Regional News

The Weyburn Police Service has laid a number of charges in relation to the home invasion and homicide, which occurred on Jan. 4 at approximately 9 p.m. at a residence in the 300 block of Fourth St. N.E.

Payton Sernick and her family had an extra reason to celebrate at Christmas this year. After all, they were back in Estevan for the holiday, after spending a year in Alberta while she received treatment for cancer.

According to Passport Index, the Canadian passport is one of the most powerful passports in the world. In fact, Canada’s passport ranked fourth in the 2019 Global Passport Power Rank .

Jackie Guy, a five-time Saskatchewan Country Music association award nominee, is about to release her third CD. “The creation of this album revolves around two of my favourite songs,” Guy explained to Yorkton This Week.

CANMORE – A solo ice climber who died after a fall on Cascade Falls in Banff National Park on Christmas Day is being remembered by friends and coworkers as having lived a big life.

People living in the northern hemisphere have brought trees and boughs into their homes during the winter for thousands of years.

Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a 15-year-old who’s been missing since the end of November. Gregory Dubois, who’s from the Muskowekwan First Nation, was last seen in Punnichy on Nov. 30. He was reported missing later that day.

Animal rights activists find new homes for calves

I hate New Year’s resolutions. For one thing, I can never think of anything creative (lose 10 pounds, eat healthier, exercise more, blah blah blah). For another, I’m just bad at follow-through.

I am reminded of an old joke about the restaurant: “Waiter, what’s this fly doing in my soup?” “The backstroke, I believe.” If you don’t find that funny – understandable if not – there is a local similar situation even less amusing.