Broncos Strizzi, Miller and McIlwain to participate in Western All-Showcase

Three members of the Humboldt Broncos have been selected to represent the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) at the Western All-Star Showcase in Warman. 

Forwards Jacob Strizzi and Conner Miller along with defenceman Oakley McIlwain will be a part of the SJHL team that will be competing against players from the Manitoba Junior Hockey League.  

Wakaw Warriors heading 2A six-man football provincial championship finals

The Wakaw Warriors will try and add another provincial championship banner to their collection after advancing to the championship final with a 38-22 win over Southey on Saturday on home turf.  

With the win, the Warriors will head to Clavet to meet the Cougars in the 2A six-man finals. 

Roughriders heading into a prairie Western Final after taming the Lions

For the first time since 2021, the Saskatchewan Roughriders will be competing in the Canadian Football League’s (CFL) Western Divisional Final thanks to a 28-19 win over the BC Lions in the Western Semifinal 

It was the Lions who roared to a quick start, scoring on their opening possession, highlighted by a 56-yard touchdown reception by Jevon Cottoy. A failed extra point by BC’s Sean Whyte left the score at 6-0.  

'The best that we can be': Indigenous judge and TRC chair Murray Sinclair dies at 73

Murray Sinclair, who was born when Indigenous people did not yet have the right to vote, grew up to become one of the most decorated and influential people to work in Indigenous justice and advocacy.

A former judge and senator, one of Sinclair's biggest roles was chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission into residential schools. 

He died Monday morning in a Winnipeg hospital, said his son Niigaan Sinclair. He was 73.

Sinclair was a father of five and a grandfather.

Saskatchewan NDP energized by election gains despite remaining in opposition

The Saskatchewan New Democratic Party (NDP) made significant inroads in urban areas in the recent provincial election, securing 27 seats, up from their previous total, including a sweep of all seats in Regina and all but one in Saskatoon. However, the Saskatchewan Party, which has held power since 2007, retained its majority largely by securing rural ridings, with the exception of the two northernmost seats in the province. Carla Beck, leader of the Saskatchewan NDP, expressed pride in the campaign’s success despite the party remaining in opposition.

Humboldt seniors honoured by Saskatchewan Seniors Mechanism

A pair of Humboldt seniors have received recognition in the Celebrating Seniors Provincial Volunteer Awards. 

Two volunteers were nominated by the community for the Awards, Carol Oleksyn and Joan Jackson. Jackson won an Intergenerational Award which is given to a  senior who inspires and creates positive interactions between generations.