Weyburn

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will kick off a three-day cabinet retreat in Halifax on Sunday, where the themes are fairness and Canada-U.S. relations, but the feelings are all about déjà vu.

A year ago in Charlottetown the cabinet hoped its annual post-summer retreat and the massive cabinet shuffle that preceded it would give new life to the Liberal government. 

Spoiler alert: They did not. 

Those who enjoy swimming in the outdoor pool at the Weyburn Leisure Centre may want to get there once more this weekend, as tomorrow is the last day before it closes for the season.

Those who love the hot tub feature indoors at the facility will be able to look forward to its reopening on Monday, September 9th. 

Registration for swimming lessons and all of the other fall and winter programming at the City of Weyburn's facilities will open up on Tuesday, September 10th.

In a contest between the Charter-protected freedom of expression and Ottawa residents' right to the enjoyment of their property, there is no contest, the lawyer for "Freedom Convoy" organizer Tamara Lich argued Friday. 

Lawrence Greenspon's final arguments in the criminal trial focused largely on the fundamental freedoms that protect protest in Canada, and the failure of Ottawa police to enforce the law during the 2022 demonstration.

One of Canada's most scenic highways has reopened as the wildfire in Jasper National Park continues to be held.

Jane Park, incident commander with Parks Canada, says Highway 93, also known as the Icefields Parkway, is now open to through traffic.

But she warns travellers must head straight through the mountain- and glacier-lined road without stopping.

She says there are no services available on the highway between the town of Jasper and the Icefields Discovery Centre and Saskatchewan River Crossing, a stretch of about 150 kilometres.

Manitoba's weekly crop report shows 60% of the winter wheat and 72 per cent of the fall rye has been harvested along with 3 per cent of the spring wheat and oats, 

The federal government is intervening in a countrywide work stoppage at Canada's two biggest railways, but railworkers are pushing back against Ottawa's move to get them back on the job.

In the culmination of months of increasingly bitter negotiations, Canadian National Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. locked out 9,300 engineers, conductors and yard workers in the early hours of Thursday.

Here are the latest developments on the rail stoppage (all times are ET):

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Summer break is coming to an end and the brand-new school year will begin early this September. With a new term comes new grade twelve students who will soon be making important decisions about their future.    

Trent Whippler is a Career Guidance Counsellor at Weyburn Comprehensive School. He says one of the most important considerations is passion.    

"It does very much depend on your passion. Is it something that you really want to pursue? And you also have to keep in mind, you might get there, and take it for a year, you might not find it's what you want."  

Get ready for a weekend filled with incredible music on The Canadian Country Showcase! We’ll be featuring Lawrence Maxwell from Prince Edward Island with his latest single, “What You See in Me,” and Savannah Jade, formerly of Five Roses, making her solo debut with the sassy new track, “He’s the One.” Plus, we’ll take a look back at this week in 2023 with a #1 hit from Jelly Roll.

Tune in to the Canadian Country Showcase on Saturdays at 12 PM and Sundays at 4 PM.

Gaenel Roland Blackmore, late of Ceylon, SK passed away peacefully on August 21, 2024 at the age of 88 years.

A Service of Remembrance will be held on Thursday, September 5, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. from Ceylon United Church, Ceylon, SK with Judy Beck officiating. Luncheon will be at the Prairie Pride Community Centre, Ceylon, SK and interment will be held at Ceylon, Cemetery, Ceylon, SK.

For family and friends so wishing, charitable donations in memory of Gaenel may be made to the Ceylon United Church, Ceylon, SK, S0C 0T0.

The ongoing rail conflict between members of the Teamster's Canada Rail Conference (TCRC), CPKC, and CN Rail has had another development as the union is planning a strike.

This morning the TCRC issued a 72-hour strike notice which detailed that they would be withdrawing work for 6500 members from CN Rail beginning on Monday.

The union previously issued strike notices for CPKC, which will have workers remain off the job pending an order from the Canada Industrial Relations Board.