Skip to content

Local Arts

Author hopes book makes a difference

Author hopes book makes a difference

Born in rural Saskatchewan, Langenburg to be precise, it is no big surprise Guy Scholz is an avid fan of curling, hockey and the Roughriders. “The Zen-like sport of curling got in my blood real quick,” he wrote in a bio for Amazon.
Education award recipients announced

Education award recipients announced

TD Bank Financial Group and The Health Foundation announced the recipients of the Spring Education Awards for 2015. Applications are considered twice each year and awards are given each spring and fall.
Advice for consumers

Advice for consumers

The Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority (FCAA) notices a rise in the number of complaints related to the sales of home alarm systems during the summer months.
Long history for a new boardgame

Long history for a new boardgame

As has been the case in recent weeks I have been going back and looking at some well-loved games which have somehow been overlooked as I have written this review weekly in past years. This week I am correcting the oversight of Hnefatafl.

News of the Weird - Brain damaged rats helping science

California State University Los Angeles researcher Marc Kubasak spent about 2,500 hours (sometimes 12 hours a day) training 40 brain-damaged rats to walk on a treadmill, after sewing little vests to tether the critters, suspended, to a robotic arm.
Watch out for threatened shrikes

Watch out for threatened shrikes

Be on the lookout for Loggerhead Shrikes (a.k.a. Butcherbirds) perching on fence posts, utility wires, and prominent dead branches in shelterbelts and shrub patches, particularly near farmsteads.
Division Oratory winners

Division Oratory winners

St. Alphonsus School had the honor of hosting the Division Oratory this year on Tuesday, May 12, 2015 for Christ the Teacher Catholic School Division. We’d like to thank the judges, Mr. Bob Maloney, Mayor for the City of Yorkton; Mrs.
Annual Ceremonial Review and Inspection

Annual Ceremonial Review and Inspection

Peter Wyatt, president of the Yorkton Legion, inspects members of the NLCC Margaree, and RCSCC Orkney during their Annual Ceremonial Review and Inspection Sunday at Dr. Brass School.
Crown unveils details of Mr. Big operation in Mildenberger murder trial

Crown unveils details of Mr. Big operation in Mildenberger murder trial

Undercover witnesses reveal elaborate fictional reality created for murder suspect in eight-month, $300K sting
Mildenberger murder trial begins

Mildenberger murder trial begins

Crown reveals “Mr. Big” operation responsible for catching alleged killer It has been more than six years since the murdered body of 50-year-old Gwenda Gregory was found in her Usherville home on a cold March afternoon.
push icon
Be the first to read breaking stories. Enable push notifications on your device. Disable anytime.
No thanks