Humboldt

The Humboldt Broncos have received a commitment from 2007-born defenceman Ben Fofonoff for the 2025-26 season. 

The Williams Lake, BC product spent the past season with the Caribou Cougars U18 AAA program registering 25 points (3G-22A) in 36 games. He finished with the most points for defencemen with the Cougars and ranked 7th among defencemen in the league.  

Supporters of mental health have a great reason to head to Saskatoon later in June for a fun adventure and a fundraising opportunity.  

Eva Adrienne Fouhse
August 23, 1925 – May 23, 2025

Eva was the 5th of 8 children born to Albert and Delia (nee Turgeon) Morin on the family farm. She attended Chelton School and then worked at the Spalding Hospital for several years. During that time, she met Leo and they married July 3, 1946. They made their home west of Spalding where they raised their family.

SaskPower and the Saskatchewan First Nations Resource Centre of Excellence have formally committed to deepening collaboration through a newly signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), aimed at increasing First Nations participation in Saskatchewan’s power system. 

Response to a series of townhall meetings sponsored by Unified Grassroots to discuss the prospect of Saskatchewan’s separation from Canada have grown more contentious. A meeting organized by the group in Humboldt, slated for the Legion Hall on June 20, has been cancelled. The situation is the same for town halls in other communities that were using their Legion facilities as venues.  

A Sunday stroll that can help raise funds for the equipment and fixtures for a new care home in Humboldt. 

It’s all a part of the “Build a Home” Walk with Residents at the St. Mary’s Villa on Sunday, June 8.  

Beginning at 11:00 am, participants and residents will begin the walk at the corner of 11th Avenue and 14th Street and will walk down to 12th Avenue and walk towards Highway #20 and then head back to the villa.  

Calls to enact a provincial state of emergency over this year’s northern fire situation are mounting. Fires continue to burn unchecked resulting in evacuation alerts or orders near many northern settlements. Manitoba’s government has issued a state of emergency declaration with the community of Flin Flon now under an evacuation order. Calls are increasing for Saskatchewan to do the same. 

President of the Saskatchewan Government and General Employees Union Tracy Sauer spoke on behalf of SGEU members.  

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What infamous haircut was inspired by a "Must See TV" sitcom?

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Answer: the Rachel (Friends)

More than 67 per cent of the drugs seized during a month-long cross-country Canada Border Services Agency operation were coming into Canada from the United States, the agency says.

Operation Blizzard took place from Feb. 12 to March 13 and targeted illegal drugs and precursor chemicals transported by mail, air cargo or marine container, the CBSA said in a news release Wednesday. The agency said it focused on shipments going to the United States.

Prime Minister Mark Carney fielded questions about the trade war with the United States and his decision to delay the federal budget to the fall as he faced his first question period grilling in the House of Commons Wednesday.

Conservative House leader Andrew Scheer welcomed Carney to the House before launching into a question about Canada's response to U.S. tariffs.

"This is where democracy lives, and this is where we provide rigorous scrutiny on every word he says and every dollar he spends," Scheer said.