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Manitoba Agriculture warns of poor water quality risk for livestock during dry summer

Manitoba livestock producers are being advised to closely monitor water quality for their animals as dry summer conditions can concentrate harmful substances in watering sources.

The farmland market in Saskatchewan may be tilting toward the buyer.

It’s not there yet because sellers still have the upper hand, but real estate agents in the province say more land may soon come up for sale, thus tipping the scales in favour of buyers.

As of August 2025, 265 farmland properties were posted on the MLS system in Saskatchewan. That’s down drastically from 2020, when the number of farms for sale was close to 500.

The City of Weyburn's summer programming will soon be coming to an end, and certain amenities will be closing for the season.

The last day for swimming at the Weyburn Leisure Centre's outdoor pool is on Labour Day, September 1st, and with students returning to classes next week, the summer programs like the Summer Fun Zone day camp are wrapping up this week.

While their jobs are temporary, Communications Coordinator Paige Tenbult said the summer students and seasonal employees are highly valued by the City. 

The Weyburn Red Wings organization is hosting volunteer night tonight at Crescent Point Place. Volunteer coordinator Brenda Clarke says anyone interested in helping out this hockey season is invited to attend.

"We go through the volunteers that we have and then try and get some people to sign up for the first few games, which are coming up quickly. Our first game is September 1st with the Calibaba Cup."

Highway 28 is closed south of the junction with Highway 13 due to a collapsed culvert. The closure was first reported late Monday morning. As a result of the collapse, a detour is in place for those needing to travel north from Radville. The detour will have motorists taking Township Road 074 to Range Road 2172, and then to Highway 13. There is no timeline for the repairs to be completed as of yet. 

Crews in Weyburn closed the entrance to South Railway Avenue at 3rd Street on Monday. This closure is expected to last for two weeks, and is for concrete work to take place. 

A significant number of animal bites across the province this year have prompted a gentle reminder from the Saskatchewan Health Authority.

While animals may seem friendly or cute, it's never a good idea to approach or feed unfamiliar animals, both wild and domestic.

The Canada Revenue Agency has offered contract extensions to around 850 call centre employees as their union sounds the alarm over staffing levels. 

CRA spokesperson Etienne Biram says the workers, whose contracts were set to expire in September, were contacted about the decision last week.

The federal union representing workers at the tax agency recently launched an online campaign denouncing staffing cuts. 

Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc is set to meet with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick in Washington this week after Ottawa announced it would be lifting some retaliatory tariffs.

LeBlanc's office said he will travel to the United States capital on Tuesday.

Prime Minister Mark Carney announced last Friday that Canada will drop some retaliatory tariffs on U.S. products to match American tariff exemptions for goods covered under the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement on trade, called CUSMA. .

It won’t be long until the snow flies and the ice freezes here in Weyburn, and the Weyburn Skating Club are getting ready for another fun year on the ice. Throughout the winter months, the skating club will help kids here in Weyburn sharpen their skating skills and registration is open for those interested. Diana Hay, marketing coordinator with the Weyburn Skating Club, says there’s programs for all levels of skaters. 

A Weyburn man was taken into custody by the Medicine Hat Police Service (MHPS) over the weekend, resulting in multiple charges.

According to a release by the MHPS, officers were conducting property checks in an industrial area on Saturday when they spotted a Ford F150 behaving suspiciously. They attempted to stop the vehicle; however, the driver fled from the police at a high speed. In consideration of public safety, no pursuit ensued. Police were able to identify the driver after an investigation.