Humboldt

Margaret Elizabeth (née Buckle) Haynes
November 25, 1941 – April 14, 2025

Wadena and District Search and Rescue (WADSAR) is teaming up with the Wadena Elementary School once again for this year’s Walk of Remembrance in association with missing person’s week. The Walk is slated for April 29. 

Walter Joseph Silzer 
March 5, 1930 - April 16, 2025

It is with great sadness the family of Walter Joseph Silzer announce his passing on April 16, 2025, at St. Mary’s Villa, Humboldt, Saskatchewan. He was 95 years of age. Walter was born on March 5, 1930, in Kisbey, Saskatchewan to Maria and Joseph Silzer.  He grew up on the farm near St. James with his brother, Ewald and the nine Buettner boys that lived down the road.

The federal election campaigns, and in three local ridings, Discover Humboldt is keeping up with the candidates looking to distribute information on their parties’ platforms. In this edition of Candidate Profiles, we catch up with Britt Baumann who is running in the riding of Moose Jaw-Lake Centre-Lanigan for the New Democratic Party. The riding includes the communities of Lanigan, Watrous and many others in our area.  

We continue our profile interviews of this year’s federal candidate by chatting with Alec Guggenmos, the Libertarian Party in the Yorkton-Melville riding. 

Top badminton singles and doubles teams in the HCAA were decided yesterday at Humboldt Collegiate.

All five categories, boys and girls singles and boys, girls and mixed doubles, competed in the day long district competition. 

The top two players and teams from each category are off to provincial competition on Saturday, May 3 in Prince Albert.

2025 Senior Badminton

District Championship Results

(teams in bold to compete in SHSAA Regionals)

Boys Singles

Bolt Brain Buster:

What is the number one candy bought for Easter in Canada?

Text your answers to the Humboldt Sobeys Talk and Text line 306-682-0107

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Answer: Cadbury mini eggs

Liberal Leader Mark Carney and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre aligned on support for new oil and gas pipelines as a matter of national security during the French language election debate Wednesday night.

Dealing with U.S. President Donald Trump was a running theme as the four main federal party leaders took the stage in Montreal for the first of two debates. Even the debate moderator Patrice Roy cited the elephant in the room as he pitched questions on immigration, affordability and Canadian identity.

Agriculture takes center stage in the Federal  Election campaign for some candidates this week . 

The Canadian Federation of Agriculture  (CFA) is holding their National Agricultural Leaders Debate on Thursday, April 17th.

CFA President Keith Currie says, like most Canadians, producers are concerned about what's happening south of the border and the plethora of executive orders that President Trump is putting in motion.

The Bank of Canada left its benchmark interest rate unchanged Wednesday as it waits to get a clearer picture of how global trade uncertainty is going to impact the Canadian economy.

The central bank held its policy rate steady at 2.75 per cent, the first time it has left the key rate unchanged following seven consecutive cuts since June.

That decision arrived in the midst of the United States' ever-shifting global trade war, and Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem made clear that the disruption from south of the border was the clear focus of Wednesday’s decision.