Weyburn

A reception was held Friday night at the Weyburn Art Gallery to open up the new exhibition, "Exploring C.Q.", featuring works by artist Wilbur Sargunaraj.

Curator Regan Lanning said the artist is a singer, a songwriter, an author, a photographer, and a cultural facilitator. 

The Senior Theatre Club at Weyburn Comprehensive School will take audiences down the rabbit hole of a modern twist on Lewis Caroll's tales of Alice in Wonderland with performances later this week.

Teacher Kyla Moffatt said the character of Alice in 'Alice @ Wonderland' is, of course, obsessed with her cell phone.

The Government of Saskatchewan will be winding down the Grade 12 provincial examination program at the end of August 2025 as work continues to develop a provincewide student assessment program.

"The history on this is provincial examinations were being administered by the Ministry of Education for Grade 12 students who were instructed by non-accredited teachers for home-based students and for adults wishing to earn 30 level credits in subjects for which departmental examinations were prepared," explained Education Minister Everett Hindley.

Provincial parks in Saskatchewan will soon be opening up for the season, with registration kicking off this week for campsites. 

"If you're looking for something to do this summer, Saskatchewan parks boast a variety of diverse parks offering visitors many options for enjoyable and affordable vacations close to home. We hope that people look at Saskatchewan provincial parks for their vacations this year, as we're certainly looking forward to welcoming everybody," said Moose Mountain Provincial Park Manager Kim Brown.

With just three weeks to go until election day, Canada's federal party leaders are back on the road today.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is expected to make an announcement in Toronto today following weekend campaign stops on the East Coast, where he announced plans to impose national rent control and to get every Canadian access to a family doctor in the next five years.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is wrapping up a campaign sweep on the West Coast today before flying to Edmonton for a rally.

Cereals Canada has released a series of sustainability reports for Canadian non-durum wheat, durum wheat, barley, and oats to demonstrate how the cereals value chain is meeting the challenge of sustainable cereal production.

“Canada is a global leader in the production of high-quality, nutritious, and sustainable cereal grains,” said Mark Walker, vice-president of markets and trade. “These reports confirm that Canadian farmers grow some of the most sustainable crops in the world.”

Protesters rallied in several cities across the country on Sunday to demonstrate against Donald Trump's threats to Canadian sovereignty, as backlash to an American president who appears bent on upending the global order gains momentum.

Despite softer-than-expected tariffs against Canada last week and a more cordial tone from the White House over the past week, the echo from Trump's repeated remarks about making Canada the 51st state continues to ring in Canadians' ears.

The Weyburn YF Wives are gearing up for their third annual Women of Distinction Awards Gala this May.  

The event, which is currently sold out, is scheduled for May 2nd at McKenna Hall and will feature guest speaker Twyla Walkeden. The evening will kick off with supper at 6:30 followed by Walkeden and the awards ceremony and then an after party. 

The NDP promised to protect tenants through national rent control while the Conservatives focused their campaign trail message on addictions treatment Sunday.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said in Halifax in the morning that his party would tie federal housing funding for provinces and municipalities to tenant protection policies like rent control.

The NDP says housing and rent prices in Canada have doubled since 2015 and the average asking rent hit $2,109 per month in January.

Police say they've charged a 31-year-old Ottawa man with several offences following an incident that placed an area of Parliament Hill under lockdown on Saturday.

Ottawa police said in a media statement Sunday that a man entered East Block in downtown Ottawa at 2:40 p.m. Saturday and started issuing threats to those inside.

Security officials isolated the man in a security screening area while police evacuated the building, which mostly houses offices for senators and their staff.

Police said the man surrendered peacefully after hours of negotiations.