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Update July 18, Zachary Gerard has been located safe

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On July 18, 2025, Melfort RCMP received a report of a missing 19-year-old male, Zachary Gerard.

Zachary was last seen on July 9 at approximately 3:45 a.m. at a residence on Kennedy Drive in Melfort, SK.

Zachary is described as:

Bolt Brain Buster:

What Looney Tunes character is based on a real-world marsupial?

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

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Answer: Taz (tasmanian devil)

Tariffs and trade are top of the agenda as the country's premiers arrive in Ontario's cottage country for a three-day meeting that comes at a pivotal time for both Canada-U.S. and domestic relations.

The premiers' summer gathering in Muskoka will also feature a Tuesday meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney, as trade talks with the United States are expected to intensify.

After 45 years in their Jasper home, it took mere minutes for Wes Bradford's quaint mountain abode to burn to a pile of ash.

A year later, he and his wife are itching to rebuild. They've hired a contractor and designer, and their insurance will cover the expected $1-million price tag. But they can't start yet — not until their empty lot, currently a flat mound of dirt, has been declared contaminant-free.

"We're up against the wall," says Bradford, after meeting their builder in Jasper the day before.

Choosing the right replacement heifers is more important than ever for cattle producers, especially with today’s record-high calf prices.

“Replacement heifers represent the genetic potential of a producer’s operation,” says Alexis DeCorby, Livestock and Feed Extension Specialist with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture’s Yorkton office.

“They’re a costly investment that requires about two years of inputs before they produce a live calf.”

Environment Canada has issued a tornado warning for South Central Saskatchewan.

Extra care and attention should be exercised in and around the following localities: Aberdeen, Alvena, Wakaw, Vonda, Bruno, Colonsay and Viscount.

Environment Canada meteorologists are tracking a severe thunderstorm that is possibly producing a tornado.

Damaging winds, large hail and locally intense rainfall are also possible.

Take cover immediately if threatening weather approaches.

Saskatchewan's NDP deputy agriculture critic is calling on the provincial government for immediate action in the southwest due to drought conditions.

Five RMs in the region, Enterprise, Maple Creek, Fox Valley, Waverley, and Big Stick, have all declared states of emergency due to drought within the last month.

Harassment and intimidation of office staff have led the Village of Richmound council to close the village office to the public.

Outside of pre-arranged appointments and village council meetings, the doors will not be open to the general population.

The measures ensure that the Village is providing a safe working environment, in compliance with the Saskatchewan Health and Safety and Employment Standards Acts. 

The Bank of Canada has largely kept to the sidelines as it tries to get a sense of how U.S. tariffs will impact the economy — and some economists think it might just stay there.

After a quarter-point cut in March, the central bank held its benchmark interest rate steady at 2.75 per cent in April and June.

With last month's jobs figures showing a surprise gain and core inflation levels holding steady at around three per cent, economists now broadly expect the central bank will continue its holding pattern at its next decision on July 30.

Lawrence Farms, located south of Rosetown, recently hosted Labatt Canada and SaskBarley for the official launch of a new scholarship.

The event featured an educational tour led by Stuart Lawrence, a fourth-generation farmer who took over the family operation earlier this year following the retirement of his father, Garry Lawrence.