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The Pan American Health Organization says Canada has the highest number of measles cases on the continent and more action is needed to address low vaccination rates.

The regional agency within the World Health Organization, which covers North and South America, says there has been an exponential rise in measles this year. 

As of Aug. 8, it recorded 10,139 confirmed measles cases across ten countries, representing a 33-fold increase compared to the same period in 2024, when there were 311 cases. 

Passengers around the world are feeling the effects after the union representing more than 10,000 flight attendants with Air Canada announced its members were walking off the job after it was unable to reach an eleventh hour deal with the airline.

The strike officially began just before 1 a.m. ET on Saturday.

Keelin Pringnitz and her family, from Ottawa, were returning from a European vacation, but were left stranded after flights were cancelled.

The DiscoverWeyburn Online Auction went live last Wednesday, and the bids have been rolling in. 

Hundreds of local items, services, and gift cards are now available, offering tens of thousands of dollars' worth of savings.

Search items by category to find something for everyone:

For the creative, get in on a How to Bling Foundations Class from The Blinging Bluebird.

The Weyburn Police Service responded to 82 calls for service during the week of August 4th to 11th, with a Bylaw of the week featuring the City of Weyburn's Noise Bylaw.

The bylaw prohibits loud, unnecessary, or unusual noise that disturbs others. This could be from gatherings, vehicles, pets, or other activities, at any time of the day. 

Read more: Be respectful of your neighbours: WPS remind of Weyburn's Noise Bylaw

A meeting between Canada Post and the union representing 55,000 postal workers has been delayed until next week due to the availability of federal mediators, the company says.

The two sides, which were set to meet Friday, will now meet on Aug. 20.

It's been two weeks since members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers rejected the employers' latest offers in a majority vote.

After more than a year and a half of negotiations, the two sides met with federal mediators earlier this week before agreeing to meet with each other.

Federated Co-operatives recently purchased the remaining shares in six agricultural retail outlets owned and operated by the Blair Family Group of Companies.

FCL Vice President of Energy & Ag Ron Healey, says the joint venture with the Blair family has been a positive, mutually beneficial partnership as Co-op continues to grow its ag retail footprint across Western Canada; now four local co-ops will take over the operation of the six Blair Crop Solution outlets.

Regional parks in the area are getting ready to hand out candy and enjoy the creative costumes kids just love to wear, with Halloween in the Park happening at Nickle Lake Regional Park and the Trick or Treat event happening at Oungre Memorial Regional Park this Saturday.

Read more: Tons of spooky fun this Halloween-themed weekend at OMRP

The Federal Government's grain monitor, Quorum Corporation has released the stats for July 28-July 31, 2025 - the last week of the 2024-2025 crop year. 

According to the report, country stocks dropped to 2.31 million metric tonnes, utilizing 44 per cent of country elevator space. 

Total western port terminal stocks dropped to 1.1 million metric tonnes, using 57 per cent of the working capacity.

Harvest time is just around the corner with some producers already started and there are many things to keep in mind before harvest to ensure your grain can be sold into any market. Before applying pesticides as a pre harvest application, always understand the label and be aware of any restrictions that may affect the marketability of your grain.

The Saskatchewan RCMP have released their updated monthly list of wanted offenders and are asking for the public's help to locate them. 

Five new individuals have been added to the list for August. According to the RCMP, these are offenders with active warrants who were last known to be in the province and are considered a potential risk to community safety.