Local Arts

Today marks the 100th anniversary of the end of what was arguably the most iconic battle in Canadian military history. The Battle of Vimy Ridge, April 9-12, 1917, was part of the opening phase of a much grander objective, the Arras offensive.

Board cites emergency measures following 58 per cent funding cut in provincial budget

Last week, at what was the best-attended Chamber of Commerce luncheon in recent memory, Kevin Doherty, Saskatchewan finance minister, defended his government’s 2017 budget. The overriding message Doherty tried to impart to business leaders at St.

A 19-year-old Yorkton man made his first appearance in court April 10 following being charged with dangerous driving causing death in a September 2016 collision that killed another area man and youth.

Yorkton’s Lori Glauser will be among the recognized with a Saskatchewan Volunteer Medal by the Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan this year.

The church’s dome is the site of one of North America’s most extraordinary pieces of religious art. “The Coronation of Mary, Queen of Heaven” painted by Stephen Meush covers the entire dome and has a curvature of more than 62 feet.

Saskatchewan’s public libraries bore the brunt of major budget cuts in the most recent provincial budget. In Yorkton, that meant cuts to staff, materials, courier service and available resources.

The results are in! The cutest pets were chosen by the number of 'Likes' their pictures got on the Yorkton This Week Facebook Page. Contest winners can pick up their prizes at the Yorkton This Week office at 20 Third Avenue North.

Yorkton Municipal RCMP, with the aid of the CN Rail Police, have arrested a Saskatchewan woman and seized a shipment of illegal tobacco products. At approximately 8 p.m.