Weyburn

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.  

U.S. president Trump has attacked the sustainability movement, but a major pulse player urges investors to stick with the industry

A Canadian food industry executive is telling pulse companies to stick with their sustainability messaging despite attempts by powerful people to undermine the movement.

Murad Al-Katib, president of AGT Food and Ingredients, said U.S. president Donald Trump has been very vocal about his disdain for the green movement.

The Completely Branded RentPro Weyburn Razorbacks earned a hard-fought point Wednesday night, battling the Regina Chaos to a 10-10 draw. 

Early Saturday morning, the Weyburn Police Service responded to a report of domestic violence involving a man and woman. Officers attended a residence where the man had fled, however the woman was found with visible injuries.  

Deputy Chief Shane St.John says the male eventually turned himself in. 

“It's always best, I guess, if you know police are looking for you to turn yourself in. Better than us maybe finding you, for sure. If this person clearly knew that we were looking for him and turned himself in, it was definitely the best option.” 

The Weyburn Fire Department (WFD) has finally filled the role of Deputy Fire Chief, hiring Estevan local Mike Wock. He brings a wealth of experience from over ten years of firefighting. 

“My first six years as a firefighter was in Naples City, Utah, when I worked with Crescent Point in the States. And in 2018, I returned to Canada and joined the Estevan Fire Department and was a lieutenant with them.” 

Protests during the upcoming G7 leaders summit in Kananaskis, Alta., may be starkly different than demonstrations happening this week against immigration crackdowns in the United States.

A University of Toronto research group that has been monitoring the meetings of world leaders since 1998 says its analysis shows Canadian protests are more peaceful and smaller.

But similar to the recent demonstrations in Los Angeles, they're likely to be against the policies of U.S. President Donald Trump.