Weyburn

The 2025 wildfire season is already one of the worst on record for Canada and there is a high risk that more fires will break out in August, federal officials said on Friday.

More than 5.5 million hectares of land have burned so far this year, more than double the 10-year average for mid-July.

That is still well behind the record fire season in 2023, when more than 6,000 fires burned more than 15 million hectares of land.

There were 561 fires burning as of Friday, including 69 that were considered out of control.

The Supreme Court of Canada on Friday upheld the sentence handed to one youth offender but overturned another, in parallel judgments that clarify the standard courts should use when determining whether a youth should be sentenced as an adult.

In the two separate cases, the youth, who were 16 and 17 years old at the time of their offences, were convicted of first degree murder and sentenced as adults to life in prison with no chance of parole for 10 years.

Residents of Weyburn and anyone travelling to or through the city on Highways 39 or 13 are now familiar with the construction happening at the intersection of the two highways on the western outskirts of the city. A roundabout for the intersection is currently being built, and there is also an expansion of the twinning of Highway 39 for another four kilometres northwest of Weyburn.  

The tarp is down, for the time being, as a big step is being taken in the construction of the new theatre in Weyburn. The work on pouring the foundation started Friday morning, a major milestone for the project. 

“We're just hoping that the weather cooperates, and they can get the concrete out there,” Weyburn Theatre Community Service Co-operative President Ryan Janke told Discover Weyburn. 

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) stopped in Weyburn this morning, as part of their Provincial Debt Clock Tour. The clock itself, mounted on the side of a moving truck, displays Saskatchewan's debt in real time.  

Prairie Director for the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Gage Haubrich, says the tour is meant to raise awareness about the provinces rapidly increasing debt. 

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers is urging workers to reject Canada Post's latest contract offer.

Union national president Jan Simpson says a strong no vote would not only reject the offer, but also protect the integrity of the bargaining process.

The Canada Industrial Relations Board will hold the vote on the proposed deal starting next week.

Canada Post is at an impasse with the union representing roughly 55,000 postal service workers after more than a year and a half of talks.

This weekend, starting tomorrow at 9:00 A.M, the 62nd annual Borderline Men’s Fastball Tournament will take place over at Tom Laing Park. Serving as the playoffs for the league, seven teams from southern Saskatchewan will hit the field in the quest for fastball supremacy. Richard Wick is a sort-of historian and current-day umpire for the Borderline Fastball League, talks on the roots of the tournament and welcomes everyone to Tom Laing Park for a fun day of ball. 

This weekend is the biggest little fair in Saskatchewan, the annual Creelman Fair, and country artist Justin LaBrash is excited to be part of the lineup. 

The Weyburn Beavers kept the chances of a playoff berth alive with a 9-2 win over the Swift Current 57s on Thursday night at Tom Laing Park. The victory came about thanks in part to a strong outing from starting pitcher Ethan Webster and a two-homer performance by outfielder Noah Brooks. 

After the game, Beavers head coach Cam Williams said the team is turning a corner heading into the final stretch. 

The Weyburn Theatre Community Service Co-operative announced a significant step forward in its fundraising efforts for the new downtown theatre, thanks to a monumental contribution from the Weyburn Young Fellows Club. 

Ryan Janke, president of the theatre co-operative, revealed that the Young Fellows have donated an additional $150,000, bringing their total support for the project to an inspiring $250,000.