Humboldt

Darlene Cecelia Frank
August 19, 1948 – April 9, 2025

HCAA Sr. Badminton Pre-District Championships took place on Wednesday in Humboldt, Muenster, Foam Lake and Raymore featuring Boys Singles, Girls Singles, and Mixed Doubles action. 

Competitors highlighted in bold will be advancing to District Championships. 

Here are the results: 

Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he's worried about the message being sent to children after a Saskatchewan legislature member and former teacher called him a terrorist.

Speaking to reporters in Richmond, B.C., Singh said he didn't care personally about the comment but questioned why Saskatchewan Party MLA Racquel Hilbert would even say such a thing.

As the town of Leroy continues to grow, so does the annual Town Wide Event organized by the Leroy and District Recreation Board.  

It began as a community wide garage sale, but Recreation Administrator Amy Schreiner says the event has grown over the last few years to include additional events. 

“As our town has been growing, we’ve had to grab that momentum and worked with our events to make them bigger as well.” 

For the last two years, the team at Humboldt Co-op Agro has been planning something big! 

Their new 6,000-tonne fertilizer storage facility is pretty hard to miss. You’ve probably seen it through various stages over the last year, and wondered what could possibly take up that much space. Is it a lumber shed? New condos? A mysterious warehouse, perhaps?

The secret’s out – the new Humboldt Co-op Fertilizer Shed is officially open! 

You’re seven years old. Mum’s in hospital. Dad says she’s ‘done something stupid’. She finds it hard to be happy. You start a list of everything brilliant about the world. Everything worth living for. 1. Ice Cream. 2. Roller Coasters. 3. Peeing in the lake and nobody knows… You leave it on her pillow. You know she's read it because she's corrected your spelling. 

Twenty years and thousands of things later, the list takes on a life of its own.

Derelict structures in Saskatchewan communities and rural areas constitute more than just eyesores. They can be hazardous, invite trespassers and harbour pests. The Sask Party government previously announced measures to work with municipalities to provide a pathway for their safe and cost-effective demolition.  

On Wednesday, Government Relations Minister Eric Schmalz the Construction Codes Act designed to support local governments in their efforts. 

If there’s a road that you think is in poor condition, CAA Saskatchewan wants to hear from you. 

Once again, CAA Saskatchewan has launched their Worst Roads Campaign.  

Over the next four weeks, individuals are encouraged to submit their nomination for the that they feel are a safety concern for motorists.  

Between April 8-29, you can nominate and vote for the worst road.  

Humboldt Watrous MLA Racquel Hilbert issued an apology on Wednesday for a statement she made in the legislature calling the federal New Democratic Party leader ‘a terrorist.’ 

Hilbert made the comment during a debate on the provincial economy and the efforts of the Sask Party government to secure trade agreements with international partners.  

The Saskatchewan government alongside the Saskatchewan Healthcare Recruitment Agency (SHRA) have launched a digital campaign aimed at recruiting physicians from the United States to consider working in Saskatchewan.  

Included inside of the pitch are current career opportunities, upcoming physician-focused information webinars and the promotion of benefits including such as competitive compensation, lower cost of living, work/life balance and stability offered in the province.