Weyburn

Special Olympics Weyburn helps those with intellectual disabilities enjoy the love of sport and comradery with a variety of different sporting events. However, they rely on the support of volunteers in order to help make it all possible.  

The Canadian Meat Council is warning that the Liberal government’s legislation to ease the movement of goods and services within Canada could actually undermine red meat exports.

Lauren Martin, senior director of public affairs for the organization, says the bill is raising questions about whether it could lead the federal government to recognize provincial rules for inspecting meat processing facilities as equal to federal standards.

The Weyburn Police Service attended a local hotel last week after a report of an assault. Upon arriving, officers located a woman with significant injuries.  

Deputy Police Chief Shane St. John says they located the suspect on scene, who was intoxicated and resisted arrest. 

“He put up a massive fight with the officers. It was a wild incident. Luckily, no officers were injured.” 

An application to run a home-based business was reviewed by Weyburn City Council at last night’s meeting. Council approved the application with the conditions recommended by staff.  

Councillor Ryan Janke explains that while most of these applications are approved, it’s important that due process is followed. 

Weyburn City Council has taken the next step in the tax enforcement process for a long-abandoned property, approving a motion to acquire the title for a property along Government Road under Section 26.1 of the Tax Enforcement Act. 

Canada Day is coming up on Tuesday, and the City of Weyburn is again planning for a full day of activities. 

“We have our annual Canada Day celebrations starting at 10 a.m. with the Canada Day flag ceremony at the Weyburn Leisure Centre,” said Paige Tenbult, communications coordinator for the City. The flag ceremony will include the Weyburn Legion’s Colour Guard and greetings from the City of Weyburn.  

Aleta Emily Bendickson, late of Weyburn, SK passed away on June 20, 2025 at the age of 45 years.

She was predeceased by her mother, Karen Elaine Olson; grandparents, Shirley and Ralph Olson, Ivy and Henry Turner; grandparents, Sam and Lillian Bendickson, Henry and Annetta Locken.

A top federal official said fixing the payroll problems caused by Phoenix cost taxpayers more than $5 billion — and they'll keep paying extra to run two public service payroll platforms at once as Ottawa weans itself off the problem-plagued system.

Alex Benay, associate deputy minister at Public Services and Procurement Canada, said the alternative to running the Phoenix system in tandem with its replacement, Dayforce, would have been worse.

"The unfortunate situation is there's no easy path," he said. "This is the one that's going to impact employees the least."

Saskatchewan's Crown corporations are reporting consolidated net earnings of $510 million for this year, slightly lower than last year.

Among the province's largest money-makers was Lotteries and Gaming Saskatchewan, bringing in $223 million.

Saskatchewan's big four — SaskPower, SaskTel, SaskEnergy and SGI Canada — raised $291 million before adjustments.

Consolidated net earnings were $578 million last year.

This year, the corporations will pay $240 million in dividends to the province's general revenue fund.

A survivor of a rockfall last week in Banff National Park is remembering his 33-year-old roommate, who didn't make it out alive from under the rubble, as a kind and generous friend.

Khaled Elgamal says Hamza Benhilal of Surrey, B.C., was one of two people who died after a slab of mountain gave way Thursday, raining rock down on hikers at Bow Glacier Falls, about 200 kilometres northwest of Calgary.