Humboldt

Canada's premiers and Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet in person in Saskatoon on June 2.

In a social media post, Carney said that in the face of "immediate trade pressures," he and the premiers are focused on building up Canada's economic resilience.

"That means launching big nation-building projects, removing internal trade barriers and building one Canadian economy," Carney wrote, adding that the meeting in Saskatoon will "keep that work going."

As seeding season begins in Saskatchewan, SaskPower is reminding everyone to stay safe when working near power lines.

Last year, there were 262 farm-related incidents involving power infrastructure, a slight decrease from 268 in 2023, according to SaskPower. Most of these incidents occurred in the spring.

"Safety at SaskPower is our number one priority. So, if we can share the message with farmers and other large equipment operators working in the fields this spring, we're absolutely happy to do it," said Scott McGregor, spokesperson with SaskPower.

Strong nitrogen fertilizer demand is butting up against tight supplies in some regions of the world, says an analyst.

India is the world’s top importer of the product.

Indian urea demand surged to 38.8 million tonnes in 2024-25, an eight per cent increase over the previous year, according to Argus Media.

That was due in part to tight supplies of diammonium phosphate (DAP) fertilizer during the winter (rabi) crop season.

The Saskatchewan Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT) is investigating an RCMP in-custody death that occurred in Melfort on Tuesday, May 6.  

Melfort RCMP were summoned to a report of 44-year-old man disturbing the peace at a residence on Bemister Avenue West at 9:00 am.  

Police discovered the man who had broken the front window of the residence.  

William ‘Bill’ Comeault
August 30, 1945 - May 2, 2025

As the 2025 crop season begins, farmers across the prairies are already on high alert for potential insect damage. Dr. Meghan Vankosky, a research scientist in field crop entomology with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, provides insights into what farmers might expect this year based on last year's conditions and winter observations.

*Update as of May 9*

Fire ban has been issued for the RM of Usborne & RM of St. Peter

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Warm and windy conditions on the central prairies are leading to a number of fire bans being issued by rural municipalities. 

On May 6, fire bans have been issued in the RM of Bayne and the RM of Viscount. 

These join bans that have been issued further to the east in the following RMs: 

Humboldt/Lanigan RCMP needs the public’s help in two different cases of theft from the same Humboldt business.  

On Tuesday, April 8, 2025, Humboldt/Lanigan RCMP received and responded to a call of two separate thefts from a business located on 8th Avenue in Humboldt.  

On Saturday, March 29th, two females were seen entering The Dollar Store. They walked around the store stashing various items into their bags and then left the store without paying for the items.  

It will be a social mixer for the entire community of Watson tonight.  

Everyone is invited to attend a meet and greet barbecue at the Civic Centre beginning at 5:30. Citizens will have the chance to meet the town’s council, community clubs and fellow residents.  

Free smokies will be available for everyone.  

The proposed merger between Conexus, Cornerstone and Synergy Credit Unions is proceeding with the preparation of the voting period for members. Voting for the recommended “Together for a Thriving Saskatchewan” merger will take place starting June 3 through to June 13, states a joint release from the credit unions.