincial Ministry of Agriculture. Most producers in the region have wrapped up the seeding season with the exception of land reserved for chickpeas and perennial forage as conditions allow. 

Local producers are reporting good conditions to start off the growing season, with timely rain falling in the past week. The southern half of the region saw less moisture than the north, with a few scattered showers. 

Trevor Stacey May, late of Regina, SK, passed away suddenly on Sunday, June 1, 2025, at the age of 55 years. He was predeceased by his grandparents, Glenn and Jeanette Mabee, Wilbur and Hertha May, and his aunts Susan Carlson, Marcia Mabee and Patricia May.

An investigation is underway after a troubling incident involving a firearm on a rural property south of Weyburn last month. 

On May 2nd, a resident of the R.M. of Weyburn along Range Road 2142, roughly nine kilometres south of the Weyburn Gold Club, reported that a dark-coloured pickup truck stopped near their driveway and fired a small-calibre firearm. A horse on the property was struck by the gunfire, not far from where the landowner had been working at the time. 

With scheduled maintenance taking place at the water treatment plant, residents of Weyburn are being asked to conserve water usage over the course of the next two weeks.  

The mechanical work, part of ongoing upgrades to the facility, requires isolating half of the city’s treated water reservoir. That results in a temporary 50 per cent reduction in water capacity, according to City of Weyburn Director of Engineering Renee Cugnet. 

Financial support for wildfire evacuees in Saskatchewan is flowing in for the Saskatchewan Day of Caring radiothon.

The Canadian Red Cross reported at 11:50 a.m. that they have collected $222,879.50 in donations from the radiothon to aid those impacted by the wildfires across the province. This total includes a $100,000 matching sponsor from Nutrien Ag and a $25,000 donation from Saskatoon Co-op.

The federal government is matching all donations from the radiothon, but this is not included in the total raised.

Physiological Leaf Spot is suspected in a number of winter wheat fields in Southern Alberta.

Physiological leaf spot (PLS) appears as round or oval lesions that may be yellow or bleached white to gray in color. Lesions may also have a dark center with a narrow chlorotic (yellow) halos and tend to be more numerous toward the tip of the leaf blade. PLS lesions are often found in the upper canopy, and missing or rare on lower leaves.

Three Factors Favoring Physiological Leaf Spot (PLS):

The Canadian citizen believed to be on an Air India flight that crashed shortly after takeoff is a dentist from Mississauga, Ont., her family has confirmed.

The husband of Nirali Sureshkumar Patel said she was on board the London-bound flight that crashed Thursday, killing at least 240 people.

Patel's dental clinic referred The Canadian Press to the husband, who said that he was in the process of booking travel to India for himself and the couple's one-year-old child.

A southeast Saskatchewan woman has been sentenced to 28 months in custody after being convicted of sexual offences involving two teenage boys.  

Stacey Duke, a former educational assistant at Vibank Regional School, was found guilty by a jury in March on charges that included exploitation and the distribution of sexually explicit material to minors. The offences took place in 2022, and both of the victims were students at the school.