Humboldt

With sparkling style and charitable spirit, the Diva for a Day Golf Tournament this year will being glamour to the greens in support of Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Humboldt. 

The 10th edition of the event is set for Saturday at the Humboldt Golf Club. 

Program Lead Jillina Beaudoin says it’s shaping up to be another fun afternoon with 152 golfers expected to hit the links with this year’s theme being Glam-Ma. 

Lions Clubs across northern Saskatchewan are rallying together to provide urgent aid to evacuees displaced by ongoing wildfires in the region. The effort is being bolstered by a $15,000 USD emergency grant from the Lions Clubs International Foundation. 

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The Liberal government has introduced legislation aimed at cutting down barriers to internal trade by recognizing provincial and territorial rules at the federal level.

Officials who briefed reporters this morning say the goal is to reduce the number of redundant standards across the country.

They say that, for example, a company that produces washing machines that meet a provincial energy efficiency standard won't have to meet a separate federal standard to sell outside that province.

In 2023, as Canada suffered through its worst-ever wildfire season, the federal government was looking at creating a national disaster response agency.

Two years later, the country is again facing another summer of wildfires. There is still no sign of such an agency, though governments are tapping the private sector to help with evacuations.

Ali Asgary, a York University professor of disaster and emergency management, said the work to establish a national agency is "unfortunately … not going as fast as our crises are going."

Through the first week of the 2025 Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) season, the Saskatoon Berries are showing no signs of a sophomore jinx.  

After dropping their first contest of the season, the Berries have won their last five games and are a half of a game back of the Medicine Hat Mavericks for first place in the Eastern Division.  

Three local players have made some early season contributions to the Berries success.  

The 15U AAA East Central Dodgers came up short against the Saskatoon Astros on Wednesday night, losing 8-7 in Muenster.  

First baseman Everitt Solar had a big night at the plate for the Dodgers as he had two hits, including a home run and drove in four runs.  

Catcher Sawyer Pollon had three hits and scored two runs.  

The Métis Nation–Saskatchewan (MN–S) government announced today that they would be opening the Batoche Festival Grounds to the northern wildfire evacuees seeking a secure place to wait out the current situation. 

Evacuees should contact the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency at 855-559-5502 to register their destination. To register for Batoche call 1-877-MétisSK (ext. 9). 

The Barrelmen, a Saskatoon based quartet of country roots musicians who are pushing the boundaries of a new sound, will hit the stage at this year’s Watson Streetfest on Friday, June 20.  

The talented members of this country outfit have been together for several years and have evolved their sound and stage presentation that would bring envious glances to seasoned Nashville players.