Jenny Hagan

A settlement advisor who supported a woman at the centre of a human trafficking case testified this week that the woman disclosed details about her employment and living situation, including a lack of access to food, water and communication, as well as alleged coercion and sexual violence.

The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) has concluded its 2025 June Division Meetings after covering more than 2,200 kilometres and visiting all six divisions across the province.

From June 16 to 19, SARM leadership and staff met with municipal representatives in North Battleford, Langham, Moose Jaw, Swift Current, Kipling and Kelvington. The annual tour gave rural leaders a chance to raise concerns, share solutions and hear updates directly from SARM.

Saskatchewan MLA Doug Steele says he was concerned for a woman’s safety but never contacted police, even as concerns mounted around her immigration status, working conditions and alleged mistreatment by her employers.

Steele testified this week in a human trafficking trial involving two accused men, Mohammad Masum and Sohel Haider, both arrested in June 2023. Masum faces additional charges of sexual assault. The complainant’s identity is protected by a publication ban.

Residents across a wide stretch of Saskatchewan are being urged to keep their eyes on the sky Wednesday as yet another round of severe thunderstorms is forecast to develop through the afternoon and evening.

A low-pressure system pushing in from Alberta is expected to spark powerful storms from Leader and North Battleford through Saskatoon and down to Regina, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada.

A Saskatchewan MLA took the stand this week in a human trafficking trial in Rosetown.

A staffer in the office of Saskatchewan Party MLA Doug Steele testified Monday in the ongoing Rosetown human trafficking trial, saying he was asked to help transport an alleged victim from a cold, unfinished basement in Elrose to a women’s shelter in Swift Current.

Sean Checkley, who worked for Steele at the time, told the court he was directed to the Elrose residence by the MLA in March 2023 and helped the woman, a Bangladeshi national, pack her belongings and leave the property. Checkley said the woman appeared “very nervous” and in a hurry to get out of the house.

With traffic expected to ramp up over the summer months, Alberta RCMP is reminding motorists to stay alert and drive safely — especially when sharing the road with large commercial vehicles.

From semi-trucks and tractor-trailers to buses and heavy haulers, commercial vehicles require extra space and attention, RCMP said in a traffic safety bulletin issued this week.

Residents near the Alberta-Saskatchewan border are being urged to keep an eye on the skies this week, as conditions continue to build for severe thunderstorms capable of producing large hail, damaging wind gusts, and even a tornado or two.

A cold front and warm-sector trough are pushing southward through the Prairie provinces, drawing moisture into southern Saskatchewan and Manitoba. The result? A recipe for strong storms, particularly in areas from Medicine Hat east through Maple Creek, Hannah, and Oyen.

Forecasters expect thunderstorms to develop late in the afternoon.

Residents near the Alberta-Saskatchewan border are being urged to keep an eye on the skies this week, as conditions continue to build for severe thunderstorms capable of producing large hail, damaging wind gusts, and even a tornado or two.

A cold front and warm-sector trough are pushing southward through the Prairie provinces, drawing moisture into southern Saskatchewan and Manitoba. The result? A recipe for strong storms, particularly in areas from Medicine Hat east through Maple Creek, Hannah, and Oyen.

Forecasters expect thunderstorms to develop late in the afternoon.

UNITY, Sask. — Shareholders of Northwest Terminal Ltd. are raising alarm bells after company leadership barred members of the press from attending its upcoming annual general meeting, despite mounting financial losses and rising executive compensation.

The AGM, now set for June 18 in Unity, Sask., follows nearly $28 million in cumulative losses since 2016 — including $20 million over the past three years. Critics say the decision to exclude media undermines transparency and trust in a company once proudly built by local farmers and investors.