Humboldt

*Update*-4:00 pm

The suspicious package has been neutralized, and Main Street is now open to traffic. 

Smaller areas maybe cordoned off as the investigation continues. 

Canora RCMP continue to investigate with the assistance of the Saskatchewan RCMP’s Explosive Disposal Unit, Forensic Identification Services and Saskatoon Provincial General Investigation Section.

The City of Humboldt has dusted off its zoning bylaws and introduced an amendment to the 2016 edition. A report to Council states that the BHP mine development is likely to lead to population increases and further development. With that in mind, the City saw the need for some updates.  

Do you know a deserving classroom that goes above and beyond? Now’s your chance to recognize them! Nominate a classroom for the Classroom of the Month, where one lucky class gets a special treat.

The winners for May were at Three Lakes School in Middle Lake. We were surprised to find out it was a three-grade split! The Grade K/1/2 classroom was the lucky winners! 

The nomination stated:

The week of June 9 to June 15 has been proclaimed as Humboldt Pride Week. 

During Monday’s City Council Meeting, Mayor Rob Muench made the official proclamation. 

A popular lending program will return to Saskatchewan this summer.  

The Regional Park Pass Lending Program will return once again. Between June 16 and September 15, 2025, anyone with a valid library card can borrow a pass from any Saskatchewan library and enjoy a seven-day loan period with free access to nearly 100 Regional Parks within the province.  

It takes countless hours of training, both physically and mentally, on the parts of track and field athletes. It’s also hours of coaching and facilitation by teachers and community coaches, not to mention the hours of set up, take down and administration to run a meet.  

Bolt Brain Buster:

Which 1997 film, directed by James Cameron, became the highest-grossing film of the 90s?

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

Tune in to the morning show or check back tomorrow for the answer!

Answer: Titanic 

Canada Post on Wednesday laid out its "final offers" to the union representing 55,000 workers after negotiations resumed Wednesday morning, as tensions run high over the future of the beleaguered institution.

Included in the proposal are an end to compulsory overtime, a signing bonus of $1,000 for urban employees and $500 for rural and suburban ones, cost-of-living payments that are triggered at a lower inflation threshold.

Parliament gets back to work Wednesday with a new Speaker, a new prime minister and plenty of new faces in the House of Commons.

Speaker Francis Scarpaleggia will preside over the House of Commons for the first time today, while his office has confirmed that all 343 members of Parliament have now been sworn in.

Roughly a third of those MPs, including Prime Minister Mark Carney, were elected for the first time in April and will face their first question period today.

The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency says this spring has been the busiest early wildfire season it’s seen in several decades. 

 SPSA Vice-President of Operations Steve Roberts says he has been in his position for 21 years, and Saskatchewan is currently facing the most concentrated, active and impactful fire season he has seen.