Humboldt

The second week of high school football will get underway on Friday. A few teams will be making their season debut this week. 

Both Humboldt and Watrous started the season with wins on home turf. 

Here’s the schedule for this week 

Thursday, September 11 

Prime Minister Mark Carney named the first five projects on the federal government's fast-track list on Thursday — part of his plan to attract outside investment and bolster the Canadian economy.

The projects include planned energy development, mining and port infrastructure projects from the West Coast to Central Canada.

The government also released an expanded list of projects not quite ready for prime time that includes additional initiatives in Eastern Canada and the North.

Melvin Nystuen
August 20, 1932 – September 10, 2025

The Humboldt Collegiate Institute (HCI) Mohawks will be playing under the lights on Friday night, when they host the Delisle Rebels in their annual primetime battle under the temporary lights situated at Glenn Hall Park.  

A local group is working towards having all of the Mohawk football games along with other sports under the brights.  

When the fall sitting begins at the Legislature next month in Regina, the opposition New Democrats are intending to introduce legislation about the public notifications for emergency room closures.  

The Sask NDP said on Wednesday, would require a formal public notification of all emergency room closures in the province after months of analysis and testimonials from people who were unable to access emergency healthcare in rural communities. 

As part of the Saskatchewan Suicide Prevention Plan, the provincial government is providing $250,000 in grants to support suicide prevention initiatives in Saskatchewan.

Applications will be accepted from groups such as community-based organizations, Indigenous organizations, school divisions and municipalities. The program announcement is taking place on September 10 which is Suicide Prevention Day.

HCAA Senior Golf Pre-District events were held in Humboldt and Lanigan on Wednesday.

The top 12 finishers in both male and female event who met the cut line advanced to the District Championships in Wynyard.

Results are posted below.

The company will start commissioning the Saskatchewan canola plant in the next couple of months

Canola growers finally have some good news to celebrate.

Cargill’s brand-new Regina crush facility is coming online just as farmers are reeling from the loss of their top export market.

“At a time of uncertainty in the canola markets, to have domestic demand is a really good opportunity for farmers,” said Cargill Limited president Jeff Vassart.

The number of emergency department visits for pneumonia more than doubled last fall over the previous year, the Canadian Institute for Health Information says.    

The new data released Thursday said young people between five and 19 years old were the hardest hit. 

"This is actually the largest increase in pneumonia-related emergency department visits that we've seen post-COVID," said Tanya Khan, CIHI's manager of hospital data advancement and engagement, in an interview. 

Politicians in Canada are speaking out about political violence after Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, was shot and killed Wednesday at a Utah college event.

Prime Minister Mark Carney offered condolences to Kirk's family and friends.

"There is no justification for political violence and every act of it threatens democracy," he said on social media.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Kirk's shooting must be strongly denounced.