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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre on Wednesday accused the federal Liberals of allowing temporary foreign workers to take jobs away from young Canadians while youth unemployment is high.

"As our young people have a quarter-century high in their unemployment, Mark Carney this year is expected to bring in a record number of temporary foreign workers to take the jobs of Canadian youth," Poilievre said. 

Statistics Canada data shows unemployment for youth, aged 15 to 24, hit 14.6 per cent in July. This is the highest it's been since 2010, outside of the COVID-19 pandemic.

If you are looking for an idea for lunch, you can get your fill and help make a significant impact on food security in the community. The Great Plains Taste of Summer Charity BBQ is set for this Thursday, and the Weyburn Salvation Army Food Bank, the event's beneficiary, is facing a period of critical need. 

SaskPower’s is making improvements south of Midale through their Rural Rebuild Program. Work began three weeks ago to replace ten kilometres of line and around 130 power poles.  

Spokesperson for SaskPower, Joel Cherry, says this will improve service and reliability for customers in the area.  

Canada changed its BSE surveillance after lower global incidence of ‘mad cow disease’ led to international standards shift

Canada’s agency for food safety is encouraged with cattle industry response to a new, more farmer-friendly approach to BSE surveillance.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) updated national bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) surveillance program — put in place earlier this year to meet new international standards — has received 152 samples of risk material as of Aug. 11, it recently said.

Massive storm in southeastern Alberta causes significant damage to crops and reported deaths of livestock

The numbers are still coming in for the cost of the damage caused by a huge hail storm that hit various areas of Alberta Aug. 20.

The storm ripped its way through vast swaths of land from Cayley, Milo and Brooks to the Saskatchewan border, as well as Camrose to the Viking, Edberg, Sedgewick, and Hughenden areas.

Manitoba Agriculture released its latest weekly crop report on Tuesday, offering a snapshot of harvest progress and crop conditions across the province. Cereal crop specialist Anne Kirk, who is compiling the reports this month, says harvest operations are moving forward despite recent weather challenges.

The new Principal at Legacy Park Elementary School, Mrs. Ronda Casavant, has been in education for more than 20 years, and in school administration for 15 years.

"I started my principalship experience in this [Southeast Cornerstone Public] School Division in Ogema, and that was 15 years ago where I had my first principalship position. We had some opportunities for our family to move to Manitoba, so we spent the last 12 years in [Dauphin], Manitoba where I've served as a school principal in a Kindergarten to Grade Six school there."

As late summer brings an increase in wildlife encounters, from young raptors learning to hunt to bats ending up in strange places, the Wildlife Rescue Society of Saskatchewan is reminding residents that expert advice is just a phone call away. The organization, which expects to field over 4,000 calls this year, is also putting out a special call for volunteers in the Weyburn area. 

The Richardson Pioneer Weyburn Red Wings are set to hit the ice this weekend for their main training camp, carrying the momentum from last season's run to the league finals. Head coach and general manager Cody Mapes is looking forward to seeing a competitive mix of returning veterans and new prospects battle for roster spots. 

Mapes is eager to see his veteran players take on larger roles. He specifically pointed to the growth of the team's defensemen during the postseason. 

The Carlyle RCMP as asking for the public's help in identifying a suspect involved in a break and enter last week.

Last Thursday, August 21st, around 10:30 p.m. the suspect entered a rig site south of Kisbey and stole several items, including a Stanley wrench set, a screwdriver set, a Milwaukee shop vacuum, coffee K-cups, and other miscellaneous items.