Weyburn

The Weyburn Beavers dropped both games of a weekend road series against the Medicine Hat Mavericks, who continue to dominate the WCBL’s West Division. With a 6-5 extra-inning loss on Saturday and an 11-5 defeat on Sunday, the Beavers fell to 2-7 on the season, while the Mavericks improved their league-best record to 9-2. 

Saturday’s game saw the Beavers push the Mavericks to the limit, but a 10th-inning run sealed a 6-5 walk-off win for Medicine Hat. 

The Completely Branded RentPro Weyburn Razorbacks faced a tough challenge Saturday night as they hosted the high-flying Swift Current Wolverines in Prairie Gold Lacrosse League action at the Tom Zandee Sports Arena. Despite some offensive sparks from the home side, the Wolverines’ relentless attack proved too much, handing the Razorbacks a lopsided 22-7 defeat. 

Athletes from Weyburn Comprehensive School delivered strong performances at the 2025 Saskatchewan High School Athletic Association Provincial Track and Field Championships, held in Moose Jaw over the weekend. 

The 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Netherlands after World War Two was remembered on May 5th. The celebration was far reaching as Weyburn’s Reina Reimeijer reflects on her experiences as a young woman living in nazi-occupied Amsterdam. She was 14 years old when German soldiers first marched into the city. 

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On Team Weyburn will be Councillor Kellie Sidloski, Vice president of the Weyburn Horticultural Society, Deanna Colbow, City of Weyburn Communications Coordinator Paige Tenbult, and Executive Director of the Weyburn Chamber of Commerce, Monica Osborn.

Plant 2025 is virtually complete in Alberta, other than a few acres in the Peace region.

Manglai a product co-ordinator with the Agriculture Financial Services Corporation put together the latest report, adding there were very few weather interruptions, just a few localized showers.

In terms of crop development, almost all crops are ahead of average. The soil conditions are trending drier, but there's hope that producers could see some significant impact with June rains.

Canada has unveiled its priorities for the G7 leaders' summit just one week before it gets underway in Alberta as the government defends its decision to invite India to the summit.

Prime Minister Mark Carney's office says Ottawa's top priority for the summit will be strengthening global peace and security, which includes countering foreign interference and transnational crime, as well as improving responses to wildfires.

A summer solstice is described as when one of the Earth’s poles (North Pole or South Pole) has its maximum tilt towards the Sun. This day contains the most amount of sunlight and signals the first day of Summer. This year’s Summer Solstice is on Friday June 20th, but an even bigger event shines bright the next day; the Yellow Grass Summer Solstice. 

Here's a look at some of the photographs the Discover Weyburn staff and community members captured throughout the week:

Tiff Macklem is wearing an Edmonton Oilers pin as he reflects on coming very close to beating big odds.

It's a significant day for the governor of the Bank of Canada: he's just laid out his reasons to the entire country and a global audience for keeping the central bank's benchmark interest rate steady for a second straight time.

That night is also Game 1 of the NHL's Stanley Cup finals; Macklem ends his press conference with a hearty "Go Oilers!"