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On September 20 Premier Brad Wall and Agriculture Minister Bob Bjornerud officially opened the expanded Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation (SCIC) Head Office.

This photo from the Jackson Collection shows: on the left, the Yorkton Flour Mill built in 1898. Today, 114 years later, the Mill building is still standing and being considered for restoration.

The City of Yorkton is moving ahead to amalgamate its public transit bus system with those of Saskatchewan Abilities and SIGN.

Chris Stoubis and Ted Karacholias of Melrose Place, presented a cheque for $2,000 to Ross Fisher, Executive Director of The Health Foundation. The donation will assist paying for the conceptual plan for a new regional hospital.

Students, staff and officials from Christ the Teacher Catholic School Division joined Education Minister Donna Harpauer at St. Mary's school in Yorkton today to announce funding targeted at upgrading Prekindergarten classrooms across the province.

Nearly 300 people attended one of the largest Chamber of Commerce Luncheons ever on Thursday to hear about the latest developments in BHP Billiton's potash explorations in the area.

On October 1, 2011 at 11:00 a.m., mothers and children at sites across Canada, the United States and other countries around the world will compete to set the record for the most children breastfeeding at one time.

Back in the early 1900s, top labour issues in Canada included things like; safe workplaces, a five-day work week and decent wages.

Canada's capacity to prevent and fight infectious diseases got a major boost with the grand opening of the $140-million International Vaccine Centre (InterVac) at the University of Saskatchewan (U of S).

RCMP are seeking two male suspects involved in another rural armed robbery on Friday afternoon. At approximately 3:33 pm on September 23, Yorkton Rural RCMP were dispatched to the Cornerstone Credit Union branch in Springside.