Humboldt

Canada's elections chief wants a ban on the misrepresentation of candidates and other key players in the electoral process through manipulation of their voice or image without consent.

The proposed change to the Canada Elections Act is among several measures chief electoral officer Stéphane Perrault is putting forward to address the use of deepfakes and other artificially created content to fool voters.

In an interview, Perrault said he is "hoping to convince" MPs to expand an electoral reform bill, currently in a House of Commons committee, to include some new elements.

The headliners for Country Thunder Saskatchewan were announced last night at a VIP event in Regina.

As Country Thunder Saskatchewan celebrates its 42nd year they will be "merging rock 'n' roll royalty with country music's top talent, the bold 2025 line-up bridges genres and generations."

Coming to the Craven Valley next summer will be GRAMMY-nominated, Multi-PLATINUM Entertainer Jason Aldean, 2024 CMA New Artist of the Year Nominee Bailey Zimmerman and Diamond-Certified rock legends Def Leppard. 

Canada's Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault apologized Friday, after shifting claims about his Indigenous identity came under scrutiny.

The Liberal member of Parliament said at an unrelated announcement in Edmonton that he's sorry he hadn't been clear, "with everything that I know now."

"I apologize that I wasn't as clear as I could have been about who I am and my family's history,” he said, adding that he's still learning about his family's heritage "in real time."

Workers at Canada Post went on strike Friday in a move that is expected to create delays and other disruptions to mail and parcel delivery — just as the Crown corporation prepares for what's typically its busiest period.

Long Lake Senior Hockey League 

Friday 

Lanigan Pirates @ Wadena Wildcats 8:00 

Watrous Winterhawks @ Foam Lake Flyers 8:30 

Saturday 

Watrous Winterhawks @ Lanigan Pirates 7:00 

While the elected candidates had reason to celebrate following Wednesday night’s civic election in Humboldt, Sarah McInnis had to put a temporary pause before she could rejoice.  

The vote count following the unofficial results showed McInnis finished in the sixth councillor position just three votes ahead of incumbent Amanda Klitch. 

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 October were the grade 1/2 class from St. Dominic School and their teacher Mrs. Hergott!

The nomination stated:

"Mrs. Hergott is an amazing teacher, and her students are great! Combining 2 grades is difficult, but they have been doing awesome and are fantastic classmates to each other. I believe the whole class deserves something special."

The temporary closure of emergency services of the Wadena Hospital has drawn the ire from the opposition Sask NDP Party. 

Between 11:00 pm on Thursday, November 14 and 7:00 am on Friday, November 15, emergency services were not available, with residents directed to either Kelvington or Wynyard. 

With retirement from an exceptional teaching career on the Horizon, Dave Rowe sought a new challenge to channel his community commitment, his positive outlook and a wealth of creativity. His reputation as a hard worker and empathetic leader rewarded him with a seat on Humboldt City Council following the Wednesday night vote count.  

Name That Tune was a great time this morning and Brandon Chernowski was our lucky contestant. 

He got the first song correct which was Stand by Me. "Risk for the biscuit" was his motto and he scored a $50.00 gift card to Humboldt Sobeys. 

You can listen to the replay below.

You could be next to play tune in Friday mornings to hear the song of the day.